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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Guerrero. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Guerrero.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wood shoots in but no luck this time.
Guerrero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guerrero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Jose Guerrero has been cut.
Wood lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Guerrero is looking to close the distance but Wood sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Guerrero crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Guerrero is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jon Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Undead as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Chambers. Chambers gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Chambers or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
so Chambers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chambers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chambers passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chambers moves nicely into side control.
Chambers tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is trying to control Chambers's posture but Chambers avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Chambers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Chambers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva tries to buck Chambers off but Chambers is having none of it.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chambers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Chambers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva clinches but Chambers breaks the clinch
and Chambers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Chambers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chambers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chambers is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Chambers wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chambers trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chambers is working away from the top position though.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Chambers has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Chambers's shoulder, as Chambers tries to avoid the shot.
Chambers shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva with a hook.
Chambers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chambers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chambers taking a breather here.
Chambers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chambers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chambers prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Chambers tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Chambers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chambers counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is trying to control the position but Chambers postures up.
Chambers trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Chambers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Chambers stands up from Silva's guard - Chambers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Chambers has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries for a takedown but Chambers manages to get underhooks.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Chambers can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers jumps guard but Silva stands there with Chambers around his waist. Chambers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Chambers drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Chambers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva trying to stall but Chambers improves his position.
Chambers blocks the elbow strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chambers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Jamal Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva wants to clinch but Chambers slips to the side
and Chambers counters by clinching up.
Chambers tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Chambers blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chambers blocks it with crossed arms.
Chambers successfully pulls guard.
Chambers looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Chambers keeping busy on the bottom but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Chambers is a slippery customer.
Chambers is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chambers avoid being mounted?
Chambers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Chambers loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?
It looks like Andrew Silva has been cut.
Chambers looking for the choke from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers looking for the choke from the back.
Chambers working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva turns into Chambers and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chambers is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Chambers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chambers is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Chambers is working hard here to advance position.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Jamal Chambers has been cut.
Chambers is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Chambers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Chambers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chambers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chambers tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chambers trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Chambers dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries for a takedown but Chambers circles away easily
and Chambers counters with a takedown into side control.
Chambers has hold of Silva's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Silva tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Chambers cranks the arm and Silva screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Silva, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jamal Chambers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Stylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JD Stylo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stylo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hastings as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hastings tries a low kick but Stylo avoids it.
Stylo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Hastings as Stylo shoots in.
Hastings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hastings could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hastings throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stylo lands with a nice combination. Hastings backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Brett Hastings has been cut.
Stylo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stylo looks gassed!
Hastings tries to roll over but Stylo keeps him under control.
Hastings wants to control but Stylo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hastings regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stylo preventing the sweep.
Hastings bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stylo's guard.
Hastings looking to sit in guard and control but Stylo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stylo wants to stand but Hastings is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hastings might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hastings working a defensive guard here.
Hastings looking for a sweep. Not yet Hastings, not yet.
Hastings controlling the position.
Hastings is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stylo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stylo working away.
Stylo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stylo landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Hastings's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hastings misses with a wild body shot.
Hastings connects with a solid leg kick.
Stylo misses with a series of wild punches.
JD Stylo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hastings lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stylo's sensitive parts.
Stylo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stylo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hastings there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hastings throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hastings clinches up with Stylo and pushes him back against the cage.
Stylo wants to break free but Hastings has control.
Stylo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hastings landing knees to the body.
Hastings lands a nice shot to the body.
Hastings missing with knees to the body.
Stylo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hastings is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hastings tries a knee to the head but Stylo blocks it.
Stylo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stylo manages to break the clinch.
Stylo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hastings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hastings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stylo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hastings.
Hastings fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stylo, pushing him back against the cage.
Stylo breaks from the clinch.
Hastings dodges the punch combination from Stylo.
Some wild striking there from Stylo.
A left lands for Stylo.
Hastings showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stylo.
Stylo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hastings's waist but Stylo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stylo off to one side.
Brett Hastings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JD Stylo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hastings.
Stylo misses with a two punch combination.
Stylo lands with a right that hurts Hastings. Hastings looks to clinch but Stylo throws a short knee that drops Hastings. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). JD Stylo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cory Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Rookshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke comes to the cage accompanied by The Way You Like It. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cory Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vernon Rookshaw!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rookshaw wants to slow Locke down by chopping away at his legs.
Rookshaw has Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Locke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Locke shoots in but no luck this time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rookshaw 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 Locke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Locke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rookshaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rookshaw drives through and clinches with Locke against the cage.
Rookshaw lands an elbow inside.
Rookshaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rookshaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Locke jumps guard but Rookshaw stands there with Locke around his waist. Locke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rookshaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rookshaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
Rookshaw misses with an elbow over the top.
Rookshaw trying to land knees to the body.
Rookshaw lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye.
Rookshaw missing with knees to the body.
Rookshaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rookshaw throws an elbow but it misses.
Locke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rookshaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rookshaw lands an elbow inside.
Rookshaw stops a takedown attempt from Locke.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Rookshaw.
Locke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rookshaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rookshaw throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Locke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Locke.
Rookshaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rookshaw drives through and clinches with Locke against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rookshaw throws an elbow but misses.
Locke wants a takedown but no success here.
Locke avoiding damage as Rookshaw throws knees to the body.
Locke gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rookshaw regains guard.
Locke pushes down on Rookshaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Locke trying to control the action but Rookshaw is working from the bottom.
Locke trying to mount his opponent but Rookshaw defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke is working hard here to advance position.
Rookshaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rookshaw wants to sweep here but Locke controlling him for the moment.
Rookshaw seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Locke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Locke stands up over Rookshaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rookshaw is keeping the position for now.
Rookshaw pulls Locke in close to prevent any damage.
Rookshaw has his feet on Locke's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Locke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vernon Rookshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rookshaw.
Rookshaw misses with a low kick.
Rookshaw throws a low kick but Locke avoids it.
Rookshaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke shoots in but Rookshaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rookshaw misses with a low kick.
Locke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rookshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Locke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rookshaw.
Rookshaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Rookshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Locke fails with the takedown.
Locke shoots in but no luck this time.
Good work by Locke as he checks the leg kick.
Locke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rookshaw's waist but Locke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Locke off to one side.
Vernon Rookshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rookshaw.
Rookshaw throws and low kick but Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rookshaw wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Locke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Rookshaw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Locke showed some decent athleticism there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Locke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Locke is looking to pass Rookshaw's guard but actually Rookshaw recovers to full guard.
Locke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Locke trying to control the position but Rookshaw is working away.
Rookshaw isn't going anywhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke working the ground and pound from side control.
Locke working the head and body with strikes.
Rookshaw struggling a bit here.
Locke tries for a kimura but Rookshaw is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rookshaw gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rookshaw wants to improve his position but Locke is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw has one foot on Locke's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rookshaw tries to land a leg kick but Locke saw it coming and moves away.
Locke closes the distance and clinches up with Rookshaw, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes Rookshaw against the cage but Rookshaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Locke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rookshaw swivels and escapes.
Rookshaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rookshaw throws a leg kick but Locke moved away.
Rookshaw instigates a clinch.
Rookshaw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rookshaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Locke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rookshaw.
Locke landing knees to the body.
Rookshaw missing with knees to the body.
Locke jumps guard.
Rookshaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Locke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rookshaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rookshaw working away.
Rookshaw stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rookshaw slow jab from Locke misses its intended target.
Rookshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Locke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke shoots in but Rookshaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Rookshaw as Locke shoots in.
Rookshaw lands a body shot.
Rookshaw wants to land a leg kick but Locke is out of range.
Rookshaw stuffs the takedown.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rookshaw as he jumps to the side.
Locke tries to clinch but Rookshaw moves out of range.
Rookshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Locke doesn't manage to clinch there - Rookshaw circles away.
Rookshaw tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Locke fails with the takedown.
Locke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rookshaw thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Rookshaw.
Rookshaw misses with a body kick.
Locke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rookshaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Rookshaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Locke throws a head kick that half lands.
Rookshaw is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Locke blocks the low kick.
Rookshaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Locke moves out of range of the body kick.
Locke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Locke showed some decent athleticism there.
Rookshaw gets full guard.
Locke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rookshaw has his hands on Locke's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Locke stopping the sweep attempt from Rookshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookshaw has control of Locke's left arm, preventing Locke from doing any damage.
Rookshaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Locke is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rookshaw is on top in guard.
Locke will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rookshaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Locke wants to sweep but no luck.
Locke wants to hit a switch here but Rookshaw passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Locke there!
Locke is trying desperately to improve position.
Rookshaw content just to control the position here.
Locke working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cory Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Locke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rookshaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Locke tries to reverse the position but Rookshaw maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rookshaw controlling the pace for now.
Locke working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vernon Rookshaw.
I've got Rookshaw 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Rookshaw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cohen Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cohen Maloney!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maloney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maloney is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maloney moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hughes.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maloney but Maloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maloney is looking to clinch.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes lands a nice shot that snaps Maloney's head back.
It looks like Cohen Maloney has been cut.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maloney.
Maloney avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hughes.
Hughes wants to control but Maloney postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Maloney has control of the leg.
Hughes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hughes working a defensive guard here.
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maloney preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maloney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Maloney doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Maloney wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Maloney swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Maloney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maloney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes gets a clinch.
Hughes can't break the clinch.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Maloney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maloney manages to end up in side control.
A control attempt from Hughes but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney lands a big elbow.
It looks like Nate Hughes has been cut.
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maloney postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hughes looks a forlorn figure.
Hughes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Maloney wants to stand and escape but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hughes's guard.
Maloney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maloney.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maloney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maloney.
Hughes misses with a takedown
and Maloney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cohen Maloney dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughes throws a right hand that Maloney ducks under and follows up with a left that Maloney also avoids with ease.
Hughes shoots in but Maloney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maloney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nate Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes throws a right and a left that Maloney avoids nicely.
Maloney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes wants to clinch but Maloney slips to the side
and Maloney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maloney manages to break the clinch.
Hughes cracks Maloney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maloney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maloney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maloney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes tries to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling the position.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
Hughes misses with some punches.
Maloney stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maloney pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maloney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes tries to stall but Maloney uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maloney. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Maloney lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
Maloney tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually Maloney drops back down to his feet.
Hughes tries to break the clinch but Maloney is controlling the position.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maloney pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maloney connects with a knee to the head.
Maloney misses with the head strike.
Hughes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maloney smiles and moves away.
Hughes tries to clinch but Maloney moves out of range.
Hughes closes the distance but Maloney moves to the side
and Maloney counters by clinching up.
Maloney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maloney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maloney misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maloney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Maloney prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Maloney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maloney is looking to clinch.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maloney sprawls well initially but Hughes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hughes trying to control the action but Maloney is working from the bottom.
Hughes is looking to stall here but Maloney recovers full guard.
Maloney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maloney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maloney circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maloney counters by clinching up.
Hughes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maloney tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch but Maloney keeps him there for the moment.
Hughes missing with knees to the body.
Maloney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes fails to pull guard.
Maloney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes wants to break free but Maloney has control.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Maloney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hughes pulls Maloney into guard.
Hughes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maloney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes goes for an armbar but Maloney turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maloney.
Maloney is looking to advance position but Hughes has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hughes is trying to control here but Maloney has managed to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes trying to control the action but Maloney is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Hughes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hughes wants to clinch
and Maloney counters by clinching up.
Maloney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Maloney manages to get underhooks.
Maloney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hughes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maloney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maloney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maloney is keeping busy.
Maloney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maloney is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maloney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes clinches.
Hughes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maloney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Cohen Maloney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Hughes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Maloney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to advance position but Maloney won't allow it.
Hughes is tying to control. Maloney wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hughes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maloney won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maloney is trying to control but Hughes passes into side control!
Hughes goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maloney rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hughes's guard! Nice work there by Maloney!
Maloney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hughes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controls Maloney momentarily but Maloney frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maloney wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Maloney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maloney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maloney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maloney prevents Hughes from getting back to his feet.
Maloney slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hughes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maloney off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hughes.
Hughes cracks Maloney with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Maloney from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Maloney prevents Hughes from getting a body triangle.
Hughes throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Maloney!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Hughes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Raas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Raas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Watson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
It looks like Roy Raas has been cut.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Raas struggling a bit here.
Watson just content to control the position.
Watson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Watson stands up.
Raas takes the fight into the clinch.
Raas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raas avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Watson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Raas can't fight it off and eventually Watson manages to take the fight to the floor. Raas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Raas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raas is looking for a triangle here but Watson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Raas tries to improve position but can't.
Watson staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Raas to see if he's OK.
Watson is chipping away with strikes.
Raas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raas wants to get back to his feet.
Raas is looking for a sweep.
Raas struggling a bit here.
Watson stands up.
Watson scores a takedown into full mount!
Watson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raas is looking to get to half guard.
Watson working for a guillotine from mount but Raas is in no mood to give up.
Raas is looking to get to half guard.
Watson wants to finish this one by submission but Raas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Watson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raas is working to get back to half guard.
Watson controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watson controlling the position easily from mount.
Raas is working to get back to half guard.
Watson controlling from the full mount.
Watson raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Raas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raas fails with the takedown
and Watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watson.
Watson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Watson trying to control the position but Raas is working away.
Raas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watson stands up and beckons Raas to his feet.
Raas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Well, if Watson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Raas wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
Raas is breathing heavily.
Watson uses his free foot to push down on Raas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Raas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has control of Raas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Raas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Raas is looking to get to half guard.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Raas is in trouble!
Watson controlling from mount.
Raas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Watson prevents Raas from improving his position.
Watson decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raas darts in trying to clinch
so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raas looking for a sweep. Not yet Raas, not yet.
Raas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watson stands up and waves to Raas to follow him.
Watson lands with a nice combination. Raas backs away looking to recover.
The has opened up Roy Raas's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raas gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Raas looking for a guillotine here but Watson defends easily.
Raas is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson prevents Raas from getting back to his feet.
Watson pushing down on Raas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson wants to work for an arm triangle but Raas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Watson is tying to control. Raas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watson prevents Raas from standing back up.
Watson is trying for a kimura here. Raas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Watson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Watson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Wigum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinnie St Croix had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinnie St Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nigel Wigum!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Wigum. No joy for St Croix on that attempt.
St Croix closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Croix lands in his opponent's guard.
Wigum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wigum looking to control.
Wigum is controlling St Croix's posture.
Wigum working a defensive guard here.
St Croix stands and throws Wigum's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wigum gets back to half guard.
Wigum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Croix is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Croix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wigum keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix prevents Wigum from improving his position.
Wigum blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Croix.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wigum blocks a leg kick.
Wigum drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Croix is breathing heavily.
St Croix is not content to let Wigum control the position.
Wigum tries to score with some ground and pound. St Croix controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wigum controlling from side mount.
St Croix sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wigum has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wigum landing strikes from the mount and St Croix is in trouble!
St Croix is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Croix is working hard here to advance position.
Wigum controlling the position easily from mount.
Wigum tries to control but St Croix wriggling away.
St Croix taking shots to the head.
Wigum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wigum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Croix is looking to escape.
St Croix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Croix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wigum controlling the position easily from mount.
Wigum goes for an armbar but he's not got it… St Croix turns into him and now he's in Wigum's guard.
St Croix prevents Wigum from getting back to his feet.
St Croix is looking to advance position but Wigum has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wigum working for a submission but St Croix is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wigum landing shots from mount.
It looks like Vinnie St Croix has been cut.
Wigum lands a big shot there that rocks St Croix but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wigum controlling the position easily from mount.
St Croix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns St Croix that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wigum content just to control the position here.
I looks like Wigum might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
St Croix is in a horrible position here. Wigum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Wigum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie St Croix'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.
Nice sprawl there from St Croix as Wigum shoots in.
Wigum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wigum moves into the clinch.
Wigum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wigum lands a big shot that drops St Croix! Can he finish him?
St Croix is rocked!
Vinnie St Croix's cut is getting worse.
Wigum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh St Croix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wigum lands an uppercut, right on the button! St Croix tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Wigum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Firuz Shahzad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shahzad comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel My Fire (The Prodigy). Yushin Akiyama struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Firuz Shahzad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yushin Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama avoids the body shot from Shahzad.
Akiyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shahzad's waist but Akiyama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akiyama off to one side.
Shahzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Shahzad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akiyama.
Shahzad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shahzad tries to land a leg kick but Akiyama saw it coming and moves away.
Shahzad ducks right into an uppercut from Akiyama.
Firuz Shahzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shahzad fails to land with a series of punches.
Akiyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shahzad.
Some wild striking there from Shahzad.
Shahzad throws a leg kick but Akiyama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Akiyama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akiyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Shahzad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shahzad swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.
Shahzad misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akiyama dodges the punch combination from Shahzad.
Akiyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Shahzad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akiyama throws a push kick but Shahzad slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shahzad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahzad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shahzad 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 Akiyama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akiyama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akiyama misses with a body kick.
Shahzad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shahzad is breathing heavily.
Shahzad wants to slow Akiyama down by chopping away at his legs.
Shahzad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akiyama to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Shahzad as he checks the leg kick.
Akiyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akiyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shahzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shahzad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shahzad throws a series of punches but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akiyama closes the distance and clinches.
Akiyama jumps guard.
Shahzad trying to control the position from guard on top but Akiyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akiyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Shahzad wants to control from the top but Akiyama keeps moving.
Akiyama wants to sweep here but Shahzad controlling him for the moment.
Shahzad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akiyama is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is looking for a triangle but Shahzad pushes his legs off easily.
Akiyama looking for a sweep. Not yet Akiyama, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shahzad scoring well with a low kick there.
Shahzad misses with a combination
letting Akiyama counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akiyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akiyama.
A good leg kick by Shahzad.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shahzad - that will leave a mark!
Shahzad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akiyama counters with a nice body kick.
Shahzad misses with a combination
and Akiyama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shahzad won't be happy with that.
Shahzad is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Shahzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shahzad is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shahzad gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shahzad trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahzad holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shahzad trying to hold on to Akiyama's head to control him but Akiyama postures up.
Shahzad tries to kick Akiyama off but Akiyama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shahzad gets back to full guard.
Akiyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shahzad is trying to control the position but Akiyama postures up.
Akiyama drops back looking for a leg! Shahzad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shahzad manages to kick Akiyama off! Akiyama jumps back into Shahzad's guard.
Akiyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shahzad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akiyama pushing down on Shahzad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Akiyama wants to work for an arm triangle but Shahzad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shahzad tries to kick Akiyama off but Akiyama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shahzad is staying active underneath Akiyama, 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.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but Shahzad circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Akiyama lands with a straight right. Shahzad didn't see that one coming.
Shahzad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akiyama works over Shahzad's head and body with a nice combination.
Shahzad throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Shahzad throws a combination that misses
and Akiyama counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shahzad 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 Akiyama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akiyama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akiyama dodges the punch combination from Shahzad.
Akiyama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shahzad's hands.
Akiyama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shahzad in his tracks.
Shahzad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akiyama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akiyama avoiding damage as Shahzad throws knees to the body.
Akiyama keeps control of Shahzad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Akiyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Akiyama there.
Shahzad misses with a combination
and Akiyama counters with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akiyama.
Shahzad misses with a double jab
and Akiyama counters with a straight right hand.
Shahzad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shahzad misses with a few strikes there.
Shahzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akiyama's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shahzad misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Shahzad misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Akiyama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shahzad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Akiyama is rocked!
Shahzad throws a series of punches but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Shahzad finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Shahzad.
Akiyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Shahzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akiyama slips a jab and a cross from Shahzad.
Akiyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shahzad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akiyama.
Firuz Shahzad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shahzad throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Shahzad staying out of range there.
Shahzad throws a good cross that connects.
Shahzad fails to land with a series of punches.
Shahzad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shahzad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shahzad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shahzad throws a right and a left that Akiyama avoids nicely.
Shahzad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akiyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shahzad.
Shahzad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akiyama counters with a single leg into guard. Shahzad didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akiyama postures up.
Shahzad has control of Akiyama's left arm, preventing Akiyama from doing any damage.
Shahzad throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Shahzad controls Akiyama momentarily but Akiyama frees himself.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Akiyama preventing the sweep.
Shahzad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Akiyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shahzad fails to land with a series of punches.
Akiyama misses with a few strikes there.
Akiyama moves out of range as Shahzad strikes.
Shahzad scores with a leg kick.
Akiyama clinches.
Shahzad breaks the clinch.
Akiyama misses with a body shot.
Shahzad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akiyama lands with a nice body kick.
Shahzad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shahzad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shahzad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Akiyama lands.
No joy there for Shahzad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akiyama closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shahzad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akiyama throws a right hand that Shahzad ducks under and follows up with a left that Shahzad also avoids with ease.
Shahzad misses with a wild combination.
Firuz Shahzad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shahzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Akiyama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shahzad is looking to slow Akiyama down with leg kicks.
Akiyama cracks Shahzad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shahzad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akiyama slips a jab and a cross from Shahzad.
Shahzad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shahzad throws a low kick but Akiyama avoids it.
Shahzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shahzad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akiyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shahzad thinking.
Shahzad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Firuz Shahzad is winning the standup battle so far.
Akiyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Shahzad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Akiyama.
Shahzad throws a combination. Akiyama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.Shahzad blocks the body kick.
Akiyama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shahzad, pushing him back against the cage.
Akiyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shahzad misses with a few strikes there.
Shahzad swings widly with a right hand
letting Akiyama counter with a right hand.
Akiyama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akiyama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shahzad on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Akiyama blocks the leg kick.
Akiyama scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Akiyama.
Shahzad lands a nice shot that snaps Akiyama's head back.
Shahzad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akiyama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shahzad connects with the punch.
Shahzad throws a head kick but Akiyama moves out of range.
Shahzad misses with a few strikes there.
Shahzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akiyama slips a jab and a cross from Shahzad.
Shahzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Akiyama wants to clinch.
Akiyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shahzad misses with the combination.
Shahzad swinging wilding here.
Shahzad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akiyama slips a jab and a cross from Shahzad.
Akiyama throws a right hand that Shahzad ducks under and follows up with a left that Shahzad also avoids with ease.
Akiyama clinches.
Akiyama breaks from the clinch.
Shahzad works over Akiyama's head and body with a nice combination.
Akiyama throws the kick towards the body but Shahzad avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shahzad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shahzad lands with a nice body punch.
Shahzad slips under a jab from Akiyama.
Some wild striking there from Shahzad.
Shahzad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shahzad swinging wilding here.
Shahzad lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Akiyama sprawling to the canvas. Shahzad follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Akiyama hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama wants to get back to full guard.
Akiyama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shahzad trying to control the action but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Akiyama wants to improve his position but Shahzad is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akiyama is staying active underneath Shahzad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shahzad tries to stand and escape but Akiyama is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shahzad throws a nice looking combination but Akiyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akiyama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firuz Shahzad dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Akiyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shahzad.
Akiyama misses the shot to the body.
Shahzad loads up on a big right hand but Akiyama slips the punch.
Akiyama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shahzad throws a series of strikes that have Akiyama backpedaling.
Shahzad drops Akiyama with a nice combination! Shahzad dives into Akiyama's guard, looking to finish!
Shahzad content to stall in guard here.
Shahzad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Akiyama keeping moving, preventing Shahzad from controlling successfully.
Akiyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shahzad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akiyama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shahzad!
Shahzad tries to hold on but Akiyama postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahzad is squirming around, avoiding Akiyama's attempts to control the action.
Shahzad has given up his back here. Will Akiyama look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Akiyama lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Akiyama has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shahzad looking very determined here, making life difficult for Akiyama.
Akiyama is looking for the choke from the back position but Shahzad is controlling his hands well.
Shahzad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shahzad is looking to get to half guard.
Shahzad tries to lock up and control but Akiyama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shahzad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Akiyama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shahzad is looking to escape.
Shahzad tries to hold on but Akiyama pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama fails to take his opponent's back.
Akiyama looking to secure an arm triangle but Shahzad defends it well.
Shahzad is trying desperately to improve position.
Shahzad is working hard here to advance position.
Shahzad controls the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Akiyama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shahzad tries to lock up and control but Akiyama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shahzad flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Akiyama avoids the attempt from Shahzad to control.
Shahzad is trying desperately to improve position.
Akiyama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shahzad is surviving well by controlling Akiyama's body position as best he can.
Shahzad tries to buck Akiyama off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama avoids the attempt from Shahzad to control.
Shahzad looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Akiyama is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Shahzad wants to get back to his feet.
Akiyama keeps control of the position as Shahzad tries to break free.
Shahzad trying to control the action but Akiyama just sinks the hooks in.
Akiyama looking for the choke but no joy.
Shahzad trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Akiyama is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Shahzad defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shahzad rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Akiyama is trying to control the action in half guard but Shahzad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shahzad gets back to full guard.
Shahzad controls Akiyama momentarily but Akiyama frees himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Firuz Shahzad just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Shahzad cracks Akiyama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Akiyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shahzad can pounce on him.
Shahzad misses with a few strikes there.
Shahzad throws a right hand that Akiyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Akiyama also avoids with ease.
Shahzad lands a left and a right that sends Akiyama crashing to the canvas! Shahzad dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shahzad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akiyama is looking to escape.
Akiyama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firuz Shahzad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shahzad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firuz Shahzad!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes has chosen Shut Em Down (Public Enemy) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth fails with a takedown attempt.
Reyes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Booth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reyes trying to control but Booth postures up.
Booth wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Booth trying to control the action but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Booth has control of the leg.
Booth is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Reyes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Booth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth is just content to waste time from the top position. Reyes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Booth looks for a takedown but Reyes sprawls well.
Reyes shoots in and bounces Booth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reyes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Reyes advances to half guard.
Booth is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Reyes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Reyes controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Reyes.
Reyes working over Booth with some ground and pound. Booth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Booth is trying to get back to full guard.
Reyes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Booth wants to control but Reyes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Booth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Booth wants to sweep but no luck.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Booth is keeping the position for now.
Reyes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Reyes pushes down on Booth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Booth is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Reyes controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Reyes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Booth swivels and escapes.
Tony Booth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Reyes or perhaps it was just good defense by Booth which made him look bad.
Reyes wants to clinch up but Booth keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Booth.
Booth looks for a takedown but Reyes sprawls well.
Booth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Booth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harley Reyes.
Reyes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Booth!
Reyes controlling his opponent.
Booth can't escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes controlling the position easily from mount.
Booth is looking to get to half guard.
Reyes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reyes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Booth throwing hammer fists to the chest of Reyes. What's that going to do exactly?
Reyes looking to control but Booth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Booth is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Booth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes controlling from mount.
Reyes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Booth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reyes controlling the pace for now.
Booth regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reyes in particular looking to stall.
Booth flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Booth tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Reyes has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Reyes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Harley Reyes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Booth misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reyes instigates a clinch.
Booth prevents the takedown attempt.
Booth trying to stall but Reyes improves his position.
Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Booth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reyes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Booth regains guard.
Reyes is stalling in the full guard.
Reyes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reyes forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Reyes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Booth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Booth gets back to half guard.
Booth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Booth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Booth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Booth will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reyes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reyes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth scores with a nice head shot.
Booth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reyes as he jumps to the side.
Booth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reyes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reyes controlling from the top position.
Booth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reyes manages to get himself to full guard.
Reyes controls Booth momentarily but Booth frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth trying to control but Reyes is working from the bottom.
Booth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Booth from controlling successfully.
Reyes controls Booth momentarily but Booth frees himself.
Booth wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
Reyes looking for a sweep. Not yet Reyes, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reyes controls Booth momentarily but Booth frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Booth pushes Reyes away with a front kick.
Booth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Harley Reyes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reyes managing to control the position.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booth passes Reyes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Booth tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Reyes.
Tony Booth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reyes defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harley Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reyes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley Reyes!
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