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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinker Evers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evers comes to the cage accompanied by Call Me from Shinedown. Pudzianowski has chosen Foxy Shazam - Killin' it as his entrance music. Tinker Evers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mariusz Pudzianowski's chin.
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tinker Evers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski tries for a takedown but Evers circles away easily
and Evers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski controlling the position well.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Evers postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evers lands a nice short elbow.
Evers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pudzianowski is just riding it out for now. Evers eventually gives up the hold.
Pudzianowski gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pudzianowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pudzianowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pudzianowski!
Evers manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evers is trying to control but can't.
Evers is staying active underneath Pudzianowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pudzianowski tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Evers.
Pudzianowski is stalling here. Evers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pudzianowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Evers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Evers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Evers postures up.
Pudzianowski prevents Evers from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evers tries to score with some ground and pound. Pudzianowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pudzianowski is trying to control Evers's posture but Evers avoids it.
Evers gets to mount! Pudzianowski was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pudzianowski tries to hold on but Evers pushes him away.
Pudzianowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Evers prevents Pudzianowski from getting the reversal.
Evers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pudzianowski is now in Evers's guard. A big mistake from Evers there, giving up the dominant position!
Evers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pudzianowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski stopping the sweep attempt from Evers.
Pudzianowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Evers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pudzianowski won't allow Evers to sweep him here.
Evers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evers tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Evers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mariusz Pudzianowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pudzianowski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tinker Evers has been cut.
Evers is looking to clinch but Pudzianowski is avoiding it.
Evers is looking to clinch.
Evers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzianowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evers sprawls well. Evers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pudzianowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Tinker Evers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Evers tries to clinch but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evers as he avoids it easily.
Pudzianowski looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evers tries to clinch up but Pudzianowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Evers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tinker Evers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Evers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Evers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pudzianowski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evers.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Evers is keeping busy.
Evers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That has opened up Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut even more.
Evers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pudzianowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evers gets to his feet and stands over Pudzianowski, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Pudzianowski felt that one! Evers unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Pudzianowski from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tinker Evers!
After winning the bout, Tinker Evers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Hawkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan King's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan King!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Hawkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hawkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King misses with some strikes from the bottom.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Hawkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hawkins moves into full mount! King won't be happy about that!
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hawkins controlling from the full mount.
Hawkins blocks King's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hawkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King tries to reverse the position but Hawkins maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawkins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
King swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the head.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but King is holding on tight.
Hawkins landing punches.
It looks like Ryan King has been cut.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Hawkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Hawkins.
That has opened up Ryan King's cut even more.
King flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins content just to control the position here.
Hawkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hawkins has hold of King's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and King manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
King flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hawkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ryan King's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Hawkins!
A very excited looking Jon Hawkins rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Sue SamSung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Dark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with I Sue SamSung's 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, I Sue SamSung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erik Dark!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - SamSung scores with a four punch combination!
SamSung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with SamSung but SamSung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for SamSung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch but SamSung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by SamSung. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of SamSung.
Dark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dark with a poor takedown
and SamSung counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
I Sue SamSung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Dark.
SamSung throws a one two combo.
Dark is rocked!
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!
SamSung looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from SamSung.
SamSung looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Dark or perhaps it was just good defense by SamSung which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark dodges the punch combination from SamSung.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up but SamSung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dark tries to score a power double leg takedown but SamSung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dark somewhat.
Dark misses with a series of wild punches.
SamSung throws a sloppy head kick and Dark moves out of range easily.
Dark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
I Sue SamSung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SamSung misses with a series of wild punches.
Dark has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark tries to clinch up.
Dark shoots in looking for a takedown. SamSung tries to sprawl out of it but Dark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. SamSung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
SamSung misses with the combination.
SamSung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dark back to the cage. SamSung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A left and a right from SamSung both land. Nice combination.
SamSung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! SamSung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dark, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SamSung stands and steps away. Dark gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A punch combination from SamSung misses.
Dark moves into the clinch.
Dark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
SamSung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dark tries a body shot but SamSung blocks it.
Dark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. SamSung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
SamSung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dark is trying to break the clinch but SamSung has him pressed against the cage.
SamSung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SamSung moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dark shoots in for a double leg but SamSung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dark wants to clinch
and SamSung counters with a left and a right that stings Dark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from SamSung.
SamSung misses with a two punch combination.
SamSung throws a head kick but Dark moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horrible takedown by Dark or perhaps it was just good defense by SamSung which made him look bad.
SamSung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Sue SamSung dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dark throws the kick towards the body but SamSung avoids it.
SamSung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
SamSung darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dark looks to land a combination. SamSung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like I Sue SamSung has been cut.
SamSung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Dark fails in his attempt to clinch.
SamSung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
SamSung misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from SamSung. No joy for Dark on that attempt.
A jab from Dark finds it's way through SamSung's defenses.
SamSung misses with a two punch combination.
SamSung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dark back to the cage. SamSung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
SamSung's corner calls for a 1-2. SamSung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
SamSung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SamSung tries to bum rush Dark with a series of wild strikes but Dark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dark slips a jab and a cross from SamSung.
SamSung tries a low kick but Dark avoids it.
Dark shoots and misses
and SamSung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
I Sue SamSung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Dark.
Dark moves in looking to clinch but SamSung pushes him off.
Dark misses with a right hand
and SamSung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
SamSung stands and steps away. Dark gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dark is breathing heavily.
Dark misses with a takedown
and SamSung counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
SamSung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
SamSung throws a combination that misses
and Dark counters with a three punch combo that has SamSung backing up. SamSung nods at Dark to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from SamSung. Those never looked like landing.
SamSung misses with an attempted mid kick.
SamSung throws a right and a left that both miss.
SamSung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SamSung wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. SamSung defending well though.
SamSung manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SamSung was well out of range. Poor timing from Dark.
I Sue SamSung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? SamSung is fending him off so far but Dark persists. Nope, SamSung circles away and we're back to standing.
Dark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from SamSung.
SamSung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SamSung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by SamSung.
SamSung lands a head shot.
Dark with a jab.
A punch combination from SamSung misses.
SamSung walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dark.
SamSung scores with a body shot.
Dark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
SamSung misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dark closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SamSung wants to break free but Dark has control.
SamSung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Sue SamSung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on I Sue SamSung's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
SamSung throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dark thows a body shot but no joy.
Dark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as SamSung backs up against the cage.
SamSung throws a right hand that Dark ducks under and follows up with a left that Dark also avoids with ease.
No luck for Dark with that takedown attempt.
Dark tries to bum rush SamSung with a series of wild strikes but SamSung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dark wants to slow SamSung down by chopping away at his legs.
Dark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dark shoots in and drives through. SamSung sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SamSung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SamSung thows a body kick. Dark tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from SamSung.
SamSung misses with a few strikes there.
SamSung misses with a combination
letting Dark counter with a right hand.
SamSung misses with a jab, cross combination.
SamSung displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dark.
I Sue SamSung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Dark.
SamSung scores with a jab to the body.
Dark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says SamSung as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SamSung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dark avoids the head kick by SamSung.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up with SamSung, looking for a takedown. Dark pushes SamSung against the cage but SamSung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by SamSung.
Dark avoids a punch combination nicely.
SamSung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dark is looking to clinch but SamSung is avoiding it.
Dark fails with the takedown
and SamSung counters with a two punch combo.
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!
SamSung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dark circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SamSung leaves Dark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
SamSung throws a front kick that sends Dark stumbling back into the cage.
SamSung throws a one two combo.
Dark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but SamSung was well out of range. Poor timing from Dark.
Danga de danga de dang - SamSung scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dark is defended easily by SamSung.
SamSung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up with SamSung, looking for a takedown. Dark pushes SamSung against the cage but SamSung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
I Sue SamSung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark checks a leg kick.
SamSung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by SamSung.
SamSung lands a jab-cross combination.
SamSung is working the combinations to good effect here.
SamSung fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from SamSung.
A head kick misses from Dark.
A head kick misses from SamSung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
SamSung looks to land a combination. Dark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. SamSung manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Erik Dark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SamSung uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I Sue SamSung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for SamSung, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Sue SamSung!
I Sue SamSung thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hu Kokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Religion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad Religion has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hu Kokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Religion!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kokov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kokov.
Kokov with a hook.
Religion closes the distance but Kokov moves to the side
and Kokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kokov throws a shot to the body.
Religion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Religion closes the distance and clinches up with Kokov, looking for a takedown. Religion pushes Kokov against the cage but Kokov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kokov.
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!
Religion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Religion is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Kokov moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Religion! Kokov continues to tee off on Religion, landing with a left and a right! Kokov connects with a right hand that leaves Religion sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Kokov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hu Kokov!
Hu Kokov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rizzy Kock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kock comes to the cage accompanied by 45 from Shinedown. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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20
265 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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27
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rizzy Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Kock tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson scores with a counter punch that sends Kock to the canvas! Johnson smells blood - he's punishing Kock with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kock has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Bammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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27
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hammer Bammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jens Weber!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bammer tries for a takedown but Weber circles away easily
and Weber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bammer thinking.
Weber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bammer.
Weber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bammer. Weber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weber throws out a loose jab but Bammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weber.
Weber throws the left hand but Bammer avoids the punch easily.
Bammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber misses with a body punch
and Bammer counters with a left and a right that stings Weber.
Bammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weber misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weber misses with a body shot.
Weber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Weber digs a right hand into Bammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bammer's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bammer.
Bammer misses with an elbow strike.
Weber tries to score a body lock takedown but Bammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Weber managing to block the knees to the body from Bammer.
Bammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bammer stalks Weber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weber's face. Weber staggers backwards, shaken.
Bammer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber cracks the inside of Bammer's front leg.
Bammer wants to clinch.
Bammer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Weber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weber counters with a right hand to the body.
Weber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bammer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Weber on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weber. Bammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bammer misses with a straight left.
Bammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Weber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Weber postures up in Bammer's guard and throws a big left but Bammer blocks it.
Bammer has Weber pulled in close to control his posture.
Bammer wants to control but Weber passes easily into half guard.
Weber looks to land a strike but Bammer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Weber tries to free his leg and advance position but Bammer is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weber throws a big right hand that misses.
Weber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bammer looking for subs off his back but Weber has passed one foot through into half guard.
Weber wants to pass the guard but Bammer is defending well.
Weber is keen to just control but Bammer is a slippery customer.
Bammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Weber pulls his head out easily.
Weber is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weber winds up and cracks Bammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Weber dominated that round.
That's time! Bammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The crowd cheers as Weber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bammer doesn't seem phased though.
Bammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer Bammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Weber. Those never looked like landing.
Bammer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammer Bammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Weber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bammer under the eye.
Weber lands a nice looking body shot.
Bammer has Weber up against the cage in a clinch.
Bammer prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bammer throws an elbow but misses.
Weber digs a right hand underneath Bammer's ribcage. Bammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Bammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Bammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jens Weber has been cut.
Nice elbow from Bammer.
Weber swings wildly with an uppercut but Bammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Bammer.
Weber looking to stall.
Bammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bammer moves away from the strike by Weber.
Weber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weber throws a poor cross that misses
and Bammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Bammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bammer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Weber's guard.
Weber is trying to keep Bammer in close.
Weber wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bammer is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking to improve his position.
Bammer stalling away here and it's allowed Weber to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Weber keeping full guard, as Bammer tries to pass.
Weber can't keep his opponent in guard - Bammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jens Weber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bammer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Weber has managed to free his arm - good work.
Weber trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bammer wanted to stand there but Weber had control of the position.
Weber being controlled here, momentarily.
Weber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bammer is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Bammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jens Weber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Bammer blocks the leg kick.
Weber throws a body punch but Bammer moves out of range.
Bammer shoots in for a takedown but Weber shows good takedown defense.
Weber misses with a looping right.
Bammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Weber throws out a powerful jab.
Hammer Bammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weber avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Bammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weber connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bammer moves away.
Weber misses with a takedown attempt
and Bammer counters by moving into the clinch.
Bammer lands with a left to the head.
Weber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weber misses with a punch on the inside.
Weber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weber wants to break free but Bammer has control.
A knee to the head by Bammer.
Bammer trying to stall but Weber improves his position.
Weber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weber tries a body shot but Bammer blocks it.
Bammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weber.
Weber struggles to land a body shot inside as Bammer controls his hands.
Hammer Bammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weber misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bammer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weber's brow.
Weber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Weber avoiding damage as Bammer throws knees to the body.
Weber takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Weber.
Weber tries to work over Bammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weber looks to score with a jab to the body but Bammer is just out of range.
Bammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bammer moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bammer misses.
A jab from Bammer finds it's way through Weber's defenses.
Weber throws a push kick but Bammer slaps the foot to one side.
Weber swings widly with a right hand
and Bammer counters by clinching up.
Weber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weber lands with a light punch inside.
Bammer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Weber dodges an elbow strike from Bammer.
Weber breaks the clinch.
Weber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber thows a body shot but no joy.
Bammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Weber misses.
Weber throws a lazy right hand but Bammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weber counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bammer's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bammer controls Weber momentarily but Weber frees himself.
Weber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Weber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Weber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Weber 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Weber!
A very excited looking Jens Weber rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamon Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Watermelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
190 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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28
196 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mamon Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Watermelon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watermelon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Watermelon passes Huge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Watermelon is pressing down on Huge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huge is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Watermelon in particular looking to stall.
Watermelon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huge's head.
Watermelon is looking for a kimura but Huge is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Watermelon to get the leverage.
Watermelon is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watermelon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watermelon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watermelon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huge trying to control here.
Watermelon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Huge sees it coming and defends easily.
Watermelon is working for a kimura but Huge is defending it quite comfortably.
Watermelon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watermelon has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Huge defend it? Watermelon steps over the head and cranks it - Huge is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Watermelon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil Watermelon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cook's choice of entrance music: Lifeless by 12 Stones. Ash Thomas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dane Cook's chin.
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35
178 lbs
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25
181 lbs
13 - 5 - 2 |
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook lands a jab to the head.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dane Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Cook off the cage and back into range.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a push kick but Cook slaps the foot to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Cook coming out on top.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
and Thomas counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cook! He's just covering up as Thomas starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Thomas!
Ash Thomas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meet Gazoo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
148 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Svend Sved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Zhu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhu defending well as Sved loads up on a big left hand.
Zhu connects with a leg kick. Sved looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhu throws a right hand that Sved ducks under and follows up with a left that Sved also avoids with ease.
Sved lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sved throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sved thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zhu is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sved. Zhu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sved avoids the head kick by Zhu.
Zhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sved has managed to clinch.
Sved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhu misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sved throws an elbow but misses.
Zhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Chong Zhu has been cut.
Zhu can't find room to land a body shot as Sved controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu is trying to stall.
Sved missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sved.
Sved lands a nice elbow.
Zhu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sved is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Sved.
Sved blocks a body shot from Zhu.
Sved lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sved misses with an elbow over the top.
Sved lands an elbow that stopped Zhu in his tracks for a moment.
Sved stalling.
Zhu avoiding damage as Sved throws knees to the body.
Zhu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhu tries to land knees in the clinch but Sved avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu avoiding damage as Sved throws knees to the body.
Sved works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sved softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu lands a knee to the body.
Sved lands a left hand.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sved avoids 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!
Zhu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sved's elbow.
Sved controlling the action here for a moment.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sved avoids it.
Sved lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sved is trying to trip Zhu. He has hold of a leg but Zhu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sved persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sved looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sved stopping the sweep attempt from Zhu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu keeping full guard, as Sved tries to pass.
Zhu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sved is one step ahead there.
Sved stays in close to Zhu's body and controls the position.
Zhu looking for a guillotine here but Sved defends easily.
Sved tries to free his leg and advance position but Zhu is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sved stopping the sweep attempt from Zhu.
Zhu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sved defends well.
Sved knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zhu on the ground.
Zhu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sved got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zhu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sved has managed to get both his arms back between Zhu's legs - danger averted.
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 Svend Sved will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zhu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sved pushes Zhu up against the cage in a clinch.
Sved is struggling to control the position.
Sved lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sved has hold of one of Zhu's legs. Zhu is fighting the takedown attempt but Sved gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sved has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sved showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zhu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sved is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zhu.
Zhu tries to buck Sved off but Sved is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sved is looking to control Zhu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sved avoid being mounted?
Sved is not content to let Zhu control the position.
Zhu seems to be working for a kimura but Sved defends the submission attempt.
Sved is staying active underneath Zhu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved is looking for a sweep. Zhu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhu wants to advance to full mount but Sved doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sved is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zhu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sved manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zhu has Sved in his guard.
Sved is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu is trying to control the position but Sved postures up.
Sved slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zhu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhu working a defensive guard here.
Sved content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svend Sved has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sved is looking to score with low kicks.
Sved jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sved closes the distance and pushes Zhu back into the cage.
Sved lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sved.
Sved utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sved creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sved avoids it.
Sved has clasped his hands together around Zhu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sved happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Sved dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
That's time! Sved's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sved scores with a decent looking hook.
Zhu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sved lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhu circles away quickly and effectively.
Sved waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhu.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu takes one to the chin there.
Zhu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sved paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhu dodges the punch combination from Sved.
Zhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sved.
Sved scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sved.
Sved misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Sved misses its intended target.
Zhu lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zhu throws out a leg kick but Sved moves out of range and Zhu only half commits.
Sved fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Sved finds it's target.
Zhu lands a nice looking body kick.
Zhu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sved throws out the jab.
Sved with a hook.
A jab from Sved misses.
Zhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sved.
Sved keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sved checks a leg kick.
Zhu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Sved as he checks the leg kick.
Zhu ducks under a wild hook from Sved.
A head kick misses from Zhu.
Zhu defending well as Sved loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sved swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sved scores with a jab to the body.
Sved clinches.
Zhu tries to land knees in the clinch but Sved avoids the damage to the body.
Zhu trying to land knees to the body.
Zhu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu avoiding damage as Sved throws knees to the body.
Sved tries a body shot but Zhu blocks it.
Zhu misses with an elbow strike.
Zhu trying to control the position but instead, Sved has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhu into the cage.
Zhu tries to land knees in the clinch but Sved avoids the damage to the body.
Sved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chong Zhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sved taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sved.
Zhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sved stalling the fight.
Zhu has had enough of the clinch but Sved keeps him there for the moment.
Sved goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu being controlled against the cage.
Svend Sved is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good body shot from Sved.
Zhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Sved controls his hands.
Zhu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sved is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sved for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sved managing to block the knees to the body from Zhu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Sved showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sved 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... Svend Sved!
After winning the bout, Svend Sved thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Diamond Eyes from Shinedown. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hughes shoots and misses
and St pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St pierre's waist but St pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Hughes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and St pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Hughes didn't expect that.
St pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St pierre trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing St pierre from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St pierre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hughes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hughes has escaped and now he's on top!
St pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St pierre is looking to stand up but Hughes isn't so interested in that idea.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! St pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St pierre manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into St pierre's guard.
Hughes looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St pierre has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
St pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but St pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St pierre wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes looking to sit in guard and control but St pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St pierre is looking to advance position but Hughes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
St pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to secure an arm triangle but St pierre defends it well.
St pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hughes looking to control but St pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hughes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hughes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hughes is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre tries to reverse the position but Hughes maintains control.
Hughes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
St pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hughes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hughes prevents St pierre from getting the reversal.
Hughes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But St pierre has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from St pierre!
St pierre advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George St pierre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
St pierre drives through with a takedown into Hughes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St pierre defends well.
Hughes is looking for a triangle but St pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St pierre pushes down on Hughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St pierre is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St pierre is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hughes to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes has his foot on St pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hughes pulls St pierre in close to prevent any damage.
Hughes is looking for a triangle here but St pierre uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hughes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
St pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hughes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hughes tries to buck St pierre off but St pierre is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hughes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hughes stops St pierre from passing to mount.
St pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
St pierre misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
St pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
George St pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but St pierre circles away.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St pierre sprawls well. St pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
George St pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St pierre tries for a kimura but Hughes is defending well.
St pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hughes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but St pierre is defending well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St pierre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hughes wants to control but St pierre is keeping him busy.
Hughes stops St pierre from getting back to his feet.
Hughes trying to control the action but St pierre is working from the bottom.
St pierre makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - St pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St pierre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from St pierre.
A looping hook to the body misses from St pierre. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St pierre.
St pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an elbow from the bottom.
St pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
St pierre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes is trying to control St pierre's posture but St pierre avoids it.
St pierre tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hughes's legs.
St pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Donald Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Hughes backing up. Hughes nods at St pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
Hughes tries to score a power double leg takedown but St pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hughes somewhat.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St pierre as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St pierre throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - St pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St pierre feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. St pierre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St pierre!
George St pierre made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'forget that i asked for a title shot, idont want it...yet, hopes to fight newcomers with good records, just to prove that experience and age beats everything.'.
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