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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Giraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Giraldo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money instigates a clinch.
Giraldo takes a shot to the head.
Giraldo misses with a punch to the body.
Giraldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Money is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Giraldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Money wants to break free but Giraldo has control.
Money tries to pull guard but Giraldo won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Giraldo.
Giraldo tries to throw a body punch but Money avoids it by throwing Giraldo back against the cage.
Money jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Giraldo walks away with a smile on his face. Money gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Money. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Money shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giraldo as he jumps to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Money 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Money is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giraldo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Money out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Greg Giraldo!
Greg Giraldo took some time post fight to say the following; 'What the fuck? I won? Okay then!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Abs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Theme of Exodus. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Abs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuivanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Abs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abs trying to land knees to the body.
Abs decides to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abs keeping moving, preventing Kuivanen from controlling successfully.
Kuivanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuivanen postures up in Abs's guard and throws a big left but Abs blocks it.
Abs 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.
Abs managing to control the position.
Abs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuivanen preventing the sweep.
Kuivanen trying to control but Abs is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abs clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs keeps control of Kuivanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abs tightens his grip and picks Kuivanen up, before dumping him to the ground. Kuivanen manages to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abs drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kuivanen dives on top into guard.
Kuivanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuivanen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuivanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Abs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Abs blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuivanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen looking to pass the guard.
Abs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuivanen won't allow Abs to get back to his feet.
Kuivanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Abs is trying to control the position but Kuivanen postures up.
Abs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuivanen postures up in Abs's guard and throws a big left but Abs blocks it.
Kuivanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Abs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abs is looking to stand up but Kuivanen isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuivanen advances to half guard.
Abs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuivanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abs defending well though.
Abs wants to control but Kuivanen is keeping busy.
Abs is staying active underneath Kuivanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abs gets a double leg takedown into Kuivanen's guard.
Abs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuivanen on the ground.
Abs tries to stand but Kuivanen is controlling from the bottom.
Abs postures up.
Kuivanen is working an open guard so Abs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kuivanen throws the kick towards the body but Abs avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen throws a head kick but Abs moves out of range.
Abs tries to clinch but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Abs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abs checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuivanen. Abs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abs clinches with his opponent.
Abs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abs lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Abs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuivanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Abs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abs rushes Kuivanen and presses him up against the cage.
Abs lands a body punch.
Abs manages to break the clinch.
Abs works Kuivanen's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abs.
Abs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuivanen.
Abs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abs is looking to clinch but Kuivanen is avoiding it.
Kuivanen tries to land a front kick but Abs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuivanen managing to block the knees to the body from Abs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs manages to break the clinch.
Kuivanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Abs has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abs tries to work over Kuivanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuivanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuivanen up against the cage.
Kuivanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Abs has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs has Kuivanen pushed against the cage.
Abs manages to break the clinch.
Juha Kuivanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuivanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abs manages to avoid it.
James Abs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuivanen throws a body punch but Abs moves out of range.
Kuivanen misses with a low kick.
Abs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuivanen throws the kick towards the body but Abs avoids it.
Abs tries to clinch but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Kuivanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Abs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Abs wants to stand but Kuivanen is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
James Abs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kuivanen is avoiding damage well.
Abs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kuivanen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Abs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kuivanen!
Kuivanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abs unloading with bombs!
Abs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abs looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abs with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuivanen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen tries to hold on but Abs postures up.
Kuivanen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abs is looking to take a break and control but Kuivanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuivanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Abs tries to stand but Kuivanen is controlling from the bottom.
Kuivanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abs manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuivanen postures up in Abs's guard and throws a big left but Abs blocks it.
Abs wants to stand and escape but Kuivanen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Abs dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crunch! Abs slams his shin into Kuivanen's torso.
Abs scores with a one two! Kuivanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuivanen takes a swing at Abs's ribcage but misses.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuivanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abs rushes Kuivanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abs tries to clinch up.
Abs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuivanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Abs tries to work over Kuivanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abs has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kuivanen regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kuivanen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kuivanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen trying to control but Abs is working from the bottom.
Kuivanen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kuivanen trying to control but Abs is working from the bottom.
Abs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kuivanen forces his way into half guard.
Abs trying to hold on to Kuivanen's head to control him but Kuivanen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs tries to get to full guard but Kuivanen has control of the leg.
Abs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kuivanen trying to control but Abs is working from the bottom.
Abs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuivanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Abs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abs isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kuivanen stacks Abs on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kuivanen!
Abs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuivanen can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kuivanen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Kuivanen.
Abs struggling a bit here.
Abs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abs avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kuivanen.
Abs is trying to escape the position but Kuivanen is controlling the position.
Kuivanen trying to control the position but Abs is working away.
Kuivanen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kuivanen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen working away.
Abs looks to move to half guard but instead Kuivanen has passed into mount! Damn!
Kuivanen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kuivanen avoids the attempt from Abs to control.
Abs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abs blocking the ground and pound.
Juha Kuivanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuivanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Abs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abs tries to get out of the position.
Abs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kuivanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuivanen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
James Abs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abs holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kuivanen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juha Kuivanen.
Well Abs 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Abs!
James Abs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Drink and Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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223 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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292 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruggiero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruggiero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Ruggiero looks to clinch
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruggiero won't be happy with that.
Ruggiero is looking for a sweep.
Ruggiero is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wilson connects with a decent elbow.
Ruggiero is rocked!
It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big shot lands for Wilson! That's hurt Ruggiero! Will he recover? Wilson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Wilson!
A very excited looking Mickey Wilson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Becerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggie Shackleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Becerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biggie Shackleton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Becerra throws a hook to the side of Shackleton's head but Shackleton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shackleton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Becerra's guard.
Shackleton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shackleton is working Becerra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Becerra looking for a sweep. Not yet Becerra, not yet.
Becerra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Becerra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shackleton is looking to escape.
Shackleton is desperately trying to improve his position but Becerra has a good base and remains in mount.
Shackleton wants to control but Becerra is having none of it.
Becerra working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shackleton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Becerra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleton is looking to improve his position but Becerra isn't that keen on the idea.
Shackleton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Biggie Shackleton has been cut.
Shackleton working to try and regain half guard.
Becerra postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Shackleton badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Becerra around the waist but Becerra pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Becerra is the winner by TKO! Becerra jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Becerra!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Time Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Time Bang!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bang has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Van Der Sluijs thuds his right hand into Bang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Time Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sluijs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bang's calf.
Good shot there by Van Der Sluijs.
Bang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang walks into a jab.
Bang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bang there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Sluijs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bang doesn't seem phased though.
Bang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Der Sluijs defends well and Bang ends up having to push Van Der Sluijs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Der Sluijs throws an elbow but it misses.
Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Der Sluijs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice elbow.
Van Der Sluijs wants to break free but Bang has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs working aggressively here.
Van Der Sluijs tries to break free but Bang pushes him back against the cage.
Bang looking for a takedown.
Van Der Sluijs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bang's efforts to push away.
Bang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Der Sluijs pulls his leg out and moves away.
James Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Time Bang.
Van Der Sluijs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Der Sluijs keeps Bang at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Bang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bang looks winded!
Bang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bang wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Der Sluijs tries to circle away but Bang has him pinned against the cage.
Bang tries for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs manages to get underhooks.
Van Der Sluijs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs lands a hook that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Der Sluijs.
Bang working hard to break the clinch.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Der Sluijs just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bang's brow.
Bang tries to pull guard but Van Der Sluijs holds him up against the cage and eventually Bang drops back down to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Sluijs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bang dodges an elbow strike from Van Der Sluijs.
Bang decides to pull guard.
Bang wants to sweep but no luck.
Bang is looking to stand back up but Van Der Sluijs counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bang.
Bang is refusing to be controlled, as Van Der Sluijs sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang is trying to stand up here but Van Der Sluijs is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Van Der Sluijs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bang shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Der Sluijs as he jumps to the side.
Van Der Sluijs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Der Sluijs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bang shoots for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Time Bang.
Bang looks for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs sprawls well.
James Van Der Sluijs is winning the standup battle so far.
Bang walks into a jab.
Van Der Sluijs lands a head kick!
Van Der Sluijs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Van Der Sluijs lands a big head kick that sends Bang to the canvas! Van Der Sluijs follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Van Der Sluijs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. Arne Kjolby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Starner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arne Kjolby!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjolby looks to land a combination but Starner avoids it well.
Ryan Starner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starner feints a jab promting Kjolby to slip. Starner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kjolby slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kjolby throws a series of punches but Starner avoids them all with ease.
Kjolby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starner.
Kjolby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Starner.
Kjolby tries to bum rush Starner with a series of wild strikes but Starner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Starner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjolby trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Starner.
Starner looks to throw the jab but Kjolby is out of range.
Kjolby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Starner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kjolby as he jumps to the side.
Starner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kjolby throws a combination that misses
and Starner counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab from Starner.
Kjolby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starner.
Kjolby throws a series of punches but Starner avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner misses with a hook.
Starner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kjolby scores with a one two! Starner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ryan Starner has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starner lands with a nice body punch.
Kjolby misses with a double jab.
Kjolby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Starner shoots in and drives through. Kjolby sprawls well.
Kjolby throws the left hand but Starner avoids the punch easily.
Starner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kjolby is just out of range.
Starner jabs Kjolby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Starner throws a jab when Kjolby was well out of range.
Starner misses with a left hand
and Kjolby counters with a two punch combo.
Kjolby leaves Starner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kjolby is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Starner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, jab by Starner - just one landing.
Kjolby leaves Starner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kjolby misses with a two punch combination.
Kjolby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Starner with that takedown attempt.
Kjolby misses with a series of wild punches.
Kjolby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starner circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby lands with a nice body punch.
Kjolby throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Starner colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Kjolby as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Starner is left battered and dazed whilst Kjolby and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arne Kjolby!
A very excited looking Arne Kjolby made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tombstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philmore Butts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philmore Butts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Tombstone!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Tombstone misses.
Butts swinging wildly here.
Butts misses with a hook. Tombstone ducked under it nicely.
Butts tries to bum rush Tombstone with a series of wild strikes but Tombstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tombstone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butts circles away quickly and effectively.
Butts connects with a body shot.
Tombstone throws a right hand that Butts ducks under and follows up with a left that Butts also avoids with ease.
Tombstone has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Butts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tombstone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tombstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butts. Tombstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tombstone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butts.
Tombstone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Butts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack Tombstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts works over Tombstone's head and body with a nice combination.
Tombstone is rocked!
Tombstone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tombstone is still on wobbly legs! Can Butts finish him?
Tombstone looks to land a combination but Butts avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tombstone misses with a wild body shot.
Tombstone seems to have recovered his senses.
Tombstone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BOOM! Butts lands a beautiful left hook that drops Tombstone. Tombstone tries to recover but Butts is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Tombstone lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philmore Butts!
After the fight, Philmore Butts was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Michalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milan Michalek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Michalek!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Price seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big right from Price misses.
Michalek throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Michalek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Price scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michalek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maxwell Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michalek looks to land a body kick but Price moved away.
Michalek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michalek.
Michalek slips a straight right by Price.
Price blocks the body kick.
That kick from Michalek tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Price works Michalek's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalek lands a nice looking body kick.
Price moves out of range as Michalek throws a body kick.
Michalek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Price is out of range and Michalek settles back down.
Price takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milan Michalek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michalek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Price clobbers Michalek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch! Michalek slams his shin into Price's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price moves out of range of the body kick from Michalek.
Michalek tries to land a leg kick but Price saw it coming and moves away.
Michalek has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Michalek lands with a hook. Price tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Price swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michalek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with an uppercut. Michalek saw that one coming.
Michalek fakes the leg kick and cracks Price in the body.
Price lands a glancing blow to the side of Michalek's head.
BOOM! Michalek lands a beautiful left hook that drops Price. Price tries to recover but Michalek is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Price lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Michalek!
An out of breath and clearly excited Milan Michalek thanked Hellraiser FightGear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lews Therin Telamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir comes to the cage accompanied by -N- The Bay. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
225 lbs
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lews Therin Telamon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormeir has closed the distance and engaged Telamon in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cormeir.
Telamon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cormeir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Telamon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cain Cormeir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Telamon ducks under a wild hook from Cormeir.
Cormeir closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cormeir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cormeir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cormeir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Telamon tries to keep at a distance but Cormeir has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telamon tries for a takedown but Cormeir manages to get underhooks.
Cormeir works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir tries to free his leg and advance position but Telamon is retaining full guard.
Cormeir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormeir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Telamon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Telamon keeping moving, preventing Cormeir from controlling successfully.
Cormeir advances to half guard.
Cormeir thows a huge punch but Telamon dodges it nicely.
Cormeir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Telamon defending well though.
Cormeir throws a strike but Telamon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Telamon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cormeir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cormeir 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cormeir has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Cormeir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Telamon wants to get back to his feet but Cormeir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Cormeir 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cormeir throws a big right hand that misses.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Cormeir is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Cormeir postures up in Telamon's guard and throws a big left but Telamon blocks it.
Telamon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cormeir throwing strikes from guard but Telamon blocks nicely.
Telamon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir lands a couple of elbows.
Cormeir landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cormeir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Telamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Telamon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Telamon keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Telamon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cormeir controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Cormeir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cormeir moves into the clinch.
Cormeir manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Cormeir.
Cormeir misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cormeir. Telamon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Cormeir does it's job there.
Cormeir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cormeir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormeir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cormeir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Telamon is rocked!
Telamon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cormeir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir throws the left hand but Telamon avoids the punch easily.
Cormeir thows a body shot but no joy.
Cormeir looks to score with a jab to the body but Telamon is just out of range.
Cormeir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cain Cormeir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cormeir missing with a left hand there. Telamon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cormeir lands a head shot.
Telamon moves away from the strike by Cormeir.
Cormeir misses with the combination.
Cormeir moves into the clinch successfully.
Telamon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Cormeir on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cormeir.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cormeir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cormeir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cormeir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Telamon is breathing heavily.
Cormeir dives in and scores a takedown into Telamon's guard.
Cormeir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Telamon can do to turn this around?
Cormeir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cormeir is working Telamon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cormeir controlling from the top position.
Cormeir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Telamon is still in real trouble! Can Cormeir finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir gets to his feet and stands over Telamon, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Telamon felt that one! Cormeir unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Telamon from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Cormeir!
Cain Cormeir retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Cain Cormeir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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