ECFC FIGHT NIGHT 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirito Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Homemade Kazoku/Thank you. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nagasaki
vs
Soto

152 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

171 cm
25
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirito Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Soto!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.
Soto looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
Nagasaki dodges the punch combination from Soto.
Soto misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki tries for a takedown but Soto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nagasaki misses with a low kick.
Soto misses with a wild combination.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Soto misses its intended target.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Soto moves out of range.
Nagasaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagasaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
A jab from Soto misses.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Soto throws a series of punches but Nagasaki avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagasaki is just out of range.
Soto stuffs the takedown.
Nagasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nagasaki scores with a takedown into Soto's guard.
Soto looks winded!
Soto wants to get back to his feet but Nagasaki passes into half guard.
Nagasaki is trying to control. Soto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soto wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nagasaki lands a nice short elbow.
Soto wants to stand back up but Nagasaki manages to pass into side control.
Soto is not content to let Nagasaki control the position.
Soto regains half guard there - taking advantage of Nagasaki's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Soto wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soto manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nagasaki keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nagasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nagasaki is defending well.
Nagasaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nagasaki prevents it.
Kirito Nagasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Soto.

Soto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Soto. No joy for Nagasaki on that attempt.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Soto misses.
A punch combination from Soto misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soto.
Nagasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nagasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagasaki. Nagasaki gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soto pinned against the cage. Soto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nagasaki wants to clinch.
Soto leaves Nagasaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Soto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nagasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto misses with a wild combination.
Soto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soto misses with a body shot.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Soto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steven Soto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagasaki is looking to clinch.
Soto is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto throws a body punch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soto. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirito Nagasaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagasaki tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
Soto throws a right and a left that Nagasaki avoids nicely.
Nagasaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Soto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nagasaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soto.
Soto throws a looping overhand right but Nagasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Soto as Nagasaki shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirito Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nagasaki staying out of range there.
Soto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nagasaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soto throws a right and a left that Nagasaki avoids nicely.
Soto throws a series of punches but Nagasaki avoids them all with ease.
Nagasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagasaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soto pinned against the cage. Soto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Soto as Nagasaki shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagasaki dives in and grabs Soto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soto pushes down on Nagasaki's head and hops out.

Nagasaki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto tries to kick Nagasaki off but Nagasaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nagasaki is keen to just control but Soto is a slippery customer.
Soto wants to get back to his feet.
Nagasaki is trying to control. Soto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soto kicks Nagasaki off and gets back to his feet.
Soto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Soto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soto throws a body punch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Steven Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soto circles away.
Nagasaki throws a series of punches but Soto avoids them all with ease.
Soto throws a shot from downtown. Nagasaki moves away and avoids it.
Steven Soto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soto as he jumps to the side.
Soto lands a nice shot to the body.
Soto misses with a wild body shot.
Soto looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagasaki is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto blocks a head kick by Nagasaki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagasaki is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagasaki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soto pinned against the cage. Soto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown but Soto shows good takedown defense.
A cross from Soto lands.
Soto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagasaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Soto tries to sprawl out of it but Nagasaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soto.
Soto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nagasaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soto swinging wildly here.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soto.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soto but Soto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nagasaki avoids the body shot from Soto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki shoots in and drives through. Soto sprawls well.
Soto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagasaki has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirito Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagasaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nagasaki lands in his opponent's guard.

Soto pushes Nagasaki off and gets back to his feet.
Nagasaki throws a sloppy head kick and Soto moves out of range easily.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soto throws a right and a left that Nagasaki avoids nicely.
Soto misses with a body shot.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagasaki.
Soto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagasaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto throws a right hand that Nagasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagasaki also avoids with ease.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagasaki wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Nagasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto misses with the combination.
Nagasaki is looking to clinch.
Nagasaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Soto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagasaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A right-left combo lands from Soto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nagasaki shoots in and bounces Soto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki stops Soto from standing up.
Nagasaki trying to control but Soto is working from the bottom.
Soto is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nagasaki dives into side control.
Soto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soto prevents Nagasaki from improving position.
Soto tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Nagasaki wants to control the pace but Soto is squirming around nicely.
Soto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Soto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Soto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Verde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Laprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Verde
vs
Laprise

191 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
27
206 lbs
1 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Verde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenny Laprise!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verde closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laprise counters with a two punch combo.
Verde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Jose Verde has been cut.
Laprise cracks a nice hook into Verde's ribs.
Laprise lands a jab to Verde's midsection.
The crowd cheers as Laprise lands an impressive looking overhand right. Verde doesn't seem phased though.
Laprise throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Verde stumbling backwards into the cage! Verde bounces back off the cage towards Laprise, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Laprise lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Laprise celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lenny Laprise!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Les Lemon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Sauvageau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lemon
vs
Sauvageau

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Les Lemon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Sauvageau!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Sauvageau misses.
Sauvageau looks to land a right hand but Lemon moved out of range.
Sauvageau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lemon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sauvageau misses with a hook.
Sauvageau missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemon throws the kick towards the body but Sauvageau avoids it.
Sauvageau missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sauvageau throws an overhand right that lands on Lemon's shoulder, as Lemon tries to avoid the shot.
Lemon moves out of range as Sauvageau strikes.
A lazy left from Sauvageau finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Sauvageau misses.
Lemon scores with a push kick.
Sauvageau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauvageau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon moves out of range as Sauvageau strikes.
Lemon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sauvageau.
Lemon misses with a head kick.
Lemon slips under a jab.
Sauvageau misses with a hook
and Lemon counters with a big head kick but Sauvageau shrugs it off.
Lemon lands with a slapping head kick.
Sauvageau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lemon.
Sauvageau misses with a lunging right hand
and Lemon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sauvageau is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sauvageau throws a lazy right hand but Lemon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for Sauvageau.
Sauvageau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
Sauvageau might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lemon throws a head kick that misses.
Sauvageau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lemon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon slips under a jab from Sauvageau.
Lemon throws a head kick that Sauvageau semi-blocks.
A shot to the body from Sauvageau misses
and Lemon counters with a head kick.
Lemon slips under a jab.
Sauvageau with a nice cross.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Sauvageau.
Sauvageau missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lemon scores with a head kick. Sauvageau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sauvageau just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Sauvageau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sauvageau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sauvageau throws a hook but Lemon avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Lemon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau misses the jab.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lemon.
Lemon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau throws a hook to the side of Lemon's head but Lemon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sauvageau scores with a jab to the body.
Sauvageau swings for the body but Lemon moves out of range.
Lemon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemon throws a sloppy head kick and Sauvageau moves out of range easily.
Sauvageau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemon throws a sloppy head kick and Sauvageau moves out of range easily.
Noah Sauvageau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauvageau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sauvageau misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau misses with a looping right.
Sauvageau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sauvageau misses with a hook
and Lemon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lemon ducks under a wild hook from Sauvageau.
Lemon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sauvageau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemon staying out of range there.
Sauvageau 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lemon.
A big right from Sauvageau misses.
Lemon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sauvageau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lemon.
Lemon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lemon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noah Sauvageau will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lemon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemon manages to avoid it.
Lemon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Sauvageau misses.
Sauvageau throws a right hand that misses
and Lemon counters with a head kick.
Lemon ducks under a wild hook from Sauvageau.
Lemon delivers a nice body kick.
Sauvageau throws a lazy right hand but Lemon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sauvageau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemon manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sauvageau just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauvageau throws a jab when Lemon was well out of range.
Sauvageau throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvageau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lemon counters with a big head kick but Sauvageau shrugs it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Sauvageau as he connects with a hook.
Lemon staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Sauvageau misses.
Sauvageau misses with a hook. Lemon ducked under it nicely.
Lemon moves forwards but Sauvageau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lemon throws a head kick but Sauvageau moves out of range.
Sauvageau missing with a left hand there. Lemon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sauvageau blocks a head kick by Lemon.
Sauvageau has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lemon.
Lemon blocks a jab.
Sauvageau misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sauvageau as he connects with a hook.
Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lemon counters with a head kick. That will keep Sauvageau thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lemon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sauvageau.
Sauvageau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemon counters with a head kick. That will keep Sauvageau thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sauvageau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lemon.
Lemon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauvageau throws out the jab.
Sauvageau misses with an uppercut. Lemon saw that one coming.
Sauvageau connects with a looping right hand.
Lemon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sauvageau throws out a loose jab but Lemon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Sauvageau misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon misses with a head kick.
Lemon defending well as Sauvageau loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Lemon.
Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body kick there by Lemon.
A head kick misses from Lemon.
Lemon moves out of range as Sauvageau strikes.
Sauvageau looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemon is just out of range.
A jab from Sauvageau misses.
Sauvageau throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemon.
Lemon avoids the body shot from Sauvageau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau avoids the head kick by Lemon.
Lemon throws a head kick that misses.
Sauvageau looks to land a left hand but Lemon moved out of range nicely.
Sauvageau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lemon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sauvageau.
Lemon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Sauvageau.
Nice defenses there by Lemon.
Sauvageau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sauvageau throws a jab when Lemon was well out of range.
Noah Sauvageau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sauvageau misses with an uppercut.
Sauvageau misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Noah Sauvageau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Sauvageau avoids the head kick by Lemon.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lemon - that will leave a mark!
Lemon misses with a head kick.
Sauvageau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lemon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sauvageau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lemon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lemon throws a head kick but Sauvageau moves out of range.
Sauvageau misses with a hook. Lemon ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sauvageau misses.
Sauvageau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Lemon.
Lemon throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sauvageau.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Sauvageau.
Sauvageau loads up on a big right hand but Lemon slips the punch.
Lemon throws a head kick but Sauvageau moves out of range.
Sauvageau throws a poor cross that misses
and Lemon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sauvageau's knee momentarily.
Sauvageau throws out a powerful jab.
Lemon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sauvageau throws an overhand right that lands on Lemon's shoulder, as Lemon tries to avoid the shot.
Sauvageau throws out a loose jab but Lemon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sauvageau looks to land a left hand but Lemon moved out of range nicely.
Sauvageau dives in for a single leg takedown but Lemon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Lemon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemon connects with a leg kick. Sauvageau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sauvageau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sauvageau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sauvageau.
Lemon staying out of range there.
Sauvageau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sauvageau takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Sauvageau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sauvageau misses with a hook. Lemon ducked under it nicely.
Lemon staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Lemon.
Lemon takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau misses with an uppercut. Lemon saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Lemon.
Sauvageau connects with a nice looking jab.
Lemon tries a head kick but it misses.
Lemon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sauvageau misses with a straight right.
Sauvageau lands with a cross.
A big left from Sauvageau misses.
A jab from Sauvageau misses.
Sauvageau throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauvageau shoots in but Lemon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Les Lemon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Sauvageau.
Sauvageau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lemon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noah Sauvageau 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.
Lemon defending well as Sauvageau loads up on a big left hand.
Lemon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau misses with a hook. Lemon ducked under it nicely.
Sauvageau throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.
Lemon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauvageau throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Lemon.
Lemon drops his hands momentarily and Sauvageau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sauvageau throws a poor cross that misses
and Lemon counters with a head kick. That will keep Sauvageau thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sauvageau throws out the jab.
Lemon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Les Lemon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemon throws a sloppy head kick and Sauvageau moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noah Sauvageau.
Well Sauvageau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Sauvageau!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Bondurant

195 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Ortiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bondurant.
Bondurant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bondurant connects with a crisp jab.
Bondurant throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Bondurant missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Bondurant scores with the left hand. Ortiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bondurant moves out of range of the strikes.
Bondurant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
Ortiz defending well as Bondurant loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz swings widly with a right hand
and Bondurant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Bondurant catches Ortiz right on the button with a cross.
Bondurant shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ortiz eats them both and turns towards Bondurant to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bondurant misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bondurant counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondurant punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
Bondurant sizes up Ortiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bondurant throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Forrest Bondurant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bondurant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Bondurant.
Nice shot by Bondurant.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Bondurant.
Bondurant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bondurant is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ortiz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bondurant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bondurant lands an overhand right.
Bondurant ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bondurant.
Bondurant thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant lands with a nice combination. Ortiz backs away looking to recover.
Bondurant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bondurant lands with an overhand left.
Bondurant throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bondurant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Bondurant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bondurant ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bondurant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bondurant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ortiz.
Bondurant thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bondurant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bondurant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bondurant might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bondurant jabs Ortiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Bondurant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bondurant lands a left and a right that send Ortiz crashing to the mat, dazed. Bondurant thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ortiz is rocked!
Ortiz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bondurant gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ortiz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Bondurant!
A victorious Forrest Bondurant thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Granville Fortier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr has chosen 50 cent many men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fortier
vs
Silva Jr

200 cm
19
255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Granville Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Fortier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva Jr is fending him off so far but Fortier persists. Nope, Silva Jr circles away and we're back to standing.

Fortier closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva Jr wants to control but Fortier is keeping busy.
Silva Jr is not content to let Fortier control the position.
Fortier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva Jr is trying to stand back up but Fortier is controlling him
Silva Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fortier in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Silva Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Fortier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva Jr tries to hold on but Fortier pushes him away.
Fortier looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fortier raining down shots from the mount!
Fortier lands a couple of good shots and Silva Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva Jr is in bad spot here.
Silva Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Silva Jr just trying to survive but Fortier is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fortier controlling the positon.
Silva Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fortier is landing with strikes. Silva Jr can't take much more of this.
Fortier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva Jr on the ground.
Silva Jr 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.

Silva Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fortier lands punches and elbows.
Fortier lands strikes to the head.
Fortier is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Silva Jr showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fortier is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Fortier looking for the choke but no joy.
Silva Jr is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Granville Fortier dominated that 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.

Silva Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortier.
A head kick misses from Fortier.

Fortier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Fortier breaks from the clinch.
Fortier misses with a takedown attempt - Silva Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva Jr jabs Fortier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Fortier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Silva Jr gets caught flat footed, as Fortier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fortier trying to control but Silva Jr is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fortier here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fortier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fortier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fortier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva Jr can do to turn this around?
Fortier stays in close to Silva Jr's body and controls the position.
Fortier tries to stand but Silva Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Silva Jr keeping moving, preventing Fortier from controlling successfully.
Fortier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Silva Jr is looking for a triangle but Fortier pushes his legs off easily.
Fortier won't allow Silva Jr to get back to his feet.
Fortier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fortier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Fortier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fortier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fortier tries to stand but Silva Jr is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is pushing Fortier's head away, looking to escape. Fortier manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fortier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva Jr bucks up and tries to throw Fortier off but instead Fortier has got his back!
Fortier lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Silva Jr hold on?!
Fortier connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva Jr to escape the position.

Silva Jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fortier.

Fortier has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fortier looking for the choke but no joy.
Fortier controls the position.

Fortier is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva Jr for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortier is punishing Silva Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Granville Fortier 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!

Silva Jr throws a solid leg kick but Fortier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva Jr.
Granville Fortier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva Jr misses with a two punch combination.

Fortier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fortier tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva Jr controls his leg.
Fortier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva Jr wants to improve his position but Fortier is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fortier trying to pass the guard but Silva Jr defending well.
Silva Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Fortier sits in half guard.
Fortier seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Still in half guard, Fortier seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Fortier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fortier misses with an elbow strike.
Fortier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fortier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Fortier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Granville Fortier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortier shoots in and drives through. Silva Jr sprawls well.
Good shot there by Silva Jr.
A combination from Silva Jr does no damage.
Silva Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortier's head.
Silva Jr misses with the combination.
Fortier on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier shoots in for a takedown but Silva Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva Jr cracks Fortier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortier tries for a takedown but Silva Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fortier dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fortier tries to pull guard but Silva Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Fortier has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Fortier manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Silva Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to stand but Fortier is controlling the position.
Anderson Silva Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Silva Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fortier wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is keeping the position.
Granville Fortier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silva Jr working for a triangle but Fortier defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fortier 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Granville Fortier!
The defeated Anderson Silva Jr had this to say: 'Ill be back with a better performance!!!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Mcgregor

194 cm
26
206 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
209 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgregor moves away.
Mcgregor swinging wildly here.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgregor moves away.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a right and a left that Mcgregor avoids nicely.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos throws a right and a left that Mcgregor avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Mcgregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mcgregor.
Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Santos does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Mcgregor moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcgregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mcgregor breaks the clinch.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgregor manages to avoid it.
Santos is looking to wear down Mcgregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcgregor throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcgregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Mcgregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.

Mcgregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.

Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgregor slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mcgregor drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Santos right on the button. Santos goes down! Mcgregor follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mcgregor gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Mcgregor!
After the fight, Mac Mcgregor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milton Hedrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hedrick
vs
Oliveira

180 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milton Hedrick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedrick wants to clinch

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hedrick!
Oliveira tries to advance to mount but Hedrick denies him.
Hedrick is looking to reverse the position.

Oliveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hedrick, who protects the arm well.

Oliveira has an Americana. Hedrick didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Oliveira is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Oliveira hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roy Oliveira!
Roy Oliveira is the new lightweight champion!