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CFC 36: Armageddon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Dali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle McOwester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvador Dali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle McOwester!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McOwester has closed the distance and engaged Dali in a clinch.
Dali is trying to break free.
McOwester throws an elbow that misses.
Dali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McOwester keeps control of Dali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dali manages to break the clinch.
Dali connects with a solid leg kick.
Dali bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McOwester looks gassed!
Dali passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McOwester!
Dali stands up from mount. Strange move.
McOwester moves out of range as Dali strikes.
Dali slow jab from McOwester misses its intended target.
Dali shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McOwester is refusing to be controlled, as Dali sits in half guard.
Dali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McOwester is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dali moves into full mount! McOwester won't be happy about that!
Dali looking to secure an arm triangle but McOwester defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali fails to take his opponent's back.
Dali working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. McOwester turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dali off and cradles McOwester's limp body as Dali celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Salvador Dali!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scruffy Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Stix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is I'm Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphy's. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scruffy Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Stix!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stix tries to close the distance and clinch but Murphy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murphy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Murphy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stix is looking to escape.
Murphy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stix?
Murphy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Murphy wants to control the pace but Stix is squirming around nicely.
Murphy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stix wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the head.
Stix is rocked!
It looks like Georges Stix has been cut.
Murphy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stix's face.
Stix is still in real trouble! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Murphy wants to finish this one by submission but Stix is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murphy.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murphy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to control but Stix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Murphy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murphy looking to finish with strikes here!
Murphy throwing strikes here but Stix is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Murphy trying to control but Stix is having none of it.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Murphy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stix blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy punching from mount but Stix doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Murphy looking to ground and pound but Stix is blocking nicely.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Murphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stix seems to have recovered his senses.
Stix tries to reverse the position but Murphy maintains control.
Murphy unloads with some shots from mount but Stix bucks and avoids them well.
Stix wants to control but Murphy is having none of it.
Stix gets back to half guard.
Stix moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stix wants to get back to his feet but Murphy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Stix is keeping the position.
Murphy wants to stand but Stix has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Stix is keeping the position.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Stix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy gets to his feet - Stix follows without any prompting.
Stix tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scruffy Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges Stix's cut.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Stix sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murphy scores a takedown into full mount!
Stix is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Murphy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murphy looking to ground and pound but Stix is blocking nicely.
Murphy landing punches.
That has opened up Georges Stix's cut even more.
Murphy with the ground and pound from mount.
The cut above Georges Stix's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Georges Stix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scruffy Murphy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John McClaine told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Lui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John McClaine!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lui listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McClaine is rocked!
McClaine looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McClaine is still on wobbly legs! Can Lui finish him?
McClaine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McClaine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lui lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - McClaine can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lui and McClaine drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lui.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Lui!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meat Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Meat Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Machine.
Machine walks into a stiff left hand from Kayo.
Machine tries to clinch but Kayo moves out of range.
Kayo cracks Machine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Machine avoids them all with ease.
Machine waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Kayo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Kayo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Kayo 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!
Kayo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Machine decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Machine lands with an overhand left.
Machine closes the distance and clinches.
Kayo has had enough of the clinch but Machine keeps him there for the moment.
Kayo is trying to break free.
Machine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machine can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machine cracks Kayo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Machine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kayo to stand back up!
Kayo is still on wobbly legs! Can Machine finish him?
Machine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kayo seems to have recovered his senses.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but Kayo pushes him off.
Kayo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Machine throws a leg kick but Kayo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayo is just out of range.
Machine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bubba Kayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Machine lands with a straight right. Kayo didn't see that one coming.
Machine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machine tests Kayo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machine lands a lovely overhand right.
Machine connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kayo - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Meat Machine!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bizzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizzel comes to the cage accompanied by Beggin. Frank Castle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bizzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizzel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizzel takes one to the chin there.
Bizzel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castle.
Bizzel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castle looks to land a combination but Bizzel avoids it well.
Bizzel ducks right into an uppercut from Castle.
Bizzel is rocked!
Castle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Bizzel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizzel is just out of range.
Castle throws a right hand that Bizzel ducks under and follows up with a left that Bizzel also avoids with ease.
Bizzel seems to have got his legs back now.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Bizzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizzel.
Bizzel wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Castle throws an overhand right that lands on Bizzel's shoulder, as Bizzel tries to avoid the shot.
Bizzel ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Castle stuns Bizzel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bizzel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bizzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bizzel.
Castle throws a shot from downtown. Bizzel moves away and avoids it.
Bizzel instigates a clinch.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizzel has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzel has Castle pushed against the cage.
Bizzel manages to break the clinch.
Bizzel throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bizzel.
Bizzel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Bizzel.
Some wild striking there from Castle.
Bizzel wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Castle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bizzel moves away from the strike by Castle.
A right-left combo lands from Castle.
Castle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castle misses with an uppercut
and Bizzel counters with a nice body kick.
Castle slow jab from Bizzel misses its intended target.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bizzel.
Castle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bizzel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Castle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bizzel counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Castle looks gassed!
Bizzel throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
A jab from Castle misses.
Bizzel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Castle takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizzel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizzel moves away from the strike by Castle.
Castle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bizzel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Castle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bizzel throws a head kick that half lands.
Castle throws a jab when Bizzel was well out of range.
Castle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bizzel's head.
Bizzel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Bizzel counters with a stiff right hand.
Bizzel thows a body kick. Castle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bizzel moves in looking to clinch but Castle pushes him off.
Bizzel slips under a jab from Castle.
Bizzel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bizzel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castle.
Bizzel drives through and clinches with Castle against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bizzel throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle has had enough of the clinch but Bizzel keeps him there for the moment.
Bizzel leaning against his opponent.
Bizzel tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Bizzel looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Bizzel breaks the clinch.
Bizzel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castle.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bizzel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Castle lands a nice looking body shot.
Castle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bizzel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizzel.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castle takes a swing at Bizzel's ribcage but misses.
Bizzel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castle misses with a combination
and Bizzel counters with a nice leg kick.
Castle missing with a left hand there. Bizzel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Bizzel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizzel.
Bizzel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel trying to land knees to the body.
Bizzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Castle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizzel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castle takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizzel tries to clinch up.
Bizzel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bizzel misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Castle does no damage.
Bizzel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bizzel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bizzel trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bizzel passes Castle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Castle wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Castle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bizzel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bizzel connects with the punch.
Jab from Castle.
Bizzel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle throws a lazy right hand but Bizzel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle digs a good body shot into Bizzel's ribs.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Bizzel shoots for a double leg takedown but Castle sprawls well. He's pushed Bizzel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bizzel cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Bizzel connects with the punch.
Castle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Castle throws a sloppy body shot
and Bizzel counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Castle.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bizzel wants to clinch up but Castle keeps it at a distance.
Mike Bizzel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle looks to land a right hand but Bizzel moved out of range.
Castle misses with an uppercut. Bizzel saw that one coming.
Castle works the jab nicely.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Bizzel shoots in but Castle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bizzel is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Bizzel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Castle.
Bizzel scores with a one two! Castle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bizzel avoids the body shot from Castle.
Castle misses with a looping left.
Castle takes one on the button.
Bizzel is looking to clinch.
Bizzel slips a jab from Castle.
Castle misses with a two punch combination.
Bizzel moves into the clinch successfully.
Castle avoiding damage as Bizzel throws knees to the body.
Bizzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizzel feints and as Castle raises his hands in defense, Bizzel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bizzel stops Castle from standing up.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Bizzel from controlling successfully.
Bizzel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bizzel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Castle is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bizzel wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Bizzel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castle keeping full guard, as Bizzel tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bizzel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle throws a lazy right hand but Bizzel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle throws a body punch but Bizzel moves out of range.
Bizzel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bizzel.
Castle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizzel is just out of range.
Bizzel scores with a decent looking hook.
Crunch! Bizzel slams his shin into Castle's torso.
A punch combination from Bizzel misses.
Bizzel lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Mike Bizzel has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a head shot.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Bizzel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizzel has closed the distance and engaged Castle in a clinch.
Bizzel looking to slow down the pace here.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Bizzel.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizzel has him pressed against the cage.
Bizzel breaks from the clinch.
Castle misses with an uppercut. Bizzel saw that one coming.
Castle misses with a two punch combination.
Castle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bizzel.
Bizzel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.
Bizzel misses with a combination
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bizzel throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
Bizzel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castle swinging wilding here.
Bizzel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castle works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle sizes up Bizzel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Castle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bizzel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bizzel misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Bizzel does no damage.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle tests Bizzel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Castle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bizzel can pounce on him.
Bizzel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castle tries to avoid it but Bizzel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castle to the ground. Castle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bizzel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizzel.
Castle lands with an overhand left.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bizzel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castle throws a shot from downtown. Bizzel moves away and avoids it.
Bizzel gets cracked there but stands up to 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!
Bizzel wants to clinch.
Bizzel tries to move into range but Castle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Castle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Bizzel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bizzel counters by clinching up.
Castle has had enough of the clinch but Bizzel keeps him there for the moment.
Bizzel missing with knees to the body.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Bizzel.
Bizzel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good body shot from Castle.
Bizzel throws an elbow but it misses.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bizzel has him pressed against the cage.
Castle is trying to break free.
Bizzel missing with knees to the body.
Bizzel looking to throw knees to the head but Castle is blocking nicely.
Bizzel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Castle to work.
Castle avoiding damage as Bizzel throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizzel trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle wants to get back to striking at distance but Bizzel won't allow it.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bizzel trying to land knees to the body.
Bizzel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bizzel stalling in the clinch but Castle improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Bizzel keeps control of Castle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bizzel tries to stall but Castle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castle can't break the clinch.
Bizzel prevents Castle from breaking the clinch.
Bizzel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castle.
Bizzel tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Castle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bizzel trying to stall but Castle improves his position.
Castle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bizzel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Bizzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank Castle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizzel needs to keep his hands up - Castle had a free shot at his head there.
Bizzel tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Bizzel throws a head kick that half lands.
Bizzel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bizzel duly obliges.
Bizzel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bizzel shoots for a double leg takedown but Castle sprawls well. He's pushed Bizzel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bizzel misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Castle misses the target.
Castle misses with a hook.
Bizzel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castle counters with a left and a right that stings Bizzel.
Castle lands with a cross.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizzel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle looks to land a combination but Bizzel avoids it well.
Bizzel doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Bizzel is looking to clinch.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizzel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bizzel.
Bizzel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castle misses with a looping right.
Bizzel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castle misses with a wild combination.
Bizzel lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Castle swings for the body but Bizzel moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel wants to clinch but Castle slips to the side
and Castle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizzel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bizzel.
Castle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castle scores with a nice right hand.
Castle throws a series of punches but Bizzel avoids them all with ease.
Castle throws a body punch but Bizzel moves out of range.
Castle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bizzel. Bizzel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castle throws a right and a left that Bizzel avoids nicely.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizzel.
Castle throws a hook to the side of Bizzel's head but Bizzel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizzel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bizzel misses with a few strikes there.
Bizzel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bizzel throws a combination that misses
and Castle counters with a right hand to the body.
Bizzel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bizzel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bizzel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Castle throws the left hand but Bizzel avoids the punch easily.
Bizzel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bizzel breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizzel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Bizzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bizzel keeps Castle at a distance using the push kick.
Bizzel lands a body shot.
Mike Bizzel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bizzel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bizzel.
Castle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Castle! Bizzel is backing up but he can't get away as Castle lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bizzel and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Barg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Barg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Connely!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barg looks to land a body kick but Connely moved away.
Connely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Connely is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Connely is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barg is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Barg is looking to improve his position but Connely isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Connely.
Connely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Connely putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Connely controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connely looking to finish Barg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barg!
A nice elbow there by Connely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Connely lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barg hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely landing punches.
Connely postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barg looks a forlorn figure.
Connely cracks Barg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barg is rocked!
Connely landing strikes from the mount and Barg is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Connely.
Oh Barg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Connely.
Barg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Connely pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Connely with shots to the head and body - Barg looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barg is looking to improve his position but Connely isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Connely.
Connely controlling his opponent.
Barg seems to have got his legs back now.
Connely with shots to the head and body - Barg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connely lands a heavy elbow.
Barg is trying to escape the mount.
Connely landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Connely connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Connely working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Connely landing strikes from the mount and Barg is in trouble!
Barg is breathing heavily.
Connely lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Connely landing strikes from the mount.
Barg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Connely is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connely lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barg hang on?
Connely unloading with bombs!
Connely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Connely scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Connely working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barg is working to get back to half guard.
Connely postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barg looks a forlorn figure.
Barg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Connely on the ground.
Barg taking shots to the head.
Connely with shots to the head and body - Barg looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely working the ground and pound effectively.
Connely lands a heavy elbow.
Connely landing shots from mount.
Barg working to try and regain half guard.
Barg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Connely looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barg taking shots to the head.
Connely landing shots from mount.
Barg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Connely with good strikes from the mount here!
Barg is trying desperately to improve position.
Barg is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barg wants to hold on but Connely pushes him away.
Barg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Connely scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Connely trying to control the action but Barg is working from the bottom.
Connely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barg is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Connely pulls his head out easily.
Barg punching from the bottom.
Connely scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Connely drops an elbow to the side of Barg's head.
Barg missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely moves nicely into side control.
Barg is looking to regain half guard here but Connely keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Connely dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Connely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barg looks to score with a jab to the body but Connely is just out of range.
Barg throws a low kick but Connely avoids it.
Wayne Barg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connely misses with a jab to the body
enabling Barg to counter with a crisp jab.
Connely lands a nice hook to Barg's body. Barg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Connely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barg throws a right and a left that Connely avoids nicely.
Connely shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barg trying to control here.
Connely blocks the strikes from Barg.
Connely is trying to control the action in half guard but Barg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barg wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connely scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Connely moves into full mount! Barg won't be happy about that!
Connely raining down shots from the mount!
Dan Connely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Connely controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely wants to control the pace but Barg is squirming around nicely.
Connely controlling from the full mount.
Connely scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Connely can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barg is looking to escape.
Connely is landing with some decent strikes but Barg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barg wants to control but Connely is having none of it.
Connely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connely postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barg looks a forlorn figure.
Connely landing shots from mount.
Connely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barg taking shots to the head.
Barg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely lands a big elbow.
Connely postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barg looks a forlorn figure.
Connely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Connely breaks from Barg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barg flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Connely working the ground and pound effectively.
Barg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barg tries to get out of the position.
Barg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Connely landing strikes, looking to finish!
Barg can't escape the position.
Barg gets back to half guard.
Barg wants to get back to his feet.
Barg tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barg is not content to let Connely control the position.
Barg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barg tries to get to full guard but Connely has control of the leg.
Connely is trying to control the action in half guard but Barg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Connely stops Barg from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barg throws an off balance right hand
and Connely counters with a takedown into side control.
Barg throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Barg has control of an arm but Connely manages to advance to Connely's back!
Connely is hanging on to Barg's back as he tries to escape.
Connely lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Barg hold on?!
Connely is hanging on to Barg's back as he tries to escape.
Connely softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Connely connects with a big shot to the side of Barg's head.
Connely loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Barg hold on?
Connely scores with punches and elbows.
Connely scores with strikes from the back.
Barg controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barg staying busy and making it hard for Connely to control.
Connely keeps control of the position as Barg tries to break free.
Barg turns into Connely and is now in his guard.
Barg looking to pass the guard.
Barg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Connely is proving hard to escape from.
Barg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barg throws a right and a left that Connely avoids nicely.
Barg throws a series of punches but Connely moves out of range.
Connely moves out of range of the strikes.
Barg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Connely with a jab.
Dan Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connely lands a head shot.
Barg needs to keep his hands up - Connely had a free shot at his head there.
Connely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne Barg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barg drops his hands momentarily and Connely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Connely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barg on the side of the head.
Barg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Connely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Connely digs a good body shot into Barg's ribs.
Connely connects with a looping right hand.
Connely closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Connely working the ground and pound from side control.
Connely lands a nice forearm strike.
Barg wants to get back to his feet.
Connely is putting a hurting on Barg here, landing some big shots from side control.
Connely lands a few punches from side control.
Connely is looking to take a break and control but Barg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barg is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Connely is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Connely avoids the attempt from Barg to control.
Connely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Connely is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connely breaks from Barg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Connely avoids the attempt from Barg to control.
Connely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barg is desperately trying to improve his position but Connely has a good base and remains in mount.
Connely dominating with strikes here.
Connely unloading with bombs!
Barg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barg is looking to escape.
Barg wants to control but Connely is keeping busy.
Connely is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Barg!
Connely trying to control but Barg is having none of it.
Connely with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Connely in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barg is looking to get to half guard.
Connely trying to control but Barg is having none of it.
Barg tries to hold on but Connely postures up.
Connely punishing his opponent with strikes.
Connely lands a big shot there that rocks Barg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Connely landing shots from mount.
Connely raining down shots from the mount!
Connely is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barg is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barg working to try and regain half guard.
Barg wants to control but Connely is having none of it.
Barg can't escape the position.
Connely landing strikes from the mount.
Barg throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Connely.
Barg is in a horrible position here. Connely smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barg is looking to improve his position but Connely isn't that keen on the idea.
Connely looking to finish Barg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barg!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Connely postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barg looks a forlorn figure.
Barg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Connely.
Connely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Connely cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barg tries to reverse the position but Connely maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connely breaks from Barg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Connely is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barg working to try and regain half guard.
Barg is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Connely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Connely 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Connely!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Georges might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where's my Money? (Remix) by Caspa. Pierre St Georges has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smithers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Georges is looking to escape.
Smithers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and St Georges is now in Smithers's guard. A big mistake from Smithers there, giving up the dominant position!
St Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithers is keeping the position for now.
Smithers can't keep his opponent in guard - St Georges advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from St Georges there.
St Georges performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Georges is looking for a kimura but Smithers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Georges to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges trying to control the action but Smithers is working from the bottom.
Smithers has one foot on St Georges's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
St Georges misses with a takedown
and Smithers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Georges clinches up with Smithers and pushes him back against the cage.
Smithers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smithers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Smithers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Georges's head.
St Georges wants to control but Smithers is keeping busy.
Smithers is looking to stall here but St Georges recovers full guard.
Smithers trying to control the position from guard on top but St Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smithers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Georges is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Georges is breathing heavily.
Smithers trying to control but St Georges is having none of it.
Smithers looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Georges gets back to half guard.
Smithers is tying to control. St Georges wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smithers trying to mount his opponent but St Georges defends it.
St Georges is refusing to be controlled, as Smithers sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Georges flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smithers wants to pass the guard but St Georges is defending well.
St Georges looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smithers has his takedown stuffed
and St Georges counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smithers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smithers has his foot on St Georges's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Georges works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smithers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Georges distracts Smithers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing St Georges from controlling successfully.
St Georges advances position into side control!
Smithers is not content to let St Georges control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithers wants to control but St Georges postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Smithers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smithers drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Georges controls Smithers momentarily but Smithers frees himself.
St Georges wants to stand but Smithers is controlling the position.
St Georges keeping moving, preventing Smithers from controlling successfully.
Smithers won't allow St Georges to sweep him here.
Smithers passes St Georges's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smithers is trying to control the action in half guard but St Georges is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Smithers.
Smithers is working for a kimura but St Georges is defending it quite comfortably.
Smithers is working for a kimura but St Georges is defending it quite comfortably.
Smithers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St Georges gets full guard.
St Georges controls Smithers momentarily but Smithers frees himself.
Smithers stopping the sweep attempt from St Georges.
Smithers trying to control but St Georges is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smithers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Georges kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St Georges manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Georges lands a big shot there that rocks Smithers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smithers is looking to improve his position but St Georges isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by St Georges.
Smithers tries to reverse the position but St Georges maintains control.
St Georges is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smithers working to try and regain half guard.
Smithers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Georges controlling the pace for now.
Smithers wants to control but St Georges is having none of it.
St Georges prevents Smithers from getting the reversal.
Jim Smithers has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smithers wants to hold on but St Georges pushes him away.
Smithers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smithers is squirming around, avoiding St Georges's attempts to control the action.
St Georges lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smithers is looking to get to half guard.
St Georges lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smithers hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smithers is desperately trying to improve his position but St Georges has a good base and remains in mount.
Smithers tries to hold on but St Georges postures up.
St Georges with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre St Georges dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St Georges with a poor takedown
and Smithers counters with a single leg into guard. St Georges didn't expect that.
It looks like Jim Smithers has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithers has gone for a leg lock! St Georges slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smithers's guard.
Smithers working for a triangle but St Georges defends it easily.
St Georges stands up and waves to Smithers to follow him.
St Georges fails with the takedown
and Smithers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Georges 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smithers trying to control but St Georges is working from the bottom.
Smithers is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Georges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smithers's guard.
St Georges gets to his feet. Smithers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Smithers connects with the punch.
Smithers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Georges sprawls well initially but Smithers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smithers trying to advance position but St Georges counters by regaining guard.
St Georges keeping moving, preventing Smithers from controlling successfully.
Smithers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smithers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Georges is trying to hold Smithers in close to prevent damage but Smithers has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithers tries to pass the half guard into mount. St Georges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St Georges works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Georges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smithers's guard.
St Georges keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smithers's head.
St Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Smithers.
St Georges stands up from Smithers's guard - St Georges perhaps looking for a knockout.
St Georges gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smithers counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Georges won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre St Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smithers decides to stand back up. Smithers steps back and let's St Georges get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Georges lands in his opponent's guard.
St Georges working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smithers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Smithers trying to control the position.
Smithers wants to sweep here but St Georges controlling him for the moment.
St Georges postures up and lands a big shot to Smithers's brow.
Smithers looking to control.
St Georges working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That has opened up Jim Smithers's cut even more.
Smithers trying to keep a closed guard but St Georges is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! St Georges escapes and throws Smithers's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Smithers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St Georges wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St Georges is looking to take a break and control but Smithers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Georges taking a breather here.
St Georges wants to control but Smithers is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Georges has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Smithers.
I think Smithers 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smithers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Jovanovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovanovitch comes to the cage accompanied by Just Like You Imagined - Nine Inch Nails. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stanislav Jovanovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Jones!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovitch closes the distance and clinches.
Jovanovitch tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jovanovitch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jovanovitch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Jovanovitch.
It looks like Ted Jones has been cut.
Jovanovitch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jovanovitch lands a knee to the body.
Jovanovitch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jovanovitch scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones is working for takedown but Jovanovitch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jovanovitch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
A knee to the head by Jovanovitch.
Jovanovitch gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jovanovitch is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jovanovitch is breathing heavily.
Jovanovitch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jovanovitch wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jovanovitch chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on Jovanovitch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jovanovitch is holding on for now.
Jovanovitch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones prevents Jovanovitch from improving his position.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jovanovitch strikes from the bottom but Jones passes into mount!
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jovanovitch is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jovanovitch is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jovanovitch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones has control of Jovanovitch's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jovanovitch regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jovanovitch working to try and regain half guard.
Jones wants to control the pace but Jovanovitch is squirming around nicely.
Jones working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jovanovitch looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jones! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ted Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuyu Hakusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush has chosen Tom Sawyer - Rush as his entrance music. Yuyu Hakusho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuyu Hakusho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush swings for the body but Hakusho moves out of range.
Hakusho throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily.
Hakusho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Hakusho. No joy for Rush on that attempt.
Hakusho is looking to clinch.
Hakusho moves in looking to clinch but Rush pushes him off.
Rush throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hakusho on the side of the head.
Rush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rush avoids the head kick by Hakusho.
Hakusho misses with a left hand
and Rush counters with a stiff right hand.
Hakusho looks to land a left hand but Rush moved out of range nicely.
Yuyu Hakusho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush throws out a loose jab but Hakusho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakusho misses the jab.
Hakusho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rush is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush moves away from the strike by Hakusho.
Rush drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hakusho wants to stand and escape but Rush is having none of it.
Hakusho trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush wants to pass the guard but Hakusho is keeping the position.
Rush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hakusho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hakusho keeping full guard, as Rush tries to pass.
Rush prevents Hakusho from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hakusho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rush momentarily.
Hakusho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakusho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hakusho misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hakusho misses with a knee to the head.
Rush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hakusho just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hakusho lands a shoulder strike.
Rush misses with a punch to the body.
Hakusho lands a body punch.
Rush managing to block the knees to the body from Hakusho.
Rush jumps guard but Hakusho stands there with Rush around his waist. Rush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yuyu Hakusho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Rush.
Rush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hakusho scores with a hook to the body.
Rush avoiding damage as Hakusho throws knees to the body.
Hakusho lands a knee to the head.
Rush tries to land knees in the clinch but Hakusho avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Hakusho on the inside.
Hakusho trying to land knees to the body.
Rush can't get the takedown.
Hakusho lands a nice uppercut.
Hakusho trying to land knees to the body.
Hakusho misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hakusho smiles and moves away.
Hakusho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rush throws a body punch but Hakusho moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakusho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakusho tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
Hakusho throws a poor cross that misses
and Rush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hakusho throws a low kick, looking for Rush's leg but Rush calmly moves out of range.
Yuyu Hakusho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hakusho scores with a sloppy right hand. Rush should have avoided that one.
Rush fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rush tries a head kick but it misses.
Hakusho lands a jab to the head.
Rush takes one to the side of the head.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakusho darts in trying to clinch
and Rush counters with a three punch combo that has Hakusho backing up. Hakusho nods at Rush to acknowledge the strikes.
Hakusho scores with a head kick.
Rush is rocked!
Hakusho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rush throws a looping overhand right but Hakusho ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hakusho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush shoots in looking for a takedown. Hakusho tries to sprawl out of it but Rush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hakusho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rush looks gassed!
Hakusho throws a head kick that Rush semi-blocks.
Rush is still on wobbly legs! Can Hakusho finish him?
Hakusho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Hakusho.
Rush scores with a leg kick.
Rush gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hakusho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
Rush seems to have recovered his senses.
Hakusho misses with a low kick.
No luck for Rush with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakusho throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily.
Hakusho swings widly with a right hand
and Rush counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakusho wants to get back to his feet but Rush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rush with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuyu Hakusho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hakusho lands with a kick to the temple. Rush shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rush is looking to slow Hakusho down with leg kicks.
Rush shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rush was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rush throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hakusho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rush is thwarting Hakusho's attempts to control the position.
Rush prevents Hakusho from standing back up.
Rush is tying to control. Hakusho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rush trying to pass the guard but Hakusho defending well.
Hakusho wants to get back to his feet.
Rush is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush is tying to control. Hakusho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rush pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hakusho throws a head kick that misses.
Rush scores with a push kick.
Hakusho throws a lazy head kick
and Rush counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hakusho makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rush throws a jab when Hakusho was well out of range.
Rush steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hakusho. That one must have hurt.
Rush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hakusho throws a head kick that misses.
Hakusho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hakusho clinches with his opponent.
Rush on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hakusho tries a knee to the head but Rush blocks it.
Rush is looking to break free of the clinch but Hakusho has double underhooks.
Hakusho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush goes for a takedown attempt but Hakusho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hakusho clinches up with Rush and pushes him back against the cage.
Hakusho controlling the action here for a moment.
Hakusho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hakusho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hakusho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hakusho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hakusho works on Rush's body with a couple of short punches.
Hakusho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rush's face.
Hakusho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hakusho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hakusho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hakusho lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hakusho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Hakusho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hakusho.
Hakusho prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuyu Hakusho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Rush.
Come on Rush - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hakusho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hakusho misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rush is trying to break the clinch but Hakusho has him pressed against the cage.
Rush jumps into guard, dragging Hakusho to the mat.
Hakusho won't allow Rush to sweep him here.
Rush is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hakusho gets to his feet - Rush follows without any prompting.
Hakusho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A choreographed right hand from Hakusho misses the target.
Rush gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hakusho lands with a slapping head kick.
Hakusho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rush throws a head kick that misses.
Hakusho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hakusho throws a hook but Rush avoids it easily.
Hakusho jabs at Rush's body.
Rush changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hakusho tries to avoid it but Rush manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hakusho to the ground. Hakusho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick by Hakusho misses
and Rush counters with a good low kick that Hakusho was not able to check.
Rush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rush throws a head kick but Hakusho moves out of range.
Rush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hakusho as he jumps to the side.
Rush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hakusho misses with a two punch combination.
Hakusho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hakusho fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakusho scores with a jab.
Rush lands a jab to Hakusho's midsection.
Hakusho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rush.
Hakusho takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nice cross by Rush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuyu Hakusho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rush scores with a head kick.
Rush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hakusho but Hakusho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hakusho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rush thuds his shin into the meat of Hakusho's side.
Hakusho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rush.
Hakusho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hakusho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuyu Hakusho is winning the standup battle so far.
Rush lands with a hook. Hakusho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick by Hakusho misses
and Rush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakusho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rush closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hakusho to the mat! Hakusho manages to get full guard.
Rush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rush slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush prevents Hakusho from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rush wants to control from the top but Hakusho keeps moving.
Hakusho is looking to stand up but Rush isn't so interested in that idea.
Hakusho is looking for a triangle but Rush pushes his legs off easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hakusho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rush misses with a head kick.
Hakusho throws a head kick but Rush moves out of range.
Rush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Hakusho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hakusho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rush counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rush wants to control from the top but Hakusho keeps moving.
Rush slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jesper Rush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hakusho looking for a sweep. Not yet Hakusho, not yet.
Hakusho wants to get back to his feet but Rush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hakusho is trying to keep Rush in close.
Hakusho 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.
Hakusho controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rush blocks a head kick by Hakusho.
Hakusho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No luck for Rush with that takedown attempt.
Rush tries for a takedown but Hakusho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yuyu Hakusho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesper Rush.
Hakusho's corner calls for a 1-2. Hakusho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hakusho misses with an uppercut.
Rush cracks Hakusho with an open hand slap.
Hakusho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hakusho throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily.
Rush looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hakusho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rush lands a lovely overhand right.
Hakusho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakusho throws a solid leg kick but Rush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hakusho.
Hakusho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rush is out of range.
Hakusho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rush counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush blocks a head kick by Hakusho.
Rush connects with a single shot there.
Rush is looking to land body kicks.
Rush throws a head kick that misses.
Hakusho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hakusho tries to clinch up.
Hakusho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hakusho swings widly with a right hand
and Rush counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hakusho's guard now.
Rush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hakusho's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakusho keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Hakusho misses with a head kick.
Hakusho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Hakusho.
Hakusho throws a sloppy head kick
letting Rush counter with a right hand.
Hakusho lands a head kick!
Rush loads up on a big right hand but Hakusho slips the punch.
Hakusho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakusho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rush counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Hakusho misses
and Rush counters with a nice uppercut.
Hakusho tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Rush counter with a right hand.
Hakusho tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
Hakusho throws out a loose jab but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hakusho.
Rush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hakusho circles away.
Hakusho gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hakusho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hakusho is really struggling to control Rush but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hakusho controlling the position.
Hakusho controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hakusho working a defensive guard but Rush passes into half guard.
Hakusho is trying to stand.
Hakusho preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush is keen to just control but Hakusho is a slippery customer.
Hakusho wants to stand back up but Rush manages to pass into side control.
Hakusho tries to escape but Rush is in control.
Rush working the ground and pound but Hakusho is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here as Rush stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakusho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho tries to improve position but can't.
Rush moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hakusho is looking for a sweep.
Rush tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rush has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hakusho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rush's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice strikes from Rush there.
Rush slows the pace down in half guard.
Rush is looking to advance position but Hakusho won't allow it.
Rush wants to take a breather but Hakusho is having none of it.
Rush stops Hakusho from getting back to his feet.
Rush wants to control but Hakusho is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hakusho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rush. That one must have hurt.
Hakusho throws a chopping leg kick but Rush manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hakusho connects with a looping right hand.
Rush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakusho moves away.
Rush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hakusho throws a head kick that misses
and Rush counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rush.
Hakusho controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself.
Rush seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rush wants to control from the top but Hakusho keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rush postures up.
Hakusho wants to get back to his feet but Rush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rush is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rush blocks a head kick by Hakusho.
Hakusho slips a jab and a cross from Rush.
Hakusho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Hakusho's shoulder, as Hakusho tries to avoid the shot.
Hakusho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to de liver by Hakusho. Beautiful body shot.
Hakusho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rush.
Rush shoots in but no luck this time.
Hakusho lands a nice looking body kick.
Hakusho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rush has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hakusho slips a straight right by Rush.
Hakusho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakusho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hakusho staying out of range there.
Rush on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hakusho tries to move into range but Rush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hakusho waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rush.
Hakusho swings widly with a right hand
and Rush counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hakusho!
Rush with a couple of short strikes.
Rush landing shots from mount.
Rush trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hakusho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hakusho tries to lock up and control but Rush gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho is trying to escape the mount but Rush keeps good control and instead manages to take Hakusho's back.
Hakusho tries to roll but Rush sticks to his back.
Hakusho trying to control the hands but Rush won't let him.
Hakusho tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rush is working for a guillotine from mount but Hakusho frees his head quite easily.
Hakusho is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rush raining down shots from the mount!
Hakusho gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho is staying active underneath Rush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hakusho trying to control here.
Hakusho wants to get back to his feet.
Rush works his way into full mount!
Hakusho is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hakusho wants to hold on but Rush pushes him away.
Rush trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rush 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesper Rush!
Jesper Rush is the new middleweight champion!
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