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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noz Gurreff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noz Gurreff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurreff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall has closed the distance and engaged Gurreff in a clinch.
Gurreff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Gurreff avoiding damage.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall prevents Gurreff from breaking the clinch.
Gurreff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Hall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gurreff keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gurreff working aggressively here.
Gurreff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall wants to break free but Gurreff has control.
Hall tries to work over Gurreff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurreff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Gurreff gets underhooks to prevent Hall's takedown attempt.
Gurreff lands with a left to the head.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Gurreff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hall.
Hall working aggressively here.
Gurreff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Gurreff tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Gurreff back against the cage.
A short right from Hall.
Hall blocking some punches.
Gurreff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall misses with some punches.
Gurreff prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall tries to break free but Gurreff pushes him back against the cage.
Hall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noz Gurreff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurreff prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gurreff.
Hall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gurreff tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Gurreff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall misses with some punches.
Gurreff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gurreff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Hall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurreff on the side of the head.
Hall misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurreff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Gurreff.
Gurreff with a nice cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Gurreff scores with a four punch combination!
Hall misses the jab.
Hall rushes Gurreff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gurreff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gurreff lands a nice shot to the body.
Gurreff throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gurreff backwards.
Gurreff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gurreff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hall is rocked!
Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Gurreff controls the action.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Gurreff finish him?
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gurreff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gurreff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall blocking some punches.
Gurreff throws a big uppercut that drops Hall! More strikes from Gurreff and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hall lies dazed against the cage as Gurreff celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noz Gurreff!
Noz Gurreff thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, tim finnegans. Harvey Dent has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harvey Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cliff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Dent counters by clinching up.
Dent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dent avoids the damage to the body.
Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Dent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Dent scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dent circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dent comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Anderson stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Dent is on him like rabid pit bull! Anderson slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Dent!
Our winner, Harvey Dent, 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.
Cliff Anderson was interviewed post fight and said 'well guys you can't win them all, but I will tell you that I will be back, stronger and more determined than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nutzack Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutzack Jnr has chosen Scream and Shoot the metal version as his entrance music. Bam Blimm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Nutzack Jnr's chin.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
12 - 19 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Blimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Nutzack Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nutzack Jnr.
Blimm misses with a combination
and Nutzack Jnr counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bam Blimm has been cut.
Nutzack Jnr is looking to score with low kicks.
Blimm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blimm circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Nutzack Jnr drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Blimm follows Nutzack Jnr to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Blimm!
Bam Blimm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Johnstown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Vance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Johnstown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Johnstown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Vance!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnstown lands a big head kick that sends Vance tumbling to the mat! Johnstown takes a step backwards and waves Vance back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Brad Vance has been cut.
Johnstown tries to clinch but Vance moves out of range.
Brad Vance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnstown throws a quick head kick that knocks Vance silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Johnstown is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mack Johnstown!
Our winner, Mack Johnstown, 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 Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edilhson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
Rickon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edilhson staying out of range there.
Stark throws a leg kick but Edilhson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edilhson scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Edilhson's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Edilhson cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edilhson.
Edilhson staying out of range there.
Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edilhson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edilhson stops Stark from getting back to his feet.
Edilhson trying to control from half guard but Stark is working away.
Stark is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edilhson.
Edilhson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Edilhson wants to free his trapped foot but Stark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stark looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edilhson circles away quickly and effectively.
Edilhson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Edilhson.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Edilhson closes the distance and clinches.
Stark is trying to break the clinch but Edilhson has him pressed against the cage.
Edilhson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Edilhson won't allow it.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stark takes a shot to the head.
Edilhson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson shoots in and gets a takedown into Stark's guard.
Edilhson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edilhson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edilhson tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - Edilhson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Edilhson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stark doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Edilhson.
Edilhson stops Stark from getting back to his feet.
Edilhson throws a strike but Stark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Edilhson won't allow Stark to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stark.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Edilhson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Edilhson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stark tries to kick Edilhson off but Edilhson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edilhson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edilhson passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Edilhson 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.
Edilhson defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Edilhson lands a nice looking body kick.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Edilhson is looking to clinch.
Edilhson moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Stark throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
Edilhson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edilhson looks for a takedown but Stark sprawls well.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edilhson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Edilhson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edilhson moves into full mount! Stark won't be happy about that!
Stark's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Edilhson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edilhson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stark wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Edmundo Edilhson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edilhson looking to finish Stark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stark!
Edilhson with good strikes from the mount here!
Stark wants to try and get back to his feet.
Edilhson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stark trying desperately to get to his feet.
Edilhson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Edilhson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Edilhson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stark is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edilhson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Stark in real trouble here! The ref calls for Stark to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmundo Edilhson!
A relieved looking Edmundo Edilhson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Serget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serget kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Friends in lower places. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
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248 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Serget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serget closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ruggiero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Serget blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Serget wants a takedown but no success here.
Ruggiero being controlled against the cage.
Serget is working for takedown but Ruggiero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but Serget blocks it.
Serget manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serget avoiding damage as Ruggiero throws knees to the body.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Serget blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruggiero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruggiero is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Serget. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruggiero looking to throw knees to the head but Serget is blocking nicely.
Serget has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ruggiero after a bit of a struggle.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Serget gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Serget missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruggiero pushes Serget off looking to stand but Serget dives back in and keeps control.
Serget sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Serget prevents Ruggiero from improving his position.
Ruggiero is trying to stand back up but Serget is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serget seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruggiero tries to clinch
and Serget counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Serget.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serget's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Serget stops Ruggiero from standing up.
Serget wants to control from the top but Ruggiero keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero wants to stand and escape but Serget is having none of it.
Ruggiero keeping moving, preventing Serget from controlling successfully.
Ruggiero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Serget trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruggiero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Serget stops Ruggiero from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Serget shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruggiero but Ruggiero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ruggiero wants to clinch
and Serget counters with a left and a right that stings Ruggiero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Serget counters with a takedown into side control.
Serget is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruggiero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruggiero tries to escape but Serget is in control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruggiero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Serget's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ruggiero struggling a bit here.
Serget remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Serget cracks Ruggiero with a big right hand but Ruggiero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Serget dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Serget shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Serget has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Serget works his way into full mount!
Serget is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruggiero can do to turn this around?
Ruggiero is desperately trying to improve his position but Serget has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serget controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruggiero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Serget lands a couple of good shots and Ruggiero has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ruggiero is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Serget off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ruggiero covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Serget biding his time, controlling Ruggiero.
Serget lands a shot to the body.
Serget lands a shot to the head.
Ruggiero wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serget lands punches and elbows.
Ruggiero is trying to stand back up.
Ruggiero is keeping busy.
Serget cracks Ruggiero with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ruggiero from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
Bob Serget overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Serget looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ruggiero prevents Serget from getting a body triangle.
Ruggiero trying to get back to his feet but Serget is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Serget. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Ruggiero trying to get back to his feet but Serget is in full control for now.
Serget is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ruggiero trying to get back to his feet but Serget is in full control for now.
Ruggiero tries to roll but Serget sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Serget's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Serget is working the ground and pound. Can Ruggiero escape?
Serget throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Serget working for the choke.
Serget is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruggiero is really stuck here.
Ruggiero is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Serget dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Ruggiero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ruggiero moves to clinch but Serget breaks away
and Serget counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Serget.
Serget prevents Ruggiero from getting back to his feet.
Serget slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serget has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Serget is standing up over Ruggiero. Ruggiero looks to escape but Serget dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serget controls the position.
Serget wants to control but Ruggiero is keeping him busy.
Ruggiero dodges the ground and pound from Serget.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruggiero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruggiero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruggiero tries to clinch but Serget moves away
and Serget counters with a series of strikes. Ruggiero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruggiero looks to clinch
and Serget decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruggiero's guard.
Serget stops Ruggiero from standing up.
Serget throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruggiero trying to keep a closed guard but Serget is proving a slippery customer.
Ruggiero wants to stand up but Serget is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serget postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Serget is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruggiero closes the distance but Serget moves to the side
and Serget counters with a good low kick that Ruggiero was not able to check.
Serget changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruggiero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Serget stalls from top position.
Ruggiero is trying to buck Serget off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero sneaks back into half guard.
Serget stops Ruggiero from getting back to his feet.
Serget not doing much here.
Serget throwing shots but Ruggiero is blocking nicely.
Vinny Ruggiero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Serget is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Serget not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Serget showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Serget, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Serget!
A less than humble Bob Serget misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Blue clear sky. Ouelet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chien Fou kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
157 lbs
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30
165 lbs
15 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouelet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouelet has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Ouelet 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.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ouelet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ouelet.
Ouelet is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouelet scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sparky Anderson has been cut.
Ouelet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ouelet regains guard.
Ouelet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ouelet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouelet, not yet.
Anderson pushing down on Ouelet's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ouelet is trying to control but can't.
Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ouelet is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ouelet avoid being mounted?
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Ouelet is defending well.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Ouelet is working away.
Ouelet is looking to improve his position.
Ouelet is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
Anderson is keen to just control but Ouelet is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ouelet lands an overhand right.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ouelet.
Stephane Ouelet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouelet misses with a looping right.
Ouelet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouelet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouelet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Ouelet didn't expect that.
Ouelet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Ouelet is looking to sweep but instead, Anderson has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is thwarting Ouelet's attempts to control the position.
Ouelet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Ouelet kicks Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ouelet napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ouelet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ouelet tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sparky Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouelet throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ouelet throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Ouelet misses with an uppercut.
Ouelet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Ouelet misses with a knee to the head.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ouelet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Ouelet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ouelet is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses.
Ouelet connects with a knee to the head.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ouelet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ouelet is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ouelet down to the mat. Ouelet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet clinches up against the cage.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Ouelet looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ouelet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ouelet misses with an elbow strike.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Ouelet swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ouelet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Ouelet.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Ouelet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ouelet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands an uppercut.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson has Ouelet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ouelet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it misses.
Ouelet tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Ouelet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Ouelet manages to get underhooks.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sparky Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ouelet scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouelet misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouelet throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouelet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Ouelet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ouelet, which made it look bad.
Ouelet misses with a body shot.
Ouelet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ouelet.
Ouelet misses with an uppercut.
Ouelet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Ouelet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ouelet.
Ouelet misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ouelet won't be happy with that.
Anderson trying to control the position but Ouelet is working away.
Anderson working away.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sparky Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Anderson trying to control the action but Ouelet is working from the bottom.
Ouelet is trying to improve his position.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet struggling a bit here.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson taking a breather here.
Ouelet tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Ouelet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ouelet tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Anderson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ouelet tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Ouelet is still trying to improve position.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Ouelet is squirming around nicely.
Ouelet tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ouelet can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson has hold of Ouelet's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ouelet manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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 Sparky Anderson.
I think Anderson 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 28:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zelios Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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201 lbs
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193 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zelios Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rackham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rackham throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Rackham, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Rackham against the cage but Rackham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Rackham misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Rackham 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.
Rackham throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rackham swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zelios Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rackham as he avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Rackham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rackham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Rackham.
Rackham misses with a head kick.
Rackham throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rackham manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Rackham slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Rackham pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rackham is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rackham has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zelios Gracie!
Zelios Gracie retains his middleweight title!
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