OFC 35: Northern Lights PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brandon storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Baloney
vs
storm

179 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, brandon storm!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloney scores with a shot to the body.
Baloney throws a hook but storm avoids it easily.
storm shoots in but no luck this time.
Baloney misses with a straight right.
storm is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baloney.
storm staying out of range there.
Baloney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Baloney coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
storm fails with the takedown.
Baloney lands a slapping body shot.
Baloney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baloney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baloney throws a jab but it's blocked by storm.
Nice cross by Baloney.
Baloney throws a jab when storm was well out of range.
Baloney cracks storm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tony Baloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
storm misses with a takedown attempt - Baloney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon storm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
storm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baloney as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Baloney lands an impressive looking overhand right. storm doesn't seem phased though.
Baloney just misses with a punch to the body.
Baloney works storm's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Baloney misses.
storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baloney.
Baloney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by storm.
storm shoots for a takedown but Baloney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baloney misses with a straight left.
storm is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baloney is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for storm.
storm moves out of range as Baloney strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Baloney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baloney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baloney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
storm fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baloney lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Baloney misses its intended target.
Baloney tests storm's chin there with a solid looking shot.

storm shoots in and bounces Baloney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baloney is keeping the position for now.
storm prevents Baloney from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
storm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Baloney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
storm is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
storm is pushing down on Baloney's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baloney is fighting to maintain full guard but storm has managed to sneak the leg through.
Baloney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from storm.

storm is working for a kimura but Baloney is defending it quite comfortably.
Baloney wants to improve his position but storm is controlling well.
storm working over Baloney with some ground and pound. Baloney looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
storm slows the pace down in half guard.
storm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
storm is looking to advance position but Baloney won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Baloney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baloney tries to get to full guard but storm has control of the leg.
storm works his foot free and advances to mount.
storm trying to control but Baloney is having none of it.

storm looking for a guillotine from mount but Baloney is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baloney is working to get back to half guard.
Baloney is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

storm has control of Baloney's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Baloney regains control of the situation pretty easily.
storm looking to control but Baloney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
storm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baloney's face.
Baloney is looking to improve his position but storm isn't that keen on the idea.
Baloney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for storm on the ground.

storm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brandon storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baloney.
Baloney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
storm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baloney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten storm somewhat.
A slow jab from Baloney misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
storm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baloney misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baloney misses with a wild body shot.
Baloney misses the jab.
Baloney leaves storm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon storm.
Baloney cracks storm with an open hand slap.
Baloney loads up on a big right hand but storm slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
storm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baloney swivels and escapes.
storm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baloney.
Baloney throws the left hand but storm avoids the punch easily.
Baloney takes a swing at storm's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Baloney misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
storm staying out of range there.
storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Baloney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tony Baloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baloney looks to throw the jab but storm is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Baloney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baloney 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Baloney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Severn
vs
Jaa

185 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn throws a body kick that misses.
Jaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Severn rushes Jaa and presses him up against the cage.
Jaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Severn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.

Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Severn throws a nice outside leg kick.

Severn moves into the clinch successfully.
Jaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Jaa throws a body kick the misses

and Severn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Severn.

Severn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa misses with an uppercut. Severn saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Severn.
Severn misses the shot to the body.
Severn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Severn takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jaa throws an elbow but misses.

Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Jaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Severn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Severn lands with a straight right. Jaa didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Jaa tries to clinch
and Severn counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Severn manages to avoid it.
Jaa moves out of range as Severn throws a body kick.

Severn has closed the distance and engaged Jaa in a clinch.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa tries to clinch but Severn moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaa throws a combination that misses
and Severn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Severn counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaa misses with a body shot
and Severn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaa looks gassed!
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Severn dives in and grabs Jaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaa pushes down on Severn's head and hops out.
Jaa moves out of range of the body kick from Severn.
Jaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Severn counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Severn sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Severn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Severn counters with a head kick. That will keep Jaa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body kick there by Severn.

Severn clinches up against the cage.
Severn wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Severn's efforts to push away.
Jaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Severn gets an underhook and turns Jaa into the cage.
Severn tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Severn is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Severn can't break the clinch.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Severn in his tracks for a moment.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severn's defenses.

Severn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaa throws a body kick the misses

and Severn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaa won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Severn cracks Jaa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Severn scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn lands a nice forearm strike.
Jaa is pushing Severn's head away, looking to escape. Severn manages to hold on to the position though.
Severn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jaa to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Severn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Severn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Severn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jaa ducks right into an uppercut from Severn.
Severn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaa.
Severn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa throws a lazy head kick

and Severn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jaa throws an elbow that misses.
Jaa keeps control of Severn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Severn manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Severn. That's going to slow Jaa down.
Severn keeps Jaa at a distance using the push kick.
Jaa checks a leg kick.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Jaa throws a nice looking combination but Severn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Severn misses with a low kick.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa slips under a jab from Severn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa looks to land a left hand but Severn moved out of range nicely.

Severn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Severn stalling against the cage.
Severn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaa tries to break free but Severn pushes him back against the cage.
Severn wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Severn takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jaa throws an elbow but misses.
Severn has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Severn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaa keeps control of Severn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Severn manages to break the clinch.
Jaa darts in trying to clinch
and Severn counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.

Severn rushes Jaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Severn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Severn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Severn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Severn tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Severn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Severn tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Severn is stalling here.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Jaa avoids the elbow strike from Severn, against the cage.
Severn wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Severn is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Severn moves out of range as Jaa strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Severn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Severn counters with a low kick, right behind Jaa 's knee.
Severn looks to land a body kick but Jaa moved away.
Jaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa misses with a looping right.
Severn blocks a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Severn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jaa scores with a jab. Severn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jaa clinches but Severn breaks the clinch
and Severn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaa closes the distance but Severn moves to the side

and Severn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Severn is trying to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling him.
Jaa misses with a hook from the clinch.

Severn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Jaa misses
and Severn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Severn counters with an inside leg kick.
Jaa throws a left and a right that both miss

and Severn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Severn is trying to force a seperation but Jaa has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Severn 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!

Severn scores with a leg kick.
Jaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Severn if he has to take too many more of those.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Severn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa clinches but Severn breaks the clinch
and Severn counters with a good, hard body kick but Jaa shrugs it off.
Jaa tries a low kick but Severn avoids it.
Severn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa throws a chopping leg kick but Severn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Severn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Severn throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Jaa moves forwards but Severn connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Severn clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Severn.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Severn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Severn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Severn.
Severn scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaa misses the target.
Severn throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Jaa misses
and Severn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Severn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Severn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaa is able to avoid easily.
Severn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn shoots in but no luck this time.
Severn fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaa throws a combination that misses
and Severn counters with a head kick.

Severn instigates a clinch.
Jaa has Severn pressed against the cage, preventing Severn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Severn is trying to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling him.
Severn has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Severn is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.

Severn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Severn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Severn throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Severn.
Severn thows a body shot but no joy.
Severn throws a head kick but Jaa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
A jab from Severn misses.
Severn connects with a high kick.
Jaa closes the distance but Severn moves to the side
and Severn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Severn just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Jaa.
Jaa darts in trying to clinch
and Severn counters with a straight right hand.
Severn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa cracks a nice hook into Severn's ribs.
Jaa closes the distance but Severn moves to the side

and Severn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Severn.
Severn tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.

Severn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Severn looks to throw a body kick
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Jaa as Severn shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jaa gets caught flat footed, as Severn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Severn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Severn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Severn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Severn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Severn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morris Borris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borris comes into the arena with Trafalgar - Damned Cross blaring out of the sound system. Morris Borris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Borris
vs
King

210 cm
20
276 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morris Borris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.

It looks like Morris Borris has been cut.

Borris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in King's guard.
Borris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Borris is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Borris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Borris is working King over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borris thows a big elbow that misses.
Borris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borris stops King from standing up.
Borris postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King wants to get back to his feet but Borris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King moves in looking to clinch but Borris pushes him off.

Borris feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Borris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.

King pushes Borris off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
Borris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borris is breathing heavily.
Borris avoids the head kick by King.
Borris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Borris. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Borris closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Borris avoids it.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
King is pressed up against the cage. Borris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King punishes Borris's body with a nice straight punch.
King lands a body shot.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from King as Borris shoots in.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Dan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King tries to clinch there but Borris circles away.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King darts in trying to clinch

and Borris counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for King.
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Borris avoids the damage to the body.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King tries a knee to the head but Borris blocks it.
King connects with a knee to the head.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King landing knees to the body.
King missing with knees to the body.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borris's face.
King scores with a knee to the head.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Borris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morris Borris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Borris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King tries to clinch but Borris is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Borris goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Borris blocks with his arms.
Borris drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Borris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borris avoids a punch combination nicely.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borris circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borris keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Borris circles away.
King tries to bum rush Borris with a series of wild strikes but Borris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from King.

Borris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. King manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borris prevents King from getting back to his feet.
Borris postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Borris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Borris postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borris is controlling him.
Borris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Dan King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to clinch but Borris moves out of range.
Borris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris Borris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King is looking to clinch but Borris is avoiding it.
King throws a right and a left that Borris avoids nicely.
King wants to clinch up but Borris keeps it at a distance.

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.

Borris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borris lands in his opponent's guard.
Borris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borris stops King from standing up.
Borris trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Morris Borris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Morris Borris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

King is looking to clinch but Borris is avoiding it.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borris.
King wants to clinch up but Borris keeps it at a distance.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King moves in looking to clinch but Borris pushes him off.
Borris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King tries to clinch but Borris is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borris keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borris closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morris Borris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Borris moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
King moves in looking to clinch but Borris pushes him off.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King moves in looking to clinch but Borris pushes him off.
King lands with a hook. Borris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch there but Borris circles away.
Borris fails to land the takedown.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King throws a head kick but Borris moves out of range.
King wants to clinch up but Borris keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King misses with a wild combination.
King thumps Borris with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borris keeps the fight on the outside.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Borris backs up against the cage.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borris was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Borris is defended easily by King.
Borris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King wants to clinch up but Borris keeps it at a distance.
King tries to clinch

and Borris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borris is controlling him.
Borris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borris won't allow King to get back to his feet.
King keeping moving, preventing Borris from controlling successfully.
King wants to get back to his feet but Borris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Borris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Borris drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
Borris wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan King!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Apolskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apolskis has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Popinski
vs
Apolskis

189 cm
19
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Apolskis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Popinski connects with the punch.
Popinski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
Popinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apolskis is out of range and Popinski settles back down.
Popinski misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Popinski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apolskis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Popinski sprawls well. Popinski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Apolskis gets slowly back to his feet.
Apolskis tries to clinch but Popinski is having none of it.
Apolskis looks to throw the jab but Popinski is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Apolskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popinski throws a right and a left that Apolskis avoids nicely.

Apolskis closes the distance and clinches.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.

Popinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popinski misses with the combination.
Popinski with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Popinski as Apolskis shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Popinski as Apolskis shoots in.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Apolskis.
Popinski lands a jab to Apolskis's midsection.
Popinski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Apolskis backs up against the cage.
Popinski misses with a few strikes there.
Popinski misses with a double jab.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Apolskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Apolskis.
Apolskis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
Popinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a combination. Apolskis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Apolskis looks gassed!
Popinski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Popinski duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apolskis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Popinski.
Popinski swings for the body but Apolskis moves out of range.
Popinski scores with a nice strike.
Popinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popinski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Popinski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.
Popinski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popinski is looking to wear down Apolskis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left and a right from Popinski both land. Nice combination.
Popinski cracks a nice hook into Apolskis's ribs.
Popinski stuns Apolskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Apolskis moves out of range.
Apolskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Apolskis.
Popinski digs a good hook to Apolskis's body.
Apolskis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Popinski.
Popinski throws a sloppy head kick and Apolskis moves out of range easily.
Popinski lands a nice hook to Apolskis's body. Apolskis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Apolskis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Popinski.
Soda Popinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popinski scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Popinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Popinski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Apolskis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popinski works over Apolskis's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apolskis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popinski lands a nice looking body kick.
Popinski throws a series of punches but Apolskis moves out of range.
Popinski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Apolskis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popinski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popinski lands a body shot.
A combination from Popinski does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popinski lands with a nice combination. Apolskis backs away looking to recover.
Apolskis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Popinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apolskis.
A right-left combo lands from Popinski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soda Popinski dominated that round.
That's time! Popinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Popinski lands a body shot.
Soda Popinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Popinski digs a good body shot into Apolskis's ribs.
Apolskis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popinski works over Apolskis's head and body with a nice combination.
Popinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popinski throws a right and a left that Apolskis avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Popinski, right into the meat.
Popinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Apolskis can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Popinski. Apolskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Apolskis.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popinski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Apolskis.
Soda Popinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popinski scores with a three punch combo!
Apolskis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Apolskis is breathing heavily.
Popinski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Popinski.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Apolskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Popinski scores with a push kick.
Popinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Apolskis's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Popinski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Apolskis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Apolskis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Apolskis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Popinski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Apolskis.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.
Popinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popinski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Popinski throws a shot to the body.
Popinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soda Popinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski stuns Apolskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popinski scores with a body shot.
Popinski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Popinski scores with a four punch combination!
Apolskis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Popinski scores with a jab to the body.
Popinski stuns Apolskis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apolskis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Popinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popinski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Popinski duly obliges.
Popinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popinski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Popinski throws a nice looking combination but Apolskis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popinski clobbers Apolskis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popinski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popinski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Popinski.
Popinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Popinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Popinski both land. Nice combination.
Popinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Apolskis dodges the punch combination from Popinski.
Apolskis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Apolskis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Popinski misses with a head kick.
Apolskis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Apolskis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Popinski's half guard.
Apolskis is pressing down on Popinski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Popinski is holding on for now.
Apolskis is trying to control. Popinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popinski wants to get back to his feet.

Popinski has one foot on Apolskis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Popinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apolskis throws a right and a left that Popinski avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popinski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popinski throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soda Popinski dominated that second round.
That's time! Popinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Popinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Popinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Popinski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Popinski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Popinski.
Popinski thows a body shot but no joy.
Popinski feints and then cracks Apolskis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apolskis down.
Popinski misses with a few strikes there.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.
Apolskis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Apolskis shoots in for a takedown but Popinski shows good takedown defense.
Popinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Popinski. No joy for Apolskis on that attempt.
Apolskis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Popinski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Popinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Popinski scores with a shot to the body.
Popinski tests Apolskis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Popinski.
Apolskis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Popinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apolskis's sensitive parts.
Apolskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.
Popinski lands a nice looking body shot.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Popinski.
Popinski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Popinski duly obliges.
Popinski scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Popinski.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Popinski, right into the meat.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popinski lands a body shot.
Apolskis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apolskis.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popinski misses with a double jab.
Apolskis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Apolskis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popinski scores with a shot to the body.
Popinski cracks Apolskis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Popinski connects with a body shot.
Popinski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apolskis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Apolskis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Popinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apolskis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Popinski.
Popinski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Popinski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Apolskis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Apolskis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Popinski.
Popinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolskis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popinski.
Popinski jabs at Apolskis's body.
Apolskis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Popinski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Popinski lands a nice hook to Apolskis's body. Apolskis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popinski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Apolskis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popinski pinned against the cage. Popinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soda Popinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Apolskis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soda Popinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Popinski, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soda Popinski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gump Worsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sucre's choice of entrance music: Capital Punishment. This should be a great matchup!

Worsley
vs
Sucre

180 cm
20
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
172 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gump Worsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Sucre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsley slips a jab and a cross from Sucre.
Sucre throws a right hand that Worsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Worsley also avoids with ease.
Worsley slips a jab from Sucre.
Worsley moves away from the strike by Sucre.
The fighters circling - Sucre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sucre throws a right hand that Worsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Worsley also avoids with ease.
Worsley throws a shot to the body.
Sucre throws a right and a left that both miss.

Worsley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sucre's guard.
Worsley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Worsley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sucre, up you get!
Worsley looks to score with a jab to the body but Sucre is just out of range.
A combination from Sucre does no damage.

Worsley closes the distance and clinches.
Worsley wants to break free but Sucre has control.
Worsley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sucre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Worsley breaks from the clinch.
Worsley misses with a double jab.
Sucre needs to keep his hands up - Worsley had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucre falls off balance throwing a combination

and Worsley moves into the clinch.

Worsley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sucre swinging wildly here.
Worsley motions for Sucre to come forward. Worsley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sucre throws a combination that misses
and Worsley counters with a good low kick that Sucre was not able to check.
Sucre digs a good hook to Worsley's body.
Sucre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Worsley.
Fernando Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Worsley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worsley wants to stand up but Sucre has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sucre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsley wants to stand but Sucre is controlling his posture from full guard.

Sucre looking for a guillotine here but Worsley defends easily.

Worsley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sucre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Worsley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sucre looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Worsley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Worsley postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worsley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Worsley gets to his feet - Sucre follows without any prompting.
Sucre looks to land a combination but Worsley avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Sucre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Worsley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sucre napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Worsley wants to stand but Sucre is controlling his arm.
Sucre tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsley working away.
Sucre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Worsley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sucre is just riding it out for now. Worsley eventually gives up the hold.
Sucre regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sucre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sucre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gump Worsley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Worsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sucre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Worsley counters with a nice body kick.

Worsley has closed the distance and engaged Sucre in a clinch.

Worsley breaks from the clinch.
Sucre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sucre jabs at Worsley's body.
Sucre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Worsley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Worsley misses with a few strikes there.
Sucre looks to land a combination. Worsley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Worsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gump Worsley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Worsley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sucre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worsley circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Sucre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Worsley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fernando Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sucre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Worsley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sucre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sucre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sucre misses with the combination.
Worsley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sucre tries to bum rush Worsley with a series of wild strikes but Worsley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sucre misses with a double jab
and Worsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worsley thuds a left hand into Sucre's body.
Worsley misses with a combination
and Sucre counters with a stiff right hand.
Worsley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sucre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Worsley counters with a two punch combo.
Worsley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Worsley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sucre sprawls well initially but Worsley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Worsley tries to stand and escape but Sucre is controlling the position.
Sucre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Worsley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Worsley's back!

Sucre has his arm under Worsley's chin here. Game over son! Sucre squeezes tightly and Worsley is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Sucre!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sanavio
vs
Lester

188 cm
24
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

184 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

STEEL PENN NUTRITION - STEEL RESERVE 158+ ONLY$89

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Lester!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanavio takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
Sanavio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Sanavio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Sanavio has Lester up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester taking a breather.
Sanavio tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanavio tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Sanavio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester blocks a body shot from Sanavio.
A frustrated look appears on Lester's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanavio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanavio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanavio manages to avoid it.
Diego Sanavio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanavio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanavio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lester misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanavio.
Nice uppercut there from Lester.
Sanavio cracks Lester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanavio takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Sanavio shows good takedown defense.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the body
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanavio.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the body
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanavio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a shot to the body

and Sanavio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sanavio.
Sanavio is stalling in the full guard.

Lester is looking for a triangle but Sanavio pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanavio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lester working for a triangle but Sanavio defends it easily.
Sanavio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanavio's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lester controls Sanavio momentarily but Sanavio frees himself.

Lester looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sanavio has picked Lester up and slammed him! Lester can't keep hold of the triangle and Sanavio manages to pass to side control!
Lester struggling a bit here.
Sanavio content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanavio tries to advance to mount but Lester denies him.
Sanavio scoring with punches and elbows.
Lester is looking to regain half guard here but Sanavio keeps moving and retains side control.
Lester seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanavio dominates the positioning.
Lester is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanavio controlling from side mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Diego Sanavio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Sanavio jabs at Lester's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio dominated that round.
That's time! Sanavio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lester lands a jab.
Sanavio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Sanavio is looking to wear down Lester with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Sanavio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanavio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanavio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lester looks a forlorn figure.
Sanavio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanavio looking to control but Lester is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanavio content just to control the position here.
Lester is squirming around, avoiding Sanavio's attempts to control the action.
Lester keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanavio avoids the attempt from Lester to control.
Sanavio content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Diego Sanavio just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Lester has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanavio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanavio tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanavio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanavio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lester is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanavio.
Sanavio gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanavio tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sanavio back against the cage.
Sanavio can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanavio lands a shoulder strike.
Lester wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanavio won't allow it.
Sanavio working aggressively here.
Lester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanavio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanavio struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester tries to break the clinch but Sanavio is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Sanavio fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Sanavio.
Sanavio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanavio tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sanavio back against the cage.
Lester blocks a body shot from Sanavio.

Sanavio breaks from the clinch.
Sanavio slips a jab from Lester.
Sanavio misses with a few strikes there.
Lester slips a jab from Sanavio.
Sanavio tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanavio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanavio tries to clinch up
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester scores with a nice head shot.

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.
A big right from Lester misses.
A nice combination there by Lester.
Sanavio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lester counters with a three punch combo that has Sanavio backing up. Sanavio nods at Lester to acknowledge the strikes.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanavio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lester 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.
Lester scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lester, as that shot connected.
Sanavio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Sanavio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanavio swinging wildly here.
Sanavio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vic Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanavio lands a lovely overhand right.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Lester is looking to clinch.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanavio.
Lester throws a body punch but Sanavio moves out of range.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lester counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanavio tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Sanavio back against the cage.
Sanavio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio shoots in for a takedown but Lester shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Lester tries to clinch up but Sanavio circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanavio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanavio wants to clinch.
Sanavio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanavio.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Sanavio's shoulder, as Sanavio tries to avoid the shot.
Lester takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanavio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Sanavio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanavio momentarily.
Sanavio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanavio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanavio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester with a hook.
Sanavio tries to clinch up but Lester circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sanavio as Lester shoots in.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanavio. That snapped Lester's head back.
Vic Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Lester.
Sanavio leaves Lester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lester swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanavio.
Sanavio swats away the attempt to clinch by Lester.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanavio slips under a jab from Lester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Sanavio misses.
Sanavio misses with a body shot
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Sanavio misses.
Sanavio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.

Sanavio pushes Lester up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanavio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanavio fails to land.
Sanavio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanavio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Sanavio misses
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio misses with a body shot
and Lester makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Lester scores a takedown into full mount!
Sanavio working to try and regain half guard.
Sanavio tries to hold on but Lester postures up.
Lester looking to control but Sanavio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanavio tries to hold on but Lester postures up.
Lester pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sanavio tries to hold on but Lester postures up.
Lester wants to take his opponent's back but Sanavio doesn't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Lester!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Katsunori Kikuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: Psycho Holiday. Ryan Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kikuno
vs
Richards

173 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
157 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Katsunori Kikuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Richards!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards tries to clinch up.

Kikuno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kikuno just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kikuno.
A nice left hand lands by Kikuno.
Kikuno scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Kikuno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Kikuno.
Kikuno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Kikuno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
Richards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kikuno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Richards is rocked!
Kikuno lands a big right hand that drops Richards! The killer instinct kicks in and Kikuno finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kikuno!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsunori Kikuno!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Tenorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardy
vs
Tenorman

182 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Tenorman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Hardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tenorman tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tenorman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tenorman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Tenorman shoots in and bounces Hardy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tenorman pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy gets full guard.
Tenorman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hardy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Tenorman is proving a slippery customer.
Tenorman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tenorman throws a big right hand that misses.
Tenorman trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tenorman is aware though and is defending well.
Tenorman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Tenorman working some strikes from top position.
Tenorman wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Tenorman passes Hardy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hardy tries to get to full guard but Tenorman has control of the leg.
Tenorman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Tenorman stalling.
Hardy gets full guard.

Hardy is looking for a triangle but Tenorman pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Tenorman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tenorman staying calm.
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Tenorman keeps moving and retains side control.

Tenorman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Tenorman keeps moving and retains side control.
Tenorman grinds an elbow into Hardy's temple.
Tenorman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Tenorman controlling the pace for now.
Tenorman breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tenorman breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tenorman cracks Hardy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tenorman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tenorman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardy looks a forlorn figure.
Tenorman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tenorman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tenorman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tenorman lands a nice shot to the head.
Tenorman content just to control the position here.
Hardy tries to reverse the position but Tenorman maintains control.
Hardy regains half guard.
Tenorman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hardy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tenorman wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Tenorman there.
Hardy tries to get to full guard but Tenorman has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Tenorman 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.

Tenorman rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.

Tenorman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hardy is trying to keep an underhook but Tenorman manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back.

Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tenorman is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
Tenorman controlling the action here.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
Tenorman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tenorman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tenorman scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tenorman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tenorman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy controls Tenorman momentarily but Tenorman frees himself.
Tenorman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Tenorman from controlling successfully.

Hardy is looking for a triangle but Tenorman pushes his legs off easily.

Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tenorman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardy's guard.
Tenorman is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to improve his position but Tenorman is controlling well.
Tenorman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Hardy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hardy actively working from the bottom here.
Hardy tries to roll over but Tenorman keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tenorman gets a clinch.

Tenorman breaks from the clinch.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tenorman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tenorman.
Tenorman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tenorman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tenorman off to one side.
Tenorman works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tenorman but Tenorman pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tenorman.
Tenorman takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tenorman looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hardy gets caught flat footed, as Tenorman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tenorman is aware though and is defending well.

Tenorman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tenorman works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hardy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tenorman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman is keen to just control but Hardy is a slippery customer.
Tenorman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tenorman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tenorman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hardy working to try and regain half guard.
Tenorman tries to control but Hardy wriggling away.
Hardy regains half guard.

Tenorman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Tenorman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tenorman lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tenorman doesn't seem bothered though.
Tenorman misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tenorman stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
Tenorman throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Tenorman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Tenorman connects with a right hand. Hardy shakes it off.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardy works Tenorman's body with a nice hook.
Tenorman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tenorman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Tenorman rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Tenorman has him pressed against the cage.

Tenorman is trying to trip Hardy. He has hold of a leg but Hardy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tenorman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tenorman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tenorman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorman wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.

Hardy working for a triangle but Tenorman defends it easily.
Tenorman wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Tenorman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tenorman wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Tenorman controlling from the top position.
Tenorman wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
Tenorman throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Tenorman misses with a straight left.
Good work by Hardy as he checks the leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hardy.
Tenorman is trying to get back to half guard.
Hardy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tenorman down.

Hardy swings around for an armbar but Tenorman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hardy's guard.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Tenorman tries to pass.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Tenorman defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Tenorman defends easily.
Tenorman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tenorman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Carter Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tenorman defends well.
Scott Tenorman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tenorman passes Hardy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tenorman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Tenorman from controlling successfully.
Tenorman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tenorman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tenorman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Tenorman from controlling successfully.

Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tenorman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tenorman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardy's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tenorman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Tenorman!

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty has chosen Enter Sandman by Metallica as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

McMillan
vs
McNulty

178 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Deadly Clothing

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson McMillan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James McNulty !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMillan defending well as McNulty loads up on a big left hand.
McNulty 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McNulty duly obliges.
McMillan throws a body punch but McNulty moves out of range.
McNulty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McMillan misses with a body shot.
McNulty connects with a crisp jab.
McNulty lands with a shot to the body.

McMillan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNulty regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McMillan.
McMillan trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMillan advances position into side control!

McMillan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McNulty has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McMillan but great work by McNulty .

McNulty stands up and beckons McMillan to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty digs a good hook to McMillan's body.

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

McMillan is rocked!
McNulty drops McMillan with a huge uppercut! McMillan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McNulty is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James McNulty ! James McNulty retains his welterweight title!

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