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MFN 95: Butcher vs. The Chef PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quinton The Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Quick's entrance music is Higher. A fine choice. Quinton The Quick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton The Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Marshall!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall passes The Quick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marshall wants to control but The Quick is keeping him busy.
The Quick makes his way to full guard, as Marshall worked for a kimura.
Marshall throwing strikes from guard but The Quick blocks nicely.
Marshall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses. The Quick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marshall's guard. Nice move by The Quick!
Marshall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Quick tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshall is retaining full guard.
The Quick trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
The Quick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marshall is proving hard to escape from.
The Quick stands up from Marshall's guard - The Quick perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Quick wants to stand and escape but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Quick has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Marshall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The Quick keeps control of Marshall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from The Quick.
Marshall jumps guard but The Quick stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Quick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on The Quick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Quick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Quick circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
The Quick fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Quick lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and The Quick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshall is looking to clinch but The Quick is avoiding it.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Quick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marshall moves into the clinch.
Marshall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Marshall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The Quick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Marshall, up you get!
The Quick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshall thows a leg kick but The Quick checks it
and The Quick counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall misses with the combination.
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!
The Quick closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Quick trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Marshall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Quick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall tries to clinch
and The Quick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Quick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall tries to clinch but The Quick is having none of it.
The Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but The Quick pushes him off.
The Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Marshall.
Quinton The Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Quick drives through and clinches with Marshall against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Quick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall tries to clinch up but The Quick circles away and keeps his distance.
The Quick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marshall misses with the body kick
and The Quick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Quick connects with a solid leg kick.
The Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall misses with a hook. The Quick ducked under it nicely.
Marshall wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Quick was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall throws a series of punches but The Quick moves out of range.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall misses with a double jab
and The Quick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
The Quick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall is looking to clinch but The Quick is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from The Quick does it's job there.
The Quick is looking to wear down Marshall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Quick moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Marshall throws a series of punches but The Quick avoids them all with ease.
The Quick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Quick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinton The Quick is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses
and The Quick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
The Quick moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Quick breaks the clinch.
The Quick connects with a high kick.
Quinton The Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall closes the distance and pushes The Quick back into the cage.
Marshall tries to circle away but The Quick has him pinned against the cage.
The Quick breaks the clinch.
Marshall throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Quick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marshall misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Quick wants to clinch.
The Quick instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton The Quick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Quick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Quick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Marshall.
The Quick tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Quick is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marshall tries to clinch but The Quick moves away
and The Quick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshall wants to clinch.
The Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Quick wants to clinch.
The Quick keeps the fight on the outside.
Marshall shoots in but The Quick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but The Quick is just out of range.
The Quick wants to clinch
and Marshall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Quick to keep the fight standing.
Marshall has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Quick is trying to keep an underhook but Marshall manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marshall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Quick pushes Marshall off and gets back to his feet.
Marshall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Quick tries to avoid it but Marshall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Quick to the ground. The Quick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quinton The Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Marshall.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marshall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marshall rushes The Quick and presses him up against the cage.
The Quick breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Quick blocks a head kick by Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Quick closes the distance and clinches.
The Quick slows down the pace here.
Marshall tries to stall but The Quick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Quick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marshall is defending well for now.
The Quick breaks from the clinch.
The Quick looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
The Quick misses with a series of wild punches.
The Quick has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Quick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marshall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Quick slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Marshall rushes The Quick and presses him up against the cage.
The Quick breaks from the clinch.
Marshall is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from The Quick does no damage.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but The Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshall thows a leg kick but The Quick checks it
and The Quick counters with a left and a right that stings Marshall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quinton The Quick.
I think The Quick 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quinton The Quick!
Our winner, Quinton The Quick, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Sherbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Pavel Sherbo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
164 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pavel Sherbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton needs to keep his hands up - Sherbo had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Charles Clayton has been cut.
Clayton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clayton misses with an uppercut. Sherbo saw that one coming.
Clayton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clayton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clayton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clayton avoiding damage.
Clayton tries for a takedown but Sherbo manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Sherbo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherbo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clayton is defending well.
Clayton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clayton is looking to clinch but Sherbo is avoiding it.
Clayton is looking to score with low kicks.
Clayton clinches with his opponent.
Clayton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Sherbo knocks Clayton out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pavel Sherbo!
A very excited looking Pavel Sherbo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eliseo Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra's entrance music is My TIme Is Now. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eliseo Seterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Do Urden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seterra throws a combination that misses
and Do Urden counters with a thumping low kick.
Seterra avoids the body shot from Do Urden.
Do Urden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Do Urden throws a head kick that misses.
Seterra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do Urden throws a body kick that misses.
Seterra blocks a head kick by Do Urden.
Seterra slips under a jab.
Do Urden connects with a body shot that sends Seterra's belly button to the back.
Seterra takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Do Urden tries to clinch but Seterra moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do Urden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seterra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seterra lands with a nice combination. Do Urden backs away looking to recover.
Seterra connects with the punch.
Seterra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Do Urden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Seterra.
Seterra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do Urden clinches up against the cage.
Do Urden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Do Urden.
Seterra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Do Urden working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seterra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Do Urden pushes Seterra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Do Urden as the two fighters clinch.
Do Urden misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seterra.
Do Urden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seterra or not.
Do Urden prevents a body shot from Seterra.
A short right from Do Urden on the inside.
Seterra is looking to control Do Urden's arms but Do Urden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Seterra has his back to the cage.
Do Urden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do Urden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden working aggressively here.
Do Urden scores with a shot to the side of Seterra's head.
Seterra wants to break free but Do Urden has control.
Do Urden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seterra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do Urden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Do Urden cracks Seterra with a nice body shot.
Do Urden misses with the head strike.
Do Urden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Do Urden misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Do Urden.
Seterra tries to break the clinch but Do Urden is controlling the position.
Seterra misses with a punch to the body.
Do Urden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seterra misses with a body punch.
Do Urden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden keeps control of Seterra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Do Urden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Do Urden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seterra working hard to break the clinch.
Seterra tries to circle away but Do Urden has him pinned against the cage.
Do Urden tries to work over Seterra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Do Urden.
Seterra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seterra blocking some punches.
Seterra tries to break free but Do Urden pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seterra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Do Urden gets through Seterra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
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.
Seterra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Seterra. Those never looked like landing.
Seterra swats away the attempt to clinch by Do Urden.
Do Urden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Do Urden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seterra blocks a body shot from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Seterra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seterra pushes Do Urden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Do Urden lands a shoulder strike.
Do Urden digs a right hand into Seterra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seterra's gas tank.
Do Urden misses with a body punch.
Do Urden tries to work over Seterra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Do Urden as the two fighters clinch.
Do Urden misses with a body punch.
Seterra working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do Urden misses with a body punch.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Do Urden struggles to land a body shot inside as Seterra controls his hands.
Do Urden throws a punch but it's blocked by Seterra.
Do Urden lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do Urden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seterra blocking some punches.
Seterra breaks from the clinch.
Seterra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Do Urdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seterra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do Urden tries to clinch there but Seterra circles away.
We've been told by Seterra's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seterra throws a right hand that Do Urden ducks under and follows up with a left that Do Urden also avoids with ease.
Eliseo Seterra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do Urden lands with a straight right. Seterra didn't see that one coming.
Seterra misses with a hook to the body
and Do Urden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seterra misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seterra lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Do Urden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Seterra avoids a kick to the body.
Seterra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do Urden circles away quickly and effectively.
Do Urden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seterra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Do Urden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seterra is pushing Do Urden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Do Urden fails to land.
Do Urden lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Do Urden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do Urden.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do Urden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Do Urden lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Do Urden - that landed with a thud.
Do Urden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seterra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seterra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do Urden misses with a punch to the body.
Do Urden can't find room to land a body shot as Seterra controls the action.
Do Urden lands a body shot.
Do Urden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seterra is trying to force a seperation but Do Urden has the dominant position.
Do Urden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seterra's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Urden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Do Urden lands with a short shot to the head.
Seterra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Do Urden - that landed with a thud.
Seterra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do Urden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Do Urden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seterra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do Urden has closed the distance and engaged Seterra in a clinch.
Do Urden digs a right hand underneath Seterra's ribcage. Seterra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Do Urden won't allow it.
Do Urden pushes Seterra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do Urden prevents Seterra from breaking the clinch.
Do Urden tries to throw a body punch but Seterra avoids it by throwing Do Urden back against the cage.
Do Urden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seterra can't break the clinch.
Do Urden throws a head punch that misses.
Seterra tries to circle away but Do Urden has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Do Urden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do Urden lands a right hand.
Do Urden has a couple of punches blocked by Seterra.
Good body shot from Do Urden.
Seterra tries to circle away but Do Urden has him pinned against the cage.
Do Urden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seterra is looking to break free of the clinch but Do Urden has double underhooks.
Seterra working hard to break the clinch.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Do Urden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seterra working hard to break the clinch.
Do Urden tries to work over Seterra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Do Urden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do Urden is leaning against Seterra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a punch but it's blocked by Seterra.
Seterra tries to work over Do Urden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Do Urden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Do Urden has a couple of punches blocked by Seterra.
Do Urden throws a punch but it's blocked by Seterra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Do Urden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do Urden.
Seterra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Do Urden misses with a punch to the body.
Do Urden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
Do Urden keeps control of Seterra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seterra tries to break free but Do Urden pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden lands with a left to the head.
Do Urden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seterra backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seterra.
Nice body punch from Do Urden - that landed with a thud.
Seterra is trying to break free.
Do Urden misses with the head strike.
Do Urden tries a body shot but Seterra blocks it.
Do Urden prevents Seterra from breaking the clinch.
Seterra is looking to break free of the clinch but Do Urden has double underhooks.
Do Urden has Seterra pressed against the cage, preventing Seterra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seterra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Do Urden has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Do Urden won't allow it.
Do Urden works on Seterra's body with a couple of short punches.
Drizzt Do Urden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seterra's elbow.
Do Urden cracks Seterra with a nice body shot.
Do Urden pushes Seterra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do Urden prevents Seterra from breaking the clinch.
Do Urden tries a body shot but Seterra blocks it.
Seterra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seterra stalls.
Eliseo Seterra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Urden blocks a body shot from Seterra.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Do Urden 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
A relieved looking Drizzt Do Urden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Eliseo Seterra was interviewed post fight and said 'I messed up..I'll be back...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo comes to the cage accompanied by Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman. Diego Nunes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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126 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamo throws a low kick but Nunes avoids it.
Dynamo is looking to clinch.
Nunes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dynamo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dynamo gets to his feet - Nunes follows without any prompting.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
Dynamo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dynamo fails with the takedown.
Dynamo tries to land a front kick but Nunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dynamo throws a lazy uppercut
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dynamo tries to clinch but Nunes moves out of range.
Dynamo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dynamo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Dynamo.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nunes 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.
Nunes throws a leg kick but Dynamo checks it.
Dynamo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dynamo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dynamo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nunes.
Nunes throws a nice head kick!
Nunes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dynamo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nunes misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Dynamo or perhaps it was just good defense by Nunes which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Dynamo misses the body punch
and Nunes counters with a low kick, right behind Dynamo 's knee.
Dynamo gets caught napping as Nunes dives in and scores a takedown. Dynamo manages to retain guard.
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!
Nunes looking to pass the guard.
Nunes wants to get up but he can't break Dynamo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nunes gets to his feet - Dynamo follows without any prompting.
Dynamo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dynamo.
Nunes checks a low kick from Dynamo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo tries for a takedown but Nunes circles away easily
and Nunes counters with a big head kick but Dynamo shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dynamo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dynamo misses with a body shot
and Nunes counters with a three punch combo that has Dynamo backing up. Dynamo nods at Nunes to acknowledge the strikes.
Rick Dynamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes misses with a body kick.
Dynamo wants to clinch.
Dynamo thows a leg kick but Nunes checks it
and Nunes counters with a nice body shot.
Dynamo wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Dynamo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nunes's calf.
Dynamo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Dynamo in the body.
Nunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dynamo moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
Dynamo throws a looping overhand right but Nunes ducks down to avoid it.
Nunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dynamo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nunes.
Dynamo throws a combination. Nunes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dynamo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dynamo wants it to stay on the feet.
Nunes tries a head kick but it misses.
Nunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dynamo.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dynamo misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dynamo wants to land a leg kick but Nunes is out of range.
A cross from Nunes lands.
Dynamo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Nunes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Nunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nunes throws the kick towards the body but Dynamo avoids it.
Dynamo shoots in looking for a takedown. Nunes tries to sprawl out of it but Dynamo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nunes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dynamo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nunes circles away.
Dynamo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Dynamo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nunes works over Dynamo's head and body with a nice combination.
Dynamo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dynamo shoots and misses
and Nunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dynamo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dynamo scores with a jab to the head.
Dynamo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nunes is out of range.
Dynamo misses with a low kick.
Nunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dynamo is looking to score with low kicks.
Nunes looks for a takedown but Dynamo sprawls well.
Dynamo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dynamo misses with a jab to the body
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Rick Dynamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dynamo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dynamo.
Nunes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dynamo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nunes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nunes throws a head punch that misses.
Dynamo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nunes's face.
Dynamo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nunes after a bit of a struggle.
Dynamo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nunes is pushing Dynamo's head away, looking to escape. Dynamo manages to hold on to the position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dynamo advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nunes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nunes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunes can't escape the position.
Dynamo trying to control but Nunes is having none of it.
Nunes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nunes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nunes looks a forlorn figure.
Nunes regains half guard.
Nunes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nunes is looking to stand back up but Dynamo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nunes.
Dynamo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nunes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Nunes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes taking shots to the head.
Nunes wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes tries to hold on but Dynamo pushes him away.
Nunes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dynamo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nunes trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dynamo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nunes is looking to escape.
Dynamo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nunes?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rick Dynamo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dynamo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nunes. Nunes gets slowly back to his feet.
Nunes leaves Dynamo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dynamo throws a wild body kick that Nunes sees coming a mile off.
Dynamo lands with a nice body punch.
Diego Nunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dynamo shoots in and drives through. Nunes sprawls well.
Nunes throws a right and a left that Dynamo avoids nicely.
Nunes dives in and grabs Dynamo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dynamo pushes down on Nunes's head and hops out.
Dynamo throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nunes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Nunes.
Nice sprawl there from Nunes as Dynamo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dynamo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dynamo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nunes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nunes tries to circle away but Dynamo has him pinned against the cage.
Nunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nunes can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Dynamo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nunes breaks the clinch.
Dynamo misses the shot to the body.
Dynamo blocks a head kick by Nunes.
A bone on bone clash there as Nunes blocks the leg kick.
Dynamo misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dynamo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo wants to clinch up but Nunes keeps it at a distance.
Nunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dynamo is looking to wear down Nunes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dynamo dives in and grabs Nunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nunes pushes down on Dynamo's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nunes is defended easily by Dynamo.
Nunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body punch from Dynamo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nunes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dynamo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes gets caught flat footed, as Dynamo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dynamo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nunes's head.
Nunes looking for a sweep. Not yet Nunes, not yet.
Dynamo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dynamo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dynamo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nunes has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dynamo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo jumps guard.
Nunes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nunes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes throws a right hand that Dynamo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dynamo also avoids with ease.
Dynamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunes moves away.
Nunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Dynamo.
Nunes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dynamo backs up against the cage.
Dynamo scores with a nice body kick.
Dynamo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dynamo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nunes's waist but Nunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dynamo off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dynamo tries for a takedown but Nunes circles away easily
and Nunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dynamo's knee momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Dynamo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dynamo 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Dynamo!
Rick Dynamo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Diego Nunes stepped up to the mic, saying 'my next fight will be at 135 or 155 fight next, what choices should i take?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brubaker's entrance music is August Burns Red - Poor Millionaire. A fine choice. Benny Bernardo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JB Brubaker's chin.
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146 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB Brubaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo moves into range and clinches up with Brubaker.
Bernardo misses with some punches.
Brubaker tries to work over Bernardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brubaker can't get the takedown.
Bernardo blocks an elbow strike.
Bernardo is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that Brubaker has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Brubaker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bernardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bernardo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brubaker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bernardo looks to land a body kick but Brubaker moved away.
Brubaker tries to keep at a distance but Bernardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bernardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bernardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bernardo closes the distance and clinches.
Bernardo is trying to break the clinch but Brubaker is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brubaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bernardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brubaker is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo is trying to push Brubaker away but Brubaker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brubaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brubaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Bernardo avoids the damage to the body.
Brubaker lands a left hand.
Brubaker tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JB Brubaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brubaker can't find room to land a body shot as Bernardo controls the action.
Brubaker scores with a hook to the body.
Bernardo has a couple of punches blocked by Brubaker.
Bernardo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brubaker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bernardo to the mat. Bernardo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brubaker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brubaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Brubaker throwing strikes from guard but Bernardo blocks nicely.
Bernardo keeping full guard, as Brubaker tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker forces his way into half guard.
Brubaker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brubaker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bernardo!
Brubaker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bernardo tries to hold on but Brubaker postures up.
Brubaker trying to control but Bernardo is having none of it.
Brubaker lands a couple of good shots and Bernardo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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.
Bernardo is trying to remain composed but Brubaker is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Brubaker somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Brubaker trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bernardo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bernardo regains half guard.
Brubaker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bernardo moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brubaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brubaker is fighting to break Bernardo's control of his arms but Bernardo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brubaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Brubaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernardo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brubaker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo parries the strikes from Brubaker easily there. Brubaker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bernardo to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Brubaker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bernardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bernardo clinches up against the cage.
Brubaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brubaker lands an uppercut.
Bernardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bernardo tries to break free but Brubaker pushes him back against the cage.
Bernardo pushes Brubaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bernardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bernardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernardo connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernardo gets tackled into the cage by Brubaker. Brubaker maintains the clinch.
Bernardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brubaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernardo lands a shoulder strike.
Brubaker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bernardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bernardo instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bernardo backwards.
Brubaker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bernardo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bernardo wants to get back to striking at distance but Brubaker won't allow it.
Bernardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Brubaker.
Bernardo can't find room to land a body shot as Brubaker controls the action.
Brubaker misses with a punch to the body.
Bernardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Brubaker controls his hands.
Brubaker prevents Bernardo from breaking the clinch.
Brubaker lands a body shot.
Brubaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Brubaker throws a head punch that misses.
Bernardo scores with a shot to the side of Brubaker's head.
Brubaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brubaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bernardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brubaker backwards.
Bernardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bernardo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brubaker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brubaker tries for a takedown but Bernardo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JB Brubaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Bernardo on the inside.
Bernardo working hard to break the clinch.
Bernardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brubaker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bernardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Bernardo digs a right hand into Brubaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brubaker's gas tank.
Bernardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brubaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Brubaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernardo is trying to push Brubaker away but Brubaker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bernardo can't find room to land a body shot as Brubaker controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Bernardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker misses with the head strike.
Brubaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bernardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brubaker takes a shot to the head.
Brubaker trying to control the position but instead, Bernardo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brubaker into the cage.
Bernardo lands with a right to the head.
Brubaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bernardo.
Brubaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bernardo or not.
Bernardo tries to throw a body punch but Brubaker avoids it by throwing Bernardo back against the cage.
Bernardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brubaker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brubaker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brubaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bernardo's elbow.
Brubaker trying to stall but Bernardo improves his position.
Bernardo working aggressively here.
Bernardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brubaker throws a solid leg kick but Bernardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brubaker.
Bernardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bernardo throws a sloppy head kick
and Brubaker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bernardo won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernardo tries to buck Brubaker off but Brubaker is having none of it.
Brubaker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brubaker working the strikes but Bernardo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker with the ground and pound but Bernardo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brubaker seems to have got his legs back now.
Brubaker throws an elbow that misses. Bernardo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brubaker's guard. Nice move by Bernardo!
Bernardo looking to pass the guard.
Brubaker is trying to control the position but Bernardo postures up.
Brubaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brubaker keeping full guard, as Bernardo tries to pass.
Brubaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brubaker wants to sweep here but Bernardo controlling him for the moment.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Brubaker keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benny Bernardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Brubaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brubaker throws a hook but Bernardo blocks it.
Bernardo moves into the clinch.
Bernardo manages to break the clinch.
Brubaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bernardo moves into the clinch.
Brubaker looking for a takedown.
Brubaker wants a takedown but no success here.
Bernardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Brubaker.
Bernardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bernardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brubaker misses with a knee strike.
Bernardo tries a body shot but Brubaker blocks it.
Bernardo blocks a body shot from Brubaker.
Brubaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bernardo scores with a shot to the side of Brubaker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brubaker has Bernardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bernardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JB Brubaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brubaker blocking some punches.
Brubaker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bernardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bernardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brubaker throws out the jab.
Bernardo takes the fight into the clinch.
Bernardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brubaker blocking some punches.
Brubaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bernardo cracks Brubaker with a nice body shot.
Bernardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bernardo closes the distance and pushes Brubaker back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brubaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bernardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bernardo misses with the head strike.
Bernardo tries to break the clinch but Brubaker is controlling the position.
Brubaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brubaker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bernardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brubaker's elbow.
Bernardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Brubaker has double underhooks.
Bernardo lands a right hand.
Bernardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brubaker backwards.
Bernardo is trying to force a seperation but Brubaker has the dominant position.
Brubaker trying to control the position but instead, Bernardo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brubaker into the cage.
A short right from Brubaker on the inside.
Brubaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernardo lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo working aggressively here.
Bernardo prevents a body shot from Brubaker.
Bernardo misses with a punch to the body.
Bernardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benny Bernardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernardo misses with a low kick.
Brubaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bernardo.
Bernardo throws a lazy head kick
and Brubaker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brubaker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brubaker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bernardo's head.
Brubaker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bernardo is looking for a sweep. Brubaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brubaker is looking to take a break and control but Bernardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bernardo defending well though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bernardo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bernardo is trying to maintain the position but Brubaker is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bernardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brubaker.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny Bernardo.
I think Bernardo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Bernardo!
Benny Bernardo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes has chosen Roadhouse Blues as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama is looking to score with low kicks.
Gomes misses the body punch
enabling Funkyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Funkyama lands the left hand.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches up with Funkyama, looking for a takedown. Gomes pushes Funkyama against the cage but Funkyama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Funkyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomes doesn't seem phased though.
Gomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Gomes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Funkyama tries to clinch up.
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Funkyama is looking to clinch but Gomes is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama missing with a left hand there. Gomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funkyama lands a jab to the nose.
Funkyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomes manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama with a jab.
Funkyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funkyama drops his hands momentarily and Gomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Funkyama throws out a powerful jab.
Gomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Funkyama lands a jab to the head.
Gomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomes takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
Funkyama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomes connects with a body shot that sends Funkyama's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Funkyama.
Funkyama has managed to clinch.
Funkyama lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Funkyama controls the action.
Gomes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Funkyama takes a shot to the head.
Gomes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gomes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Funkyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomes scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to pass to full mount but Funkyama defends it.
Gomes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomes drops an elbow to the side of Funkyama's head.
Gomes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gomes is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Funkyama reverses the position - he's now on top in Gomes's guard.
Gomes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Funkyama uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes dodges the ground and pound from Funkyama.
Gomes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Funkyama's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gomes trying to control but Funkyama postures up.
Funkyama prevents Gomes from improving his position.
Gomes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Funkyama is looking to advance position but Gomes won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Gomes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Funkyama rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomes swings for the body but Funkyama moves out of range.
Gomes's coach down at 63745 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gomes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gomes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomes is looking to stall here but Funkyama recovers full guard.
Funkyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomes is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomes is pushing down on Funkyama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Funkyama is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gomes wants to control but Funkyama is keeping him busy.
Gomes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Funkyama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomes.
Gomes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throwing shots but Funkyama is blocking nicely.
Gomes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funkyama's head.
Gomes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gomes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
Gomes postures up and lands a big shot to Funkyama's brow.
Gomes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funkyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes pushes down on Funkyama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funkyama defending well though.
Gomes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Funkyama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomes wants to take a breather but Funkyama is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Gomes misses.
Gomes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Funkyama tries to clinch up but Gomes circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
Gomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Gomes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomes scores with a jab to the head.
Gomes slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Gomes.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Funkyama scores with a jab to the body.
Kid Funkyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomes misses with a body shot.
Funkyama walks into a left hand.
Gomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Funkyama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomes lands a jab to Funkyama's midsection.
Funkyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Funkyama keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a head shot. Funkyama uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gomes content to stall in guard here.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Funkyama is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gomes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dave Gomes.
Gomes throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funkyama.
Gomes darts in looking for a takedown but Funkyama gets double underhooks and turns Gomes into the cage.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkyama controls his hands.
Funkyama prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomes as Funkyama tries to tie him up.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Funkyama.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funkyama.
Still in the clinch, Gomes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kid Funkyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gomes 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gomes!
Dave Gomes made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Lehner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy has chosen I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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154 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Lehner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy needs to keep his hands up - Lehner had a free shot at his head there.
Shaughnessy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehner misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Shaughnessy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaughnessy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lehner.
Shaughnessy lands a head shot.
Lehner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaughnessy.
Lehner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shaughnessy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lehner can pounce on him.
Lehner seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lehner moves away.
Lehner ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Lehner avoids the body shot from Shaughnessy.
Lehner blocks a jab.
Lehner lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaughnessy's head.
Shaughnessy throws a right hand that Lehner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lehner also avoids with ease.
Lehner cracks Shaughnessy with an open hand slap.
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!
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Lehner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaughnessy throws out the jab.
A big left from Lehner misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses with a right hand
and Lehner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaughnessy is rocked!
Lehner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shaughnessy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehner finish him?
Lehner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lehner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shaughnessy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lehner cracks Shaughnessy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shaughnessy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lehner finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaughnessy checks a leg kick nicely.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Lehner avoids them all with ease.
Lehner cracks Shaughnessy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Shaughnessy falls to his knees and Lehner doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Lehner!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robin Lehner thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Pearson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ashley Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Hendricks ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Hendricks misses with a body shot.
Hendricks blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hendricks.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Pearson misses with a body shot
and Hendricks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pearson's guard now.
Hendricks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hendricks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks pushes down on Pearson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hendricks drops an elbow to the side of Pearson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hendricks is pressing down on Pearson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pearson is holding on for now.
Pearson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Barracks - LOD, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hendricks wants to take a breather but Pearson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is looking to advance position but Pearson won't allow it.
Hendricks is looking to stall here but Pearson recovers full guard.
Hendricks trying to move into half guard but instead Pearson has managed to sweep!
Hendricks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hendricks is on top in guard.
Pearson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pearson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hendricks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pearson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pearson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hendricks's guard.
Hendricks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pearson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hendricks isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pearson stacks Hendricks 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 Pearson!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson decides to stand back up. Pearson steps back and let's Hendricks get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Hendricks dominated that round.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hendricks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearson in his tracks.
Pearson throws a right hand that Hendricks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendricks also avoids with ease.
Hendricks lands a nice hook to Pearson's body. Pearson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pearson works over Hendricks's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyson Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendricks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hendricks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hendricks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pearson tests Hendricks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson drops Hendricks with a beautiful combination! Hendricks stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pearson is looking for the KO!
Hendricks is rocked!
Hendricks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Hendricks is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Pearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendricks throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendricks with a hook.
Hendricks seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendricks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pearson rather than just go for the knockout.
Pearson lands with a hook. Hendricks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a big shot that misses.
Hendricks throws a big shot that misses.
Hendricks swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Hendricks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendricks circles away.
Hendricks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hendricks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hendricks's head.
Hendricks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson throws a hook but Hendricks avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Pearson as Hendricks shoots in.
Hendricks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendricks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Hendricks's shoulder, as Hendricks tries to avoid the shot.
Hendricks scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks swinging wildly here.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Hendricks saw that one coming.
Pearson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendricks.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hendricks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Hendricks's head but Hendricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hendricks dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hendricks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hendricks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hendricks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hendricks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson gets caught flat footed, as Hendricks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendricks is looking to pass into half guard but Pearson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pearson is in guard.
Hendricks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hendricks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pearson!
Pearson taking shots to the head.
Hendricks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws some wild stikes that Pearson manages to avoid easily.
Hendricks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pearson is looking to escape.
Hendricks breaks from Pearson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hendricks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pearson is squirming around, avoiding Hendricks's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks unloads with some shots from mount but Pearson bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Pearson will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hendricks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hendricks connects with a nice short shot to Pearson's temple.
Hendricks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pearson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hendricks is trying to control. Pearson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Hendricks is working for a submission of some sort.
Hendricks is just content to waste time from the top position. Pearson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pearson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hendricks trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Hendricks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hendricks is controlling him.
Hendricks looking to pass the guard.
Hendricks is in close to Pearson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hendricks looking to sit in guard and control but Pearson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hendricks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pearson passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is looking to regain half guard here but Pearson keeps moving and retains side control.
Hendricks is trying to control Pearson's posture but Pearson avoids it.
Hendricks tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Hendricks can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks is looking to reverse the position.
Pearson wants to stand but Hendricks has his arm trapped.
Ashley Hendricks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pearson wants to control but Hendricks is keeping him busy.
Hendricks struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Hendricks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hendricks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Hendricks!
During a confident post fight interview, Ashley Hendricks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Borocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracey comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Seek & Destroy. Mark Borocop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Borocop!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tracey slips a jab from Borocop.
Borocop ducks under a wild hook from Tracey.
Borocop misses with a straight right.
Tracey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borocop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tracey throws a leg kick but Borocop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tracey throws a hook but Borocop avoids it easily.
Tracey closes the distance and pushes Borocop back into the cage.
Borocop scores with a shot to the side of Tracey's head.
Tracey stalling against the cage.
Borocop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borocop blocks an uppercut.
Tracey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borocop is keeping busy.
Tracey working aggressively here.
Tracey misses with the head strike.
A short left from Borocop.
Borocop blocking some punches.
Tracey can't find room to land a body shot as Borocop controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Borocop.
Tracey lands with a short shot to the head.
Borocop swings wildly with an uppercut but Tracey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tracey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Borocop blocks an uppercut.
Tracey throws a punch but it's blocked by Borocop.
A head punch on the inside from Borocop fails to land.
Borocop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borocop pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tracey is sitting in close to Borocop's body. Borocop has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tracey is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tracey is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Borocop.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Borocop!
Mark Borocop 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.
Rob Tracey was interviewed post fight and said 'That is one mean SOB! I felt like I could get him in the clinch and take control of the fight but Borocop was too much for me tonight. Props to him and his whole team!! I'll be back...he can count on it.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef has chosen C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef misses with a low kick.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher throws a combination that misses
and The Chef makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Butcher really felt that one!
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher misses with a jab to the body
enabling The Chef to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Chef.
We've been informed that The Chef has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. The Chef saw that one coming.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but The Chef is just out of range.
We've been told by Butcher's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Chef lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Butcher misses.
The Chef clinches up against the cage.
The Chef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher cracks The Chef with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but The Chef is just out of range.
Butcher blocks the body kick.
Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher misses with a double jab
and The Chef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Chef moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Chef waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Butcher. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Butcher to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Butcher is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Chef is pushing down on Butcher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Butcher is fighting to maintain full guard but The Chef has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oh Butcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Chef lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Butcher quite badly. Butcher pulls The Chef in close trying to recover. The Chef postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Butcher on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Butcher doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raekwon The Chef!
Post fight, Raekwon The Chef stared into the camera and said 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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