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MFN 30: Wabbit vs. Tarnowski PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prithu Regmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron Powers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prithu Regmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Powers!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Regmi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Powers really felt that one!
Regmi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Regmi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Powers misses with a few strikes there.
Regmi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Regmi tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers misses with a series of wild punches.
Regmi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powers tries to keep at a distance but Regmi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Powers. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regmi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cameron Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Regmi shoots in but Powers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Regmi fails with the takedown.
Regmi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Powers slaps away a takedown attempt from Regmi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prithu Regmi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Regmi, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regmi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Regmi moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers drops Regmi with a big left hand! Regmi is injured, injured bad! Powers jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Powers!
Cameron Powers decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Parker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Parker!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux takes the fight into the clinch.
Lemieux turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lemieux manages to end up in side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Parker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lemieux.
Parker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lemieux working the strikes but Parker uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to pass to full mount but Parker defends it.
Lemieux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Lemieux seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a strike but Parker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lemieux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lemieux is working hard here to advance position.
Lemieux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre Lemieux has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lemieux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux clinches up against the cage.
Lemieux missing with knees to the body.
Lemieux lands a knee to the body.
Come on Lemieux - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Parker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lemieux jumps guard but Parker stands there with Lemieux around his waist. Lemieux gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parker avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux missing with knees to the body.
Parker avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
Lemieux trying to land knees to the body.
Lemieux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parker is defending well for now.
Come on Lemieux - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lemieux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lemieux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
Lemieux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemieux misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Lemieux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Lemieux moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Lemieux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lemieux closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a solid body kick.
Lemieux wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Lemieux moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
Lemieux throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lemieux throws an elbow but misses.
Parker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lemieux after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lemieux trying to land knees to the body.
Lemieux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
Lemieux fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lemieux obliges.
Lemieux manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker is looking to escape.
Lemieux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Lemieux controlling the action here.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Lemieux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lemieux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Lemieux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Parker is just riding it out for now. Lemieux eventually gives up the hold.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lemieux connects with a nice short shot to Parker's temple.
Lemieux wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker pushes Lemieux off looking to stand but Lemieux dives back in and keeps control.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierre Lemieux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lemieux misses with a head shot. Parker uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Lemieux looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parker preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux wants to stand and escape but Parker is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Lemieux dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lemieux lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lemieux closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Parker quickly recovers to half guard.
Lemieux wants to take a breather but Parker is having none of it.
Lemieux throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parker to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemieux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Lemieux advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lemieux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lemieux in particular looking to stall.
Lemieux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lemieux misses with a head shot. Parker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemieux.
Lemieux trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lemieux is looking to sweep but instead, Parker has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is positioning himself well to prevent Parker advancing to mount.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lemieux controlling the position well.
Lemieux gets full guard.
Lemieux manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lemieux jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Parker is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Parker and Lemieux has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lemieux taking a break here but Parker is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemieux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lemieux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Lemieux there.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lemieux looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pierre Lemieux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lemieux sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemieux looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Lemieux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lemieux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Lemieux!
An out of breath Pierre Lemieux thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Lollipop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocek has chosen Kashmir - Led Zeppelin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lukas Lollipop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Bocek's chin.
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156 lbs
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161 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Lollipop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Bocek!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lollipop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bocek scores with a takedown into Lollipop's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bocek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bocek controls the position.
Bocek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lollipop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bocek moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Bocek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocek passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lollipop!
Bocek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lollipop trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bocek is landing with some decent strikes but Lollipop is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bocek controlling his opponent.
Bocek throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lollipop is trying to stand up.
Lollipop has left one of his arms exposed and Bocek doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Lollipop screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Bocek!
A relieved looking Bruce Bocek thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Ward!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Tommy Ward has been cut.
Chandler misses with a double jab.
Chandler misses with a double jab.
Ward rushes Chandler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ward scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ward can't find room to land a body shot as Chandler controls the action.
Ward has Chandler pressed against the cage, preventing Chandler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chandler wants to take the fight to the mat but Ward manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chandler.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Ward tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ward is struggling to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward is leaning against Chandler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chandler is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward gets through Chandler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ward prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler.
Chandler prevents a body shot from Ward.
Chandler wants to get back to striking at distance but Ward won't allow it.
Chandler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chandler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Chandler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ward lands with a light punch inside.
Chandler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ward gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward misses with some punches.
Chandler has Ward pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ward manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Chandler is trying to break free.
Chandler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ward gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ward tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ward working aggressively here.
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!
Ward effectively controlling the action here.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Ward.
Chandler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ward fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chandler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chandler slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chandler on the side of the head.
Ward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward moves out of range of the strikes.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chandler.
Chandler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Chandler or perhaps it was just good defense by Ward which made him look bad.
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Chandler finish him?
Jab by Chandler.
Nice shot lands for Chandler.
Chandler cracks Ward on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ward falls backwards against the cage. Chandler follows up with more strikes that drop Ward to his knees. Chandler keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ward! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Chandler!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sailo Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki has chosen Moby - Flower as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sailo Cylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo misses with a takedown attempt
and Nowacki counters with an inside leg kick.
Cylo tries for a takedown but Nowacki circles away easily
and Nowacki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sailo Cylo has been cut.
Cylo shoots in for a double leg but Nowacki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sailo Cylo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cylo misses with a takedown
and Nowacki counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cylo.
Nowacki circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Cylo drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Nowacki follows Cylo to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herkules Nowacki!
A relieved looking Herkules Nowacki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gab Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Gavilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gab Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kid Gavilan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber tries to land a front kick but Gavilan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavilan is looking to slow Faber down with leg kicks.
Gavilan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Gavilan feints and then cracks Faber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faber down.
Faber has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gavilan.
Gavilan cracks Faber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gavilan!
The fight stays on the outside here - Faber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Gavilan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gavilan tries to score with a low kick but Faber moves his leg out of the way.
Gavilan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Faber.
Gavilan missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavilan connects with a leg kick. Faber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kid Gavilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Gavilan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gavilan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavilan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gavilan throws a front kick aimed at Faber's knee but Faber avoids it well.
Gavilan motions for Faber to come forward. Gavilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Faber avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Gavilan.
Gavilan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gavilan duly obliges.
Gavilan misses with a low kick.
Gavilan tries a low kick but Faber avoids it.
Faber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Faber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faber shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan looks for the body kick but Faber saw that one coming.
Faber rushes Gavilan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faber misses with a knee strike.
Gavilan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Gavilan lands an elbow that stopped Faber in his tracks for a moment.
Gavilan leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Gavilan avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber tries a knee to the head but Gavilan blocks it.
Gavilan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gavilan smiles and moves away.
Gavilan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Faber blocks the leg kick.
Gavilan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Faber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gavilan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faber checks the leg kick.
Gavilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavilan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gavilan tries to work over Faber's front leg with a kick but Faber checks it.
Gavilan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faber checks it well.
Faber is looking to clinch but Gavilan is avoiding it.
Gavilan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Faber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavilan can pounce on him.
Gavilan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan is looking to slow Faber down with leg kicks.
Faber tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Gavilan to counter with a crisp jab.
Gavilan tries a low kick but Faber avoids it.
Gavilan swats away the attempt to clinch by Faber.
Gavilan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gavilan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gavilan misses with a low kick as Faber jumps back.
Gavilan lands a leg kick that knocks Faber off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavilan throws a head kick that misses.
Gavilan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavilan is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Gavilan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gavilan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Faber is able to avoid easily.
Faber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavilan stuffs the takedown.
Gavilan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Faber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gavilan misses the shot to the body.
Faber clinches up with Gavilan and pushes him back against the cage.
Gavilan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faber misses with a knee strike.
Gavilan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Faber avoiding damage.
Gavilan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Gavilan trying to land knees to the body.
Gavilan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber managing to block the knees to the body from Gavilan.
Faber is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gab Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gavilan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gavilan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gavilan missing with knees to the body.
Faber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gavilan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faber misses with a knee to the head.
Faber avoiding damage as Gavilan throws knees to the body.
Gavilan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gavilan is trying to stall.
Faber stalling in the clinch but Gavilan improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Gavilan has him pressed against the cage.
Gavilan blocks an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gavilan blocks it with crossed arms.
Faber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gavilan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gavilan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Faber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faber avoids a wild elbow strike from Gavilan.
A knee to the head by Faber.
Faber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gavilan is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gavilan down to the mat. Gavilan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavilan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gavilan connects with a leg kick. Faber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan wants to slow Faber down by chopping away at his legs.
Gavilan tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Faber blocks the leg kick.
Gavilan motions for Faber to come forward. Gavilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gavilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faber tries to clinch but Gavilan moves out of range.
Faber moves out of range as Gavilan strikes.
Gavilan swats away the attempt to clinch by Faber.
Gavilan throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
Faber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gavilan is fending him off so far but Faber persists. Nope, Gavilan circles away and we're back to standing.
Gab Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan lands a head kick. Faber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kid Gavilan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavilan misses with a low kick.
Gavilan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Faber.
Faber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gavilan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gavilan misses the shot to the body.
Faber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt - Gavilan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gavilan digs a good body shot into Faber's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gavilan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavilan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faber at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Gavilan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Faber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gavilan throws a leg kick but Faber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gavilan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavilan throws a leg kick but Faber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gavilan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavilan throws a body kick that misses.
Faber checks a leg kick.
Gavilan looks for the body kick but Faber saw that one coming.
Gavilan throws out a leg kick but Faber moves out of range and Gavilan only half commits.
Gavilan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faber avoids the head kick by Gavilan.
Faber checks a leg kick.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Faber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gavilan throws out a leg kick but Faber moves out of range and Gavilan only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Gavilan.
A head kick misses from Gavilan.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Faber checks a low kick from Gavilan.
Faber tries to clinch up
and Gavilan counters with a good low kick that Faber was not able to check.
A bone on bone clash there as Faber blocks the leg kick.
Faber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavilan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavilan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gavilan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faber's head.
Gavilan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavilan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faber wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavilan. Faber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gavilan tries to land a front kick but Faber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faber avoids the head kick by Gavilan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to clinch up but Gavilan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavilan connects with an inside leg kick.
Gavilan misses with a head kick.
Faber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavilan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Faber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gavilan counters with a low kick, right behind Faber 's knee.
Faber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gavilan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Faber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gavilan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faber closes the distance but Gavilan moves to the side
and Gavilan counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber checks a low kick from Gavilan.
Faber checks a leg kick.
Faber avoids the head kick by Gavilan.
Faber forces Gavilan back against the cage and clinches.
Faber drags the fight down to the ground.
Gavilan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gavilan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gavilan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gavilan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gavilan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Gavilan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gavilan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Gavilan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Grant Fortune has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Grant Fortune seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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20
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fortune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White misses with a takedown
and Fortune counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fortune lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fortune engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fortune is one step ahead there.
White wants to stand and escape but Fortune is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fortune looking to pass the guard.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White keeping moving, preventing Fortune from controlling successfully.
Fortune sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fortune throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Fortune stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grant Fortune.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fortune.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortune.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Fortune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
A combination from White does no damage.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune slips a jab and a cross from White.
White shoots in for a double leg but Fortune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fortune lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
White misses with the combination.
Fortune feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to White's calf.
Fortune misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Fortune drives through with a takedown into White's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fortune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Fortune throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fortune landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune advances position into side control!
Fortune scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortune throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fortune wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Fortune working away.
Fortune controlling the position from side mount.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fortune.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortune connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fortune dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Fortune throws a quick inside leg kick.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortune moves away.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fortune circles away.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Fortune, looking for a takedown. White pushes Fortune against the cage but Fortune circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fortune walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White blocks the body kick.
White moves out of range as Fortune throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from White.
White misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fortune counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
Grant Fortune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Fortune sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fortune throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fortune looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
Fortune bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
Fortune controlling from the top position.
Fortune with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fortune throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fortune controlling from the top position.
Fortune lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fortune uses it to pass to side control.
Fortune scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fortune lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear White down.
Fortune landing strikes.
Fortune creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fortune content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fortune landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fortune working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortune controls the position.
White is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fortune working the ground and pound.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fortune is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fortune cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
White taking a bit of punishment here - Fortune scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortune in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fortune moves into full mount!
Fortune raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fortune dominated that second round.
That's time! Fortune's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortune was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Some wild striking there from White.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fortune circles away quickly and effectively.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fortune counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fortune wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fortune lands an elbow.
Fortune connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortune is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down White's shoulder. That is not cool.
White is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune scoring with punches and elbows.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fortune landing a few strikes.
Fortune wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Fortune in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fortune moves into full mount!
Fortune punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fortune unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune raining down hammerfists from mount.
White is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fortune working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White is still in real trouble! Can Fortune finish him?
Fortune lands a heavy shot. That's hurt White! Fortune sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless White and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grant Fortune!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liang comes to the cage accompanied by So Cold by Breaking Benjamin. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Voss!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liang tries to throw a body punch but Voss avoids it by throwing Liang back against the cage.
Liang misses with a punch on the inside.
Voss is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liang to keep the fight standing.
Voss managing to block the knees to the body from Liang.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Voss is trying to pull guard but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voss.
Voss is trying to pull guard but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
Kuai Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang tries a body shot but Voss blocks it.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voss letting Liang take a breather here.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liang tries to land knees in the clinch but Voss avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liang.
Liang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Voss avoids it.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Liang misses with a punch to the body.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Liang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voss blocks a body shot from Liang.
Voss managing to block the knees to the body from Liang.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang scores with a shoulder strike.
Voss blocking some punches.
Liang is pushing Voss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang effectively controlling the action here.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss blocks a body shot from Liang.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voss avoiding damage as Liang throws knees to the body.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liang throws a head punch that misses.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang misses with the head strike.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voss avoiding damage as Liang throws knees to the body.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang tries a body shot but Voss blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liang swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voss blocks a body shot from Liang.
Liang is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuai Liang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Voss blocks the low kick.
Liang misses with an uppercut. Voss saw that one coming.
Liang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liang circles away.
Liang tries to clinch but Voss is having none of it.
Liang fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Voss.
Voss shoots in looking for a takedown but Liang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Voss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuai Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liang.
A good leg kick by Liang.
Liang throws a right and a left that Voss avoids nicely.
Voss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liang pinned against the cage. Liang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liang clinches up with Voss and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voss tries to pull guard but Liang holds him up against the cage and eventually Voss drops back down to his feet.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang taking a breather.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Liang.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss tries to pull guard but Liang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
Liang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Voss is trying to pull guard but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
Liang avoiding damage.
Liang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Scott Voss has been cut.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voss tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liang smiles and moves away.
Liang moves into the clinch.
Liang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voss is defending well for now.
Liang struggles to land a body shot inside as Voss controls his hands.
Liang misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang missing with knees to the body.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voss.
Voss prevents a body shot from Liang.
Voss jumps guard but Liang stands there with Voss around his waist. Voss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuai Liang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liang.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by Voss.
Liang is working Voss over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Voss avoids a wild elbow strike from Liang.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Nice elbow from Liang.
Voss managing to block the knees to the body from Liang.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voss can do to turn this around?
Liang avoiding damage.
Liang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuai Liang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Voss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Voss fails with a takedown attempt.
Scott Voss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liang instigates a clinch.
Liang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Liang fails to land.
Voss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liang tries to work over Voss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voss wants to get back to striking at distance but Liang won't allow it.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
Voss blocks the elbow strike.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voss tries to break free but Liang pushes him back against the cage.
Liang lands a body punch.
Voss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voss blocks an uppercut.
Liang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voss's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuai Liang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
Liang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Liang.
Liang is stalling here.
Liang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liang can't find room to land a body shot as Voss controls the action.
Voss jumps guard but Liang stands there with Voss around his waist. Voss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liang misses with the head strike.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by Voss.
Liang tries to work over Voss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by Voss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to throw a body punch but Voss avoids it by throwing Liang back against the cage.
Liang misses with the head strike.
Liang swings wildly with an uppercut but Voss uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liang.
Voss tries to pull guard but Liang won't allow it.
Liang working aggressively here.
Kuai Liang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voss blocking some punches.
Voss manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Voss keeping moving, preventing Liang from controlling successfully.
Liang won't allow Voss to sweep him here.
Liang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang looking to sit in guard and control but Voss gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Voss controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Liang trying to control the position here.
Liang keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Scott Voss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voss has gone for a leg lock! Liang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Voss's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuai Liang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuai Liang!
Kuai Liang made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills 159Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to clinch
and Pound counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pound lands a jab to the nose.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Pound.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Pound.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Pound pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Pound is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pound moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pound lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch but Pound is avoiding it.
Smith tries to clinch but Pound moves out of range.
Pound avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith wants to clinch up but Pound keeps it at a distance.
Pound misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith darts in and clinches Pound up against the cage.
Pound tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Pound avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Pound lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Pound blocks with his arms.
Pound breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pound gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Pound works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pound.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Pound in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pound misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Pound leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pound is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Pound into the cage.
Knees to the body from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Pound.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Pound shrugs off.
Smith has Pound pressed against the cage, preventing Pound from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pound is trying to break free.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Pound tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pound blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Pound connects with a crisp jab.
Pound tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith clinches.
Pound is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pound blocks it with crossed arms.
Pound can't break the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow just above Pound 's eye.
It looks like Brad Pound has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pound as Smith tries to tie him up.
Pound working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pound pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Pound circles away.
Pound scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Pound.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pound swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pound, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Pound'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.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith avoids the body shot from Pound.
Smith slips under a jab from Pound.
Pound avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pound scores with a jab to the head.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pound swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pound cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch up but Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pound paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith moves out of range as Pound strikes.
Pound just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pound.
Pound jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brad Pound is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith is looking to clinch but Pound is avoiding it.
Pound jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pound throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Pound throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith tries to clinch but Pound moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Pound.
Pound thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Pound lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pound throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Pound tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pound swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Pound getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pound throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Pound throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith wants to clinch.
Pound throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith wants to clinch up but Pound keeps it at a distance.
Smith avoids the body shot from Pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Pound sees coming a mile off.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pound swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pound paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pound ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pound connects with a jab.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Smith tries to clinch there but Pound circles away.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Pound sees coming a mile off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Pound strikes.
Nice body punch from Pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pound dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Pound's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pound scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Pound swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pound misses with an uppercut.
Smith tries to move into range but Pound moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pound swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pound blocks the body kick.
Pound takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pound will feel that in the morning.
Pound tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Pound.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Pound is blocking nicely.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith avoiding damage.
Pound blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Pound on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Pound is blocking nicely.
Dave Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Pound blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith prevents a body shot from Pound.
Pound is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Pound into the cage.
Pound is trying to break free.
Pound tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Pound back against the cage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Pound misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pound lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pound's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Pound avoids the damage to the body.
Pound takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Pound is blocking nicely.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pound's defenses.
Pound throws a head punch that misses.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pound can't break the clinch.
Pound blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Pound pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pound jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pound connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Pound changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves to clinch but Pound breaks away
enabling Pound to counter with a crisp jab.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pound fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to clinch but Pound is having none of it.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pound is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith avoids the body shot from Pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith thumps Pound with a low kick.
Pound swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Smith!
Dave Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Wabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski has chosen Hemp Gru - Sami swoi as his entrance music. Roger Wabbit has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Wabbit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski defending well as Wabbit loads up on a big left hand.
Tarnowski throws a head kick that misses.
Wabbit moves out of range as Tarnowski throws a body kick.
Tarnowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Wabbit misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Tarnowski as Wabbit shoots in.
Tarnowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wabbit's calf.
Wabbit throws a series of punches but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Wabbit throws a jab when Tarnowski was well out of range.
Jab from Wabbit.
Wabbit throws an overhand right that lands on Tarnowski's shoulder, as Tarnowski tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Tarnowski.
Nice jab there from Wabbit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wabbit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wabbit looks to land a left hand but Tarnowski moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tarnowski.
Roger Wabbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Tarnowski 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.
Wabbit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tarnowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tarnowski is rocked!
Tarnowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wabbit.
Tarnowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Wabbit finish him?
Wabbit checks a leg kick.
Wabbit drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tarnowski right on the button. Tarnowski goes down! Wabbit follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wabbit gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Wabbit!
Roger Wabbit retains his lightweight title!
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RATING
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