Infliction 30 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Antoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Zehetmayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Antoni
vs
Zehetmayer

210 cm
22
271 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Antoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hanz Zehetmayer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zehetmayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zehetmayer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zehetmayer throws a right hand that Antoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Antoni also avoids with ease.
Zehetmayer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antoni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zehetmayer pinned against the cage. Zehetmayer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antoni shoots in but Zehetmayer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zehetmayer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zehetmayer.
Zehetmayer misses with a series of wild punches.
Zehetmayer misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoni throws a series of punches but Zehetmayer moves out of range.
Antoni tries for a takedown but Zehetmayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Antoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zehetmayer.
Antoni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zehetmayer avoids the body shot from Antoni.
Zehetmayer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zehetmayer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antoni.
Antoni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zehetmayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Zehetmayer.
Zehetmayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antoni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zehetmayer swivels and escapes.
Antoni tries to clinch but Zehetmayer moves out of range.
Zehetmayer misses with a wild combination.
Hanz Zehetmayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zehetmayer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Antoni counters by clinching up.
Antoni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zehetmayer's efforts to push away.
Antoni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A hook to the body from Antoni.

Zehetmayer manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Zehetmayer.
Antoni checks a leg kick.
Zehetmayer misses with a wild combination.
Zehetmayer looks gassed!
Zehetmayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Antoni checks a leg kick.
Antoni dives in and grabs Zehetmayer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer pushes down on Antoni's head and hops out.
Antoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zehetmayer.
Antoni wants to clinch.

Antoni clinches up with Zehetmayer and pushes him back against the cage.
Zehetmayer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zehetmayer tries to circle away but Antoni has him pinned against the cage.
Zehetmayer tries to break free but Antoni pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zehetmayer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Zehetmayer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zehetmayer is trying to break the clinch but Antoni is controlling him.
Zehetmayer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zehetmayer tries to break the clinch but Antoni is controlling the position.
Zehetmayer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer holds him up against the cage and eventually Antoni drops back down to his feet.
Zehetmayer working hard to break the clinch.
Antoni tries to score a body lock takedown but Zehetmayer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zehetmayer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antoni has him pressed against the cage.
Antoni wants a takedown but no success here.
Zehetmayer tries to circle away but Antoni has him pinned against the cage.
Antoni fails to pull guard.
Antoni taking a breather.
Antoni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zehetmayer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zehetmayer is trying to break the clinch but Antoni has him pressed against the cage.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer won't allow it.
Zehetmayer has had enough of the clinch but Antoni keeps him there for the moment.
Antoni tries to pull guard but Zehetmayer holds him up against the cage and eventually Antoni drops back down to his feet.

Zehetmayer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antoni dodges the punch combination from Zehetmayer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zehetmayer misses with a double jab.
Zehetmayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Zehetmayer.
Antoni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zehetmayer is fending him off so far but Antoni persists. Nope, Zehetmayer circles away and we're back to standing.
Antoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antoni throws a shot to the body.
Antoni lands a head kick!
Antoni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zehetmayer swivels and escapes.
Antoni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zehetmayer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Andrzej Antoni has been cut.

Antoni gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Antoni lands some shots froms side control.

Antoni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrzej Antoni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Antoni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Antoni forces Zehetmayer back against the cage and clinches.

Antoni breaks from the clinch.
Antoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zehetmayer looks to land a combination but Antoni avoids it well.
Antoni tries to clinch up.
Antoni misses with a two punch combination.
Zehetmayer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antoni backs up against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Zehetmayer as Antoni shoots in.
Zehetmayer throws a right and a left that Antoni avoids nicely.
Zehetmayer works over Antoni's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antoni shoots in looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer tries to sprawl out of it but Antoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zehetmayer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zehetmayer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zehetmayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Zehetmayer.

Antoni closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoni is looking to control Zehetmayer's arms but Zehetmayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Antoni has his back to the cage.
Zehetmayer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zehetmayer is trying to break the clinch but Antoni has him pressed against the cage.
Antoni goes for a takedown attempt but Zehetmayer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Antoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zehetmayer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antoni.

Antoni rushes Zehetmayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antoni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antoni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zehetmayer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antoni fails to pull guard.

Zehetmayer manages to break the clinch.
Zehetmayer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Zehetmayer misses.
Zehetmayer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antoni fails with an attempt to clinch.

Antoni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Antoni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoni tries to advance to mount but can't.

Antoni decides to stand back up.
Zehetmayer misses with the combination.
Antoni tries to clinch but Zehetmayer moves out of range.
Zehetmayer misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoni throws a leg kick which misses Zehetmayer's front leg but catches the back leg as Zehetmayer tries to avoid it.
Zehetmayer swinging wildly here.
Hanz Zehetmayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antoni.

Antoni rushes Zehetmayer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zehetmayer has had enough of the clinch but Antoni keeps him there for the moment.

Antoni breaks from the clinch.
Antoni misses with a takedown attempt - Zehetmayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Antoni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zehetmayer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antoni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zehetmayer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Zehetmayer throws a series of punches but Antoni avoids them all with ease.
Zehetmayer throws a right hand that Antoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Antoni also avoids with ease.

Zehetmayer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zehetmayer wants to get back to his feet but Antoni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zehetmayer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Antoni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zehetmayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanz Zehetmayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Antoni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Antoni tries for a takedown but Zehetmayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zehetmayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Zehetmayer does no damage.
Zehetmayer misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Zehetmayer.
Horrible takedown by Antoni or perhaps it was just good defense by Zehetmayer which made him look bad.
Zehetmayer stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Antoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zehetmayer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Antoni counters with a takedown into side control.
Zehetmayer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Antoni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zehetmayer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Antoni tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zehetmayer is not content to let Antoni control the position.
Antoni creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zehetmayer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zehetmayer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Antoni is controlling him well.
Antoni trying to control the action but Zehetmayer is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zehetmayer pushes Antoni away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Antoni gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antoni controls the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Antoni misses.
Antoni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zehetmayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Antoni with that takedown attempt.
Zehetmayer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Antoni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoni has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zehetmayer!
Zehetmayer is trying to stand.
Antoni punishing his opponent with strikes.
Antoni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zehetmayer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Antoni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zehetmayer is looking to escape.
Antoni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Antoni looking to control but Zehetmayer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Antoni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zehetmayer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zehetmayer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Antoni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Antoni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zehetmayer because Antoni loaded up on that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Antoni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Antoni 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Antoni!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yomi Sunday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Yomi Sunday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sunday
vs
Nelson

170 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yomi Sunday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Major Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sunday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sunday.
Sunday tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nelson's legs.
Sunday wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Sunday trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Sunday knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunday moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sunday scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Sunday wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Sunday would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Sunday sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunday seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nelson for as long as he can get away with.
Sunday trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sunday stands up from Nelson's guard - Sunday perhaps looking for a knockout.

Sunday scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunday lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nelson hang on?
Sunday controlling from mount.
Sunday tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.

Sunday is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sunday clinches.

Sunday gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson is staying active underneath Sunday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Sunday seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
Nelson is not content to let Sunday control the position.

Sunday is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.
Nelson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sunday clinches up against the cage.

Sunday successfully pulls guard.
Sunday might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Sunday is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Nelson wants to stand but Sunday has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sunday is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunday wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Sunday trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Sunday to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sunday shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Sunday stands and steps away. Nelson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Sunday clinches.

Sunday pulls guard successfully.
Sunday not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sunday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Sunday on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sunday tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to get up but he can't break Sunday's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sunday wants to stand and escape but Nelson is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sunday scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunday sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sunday lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Sunday is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nelson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sunday trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
Sunday tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position.
Sunday controlling from the full mount.
Nelson tries to hold on but Sunday postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sunday wants to control the pace but Nelson is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yomi Sunday dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.

Sunday scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nelson has hold of Sunday's hands but Sunday slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sunday trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
Sunday lands with a punch from half guard.
Sunday looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sunday stands up and beckons Nelson to join him on the feet.

Nelson gets caught flat footed, as Sunday shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Sunday from controlling successfully.
Sunday looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sunday trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Sunday gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sunday's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Sunday manages to break the clinch.

Sunday shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nelson is trying to defend but Sunday finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Sunday seems content to control.

Sunday is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nelson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sunday scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sunday is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sunday is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.
Yomi Sunday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sunday is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sunday is looking to advance position but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson has hold of Sunday's hands but Sunday slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

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.
Sunday keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sunday throws a leg kick that misses.

Sunday scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sunday wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Sunday connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nelson some visible discomfort.
Sunday trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson being controlled for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yomi Sunday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sunday 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yomi Sunday!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Fudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ritchie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fudge
vs
Ritchie

187 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
23
271 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theodore Fudge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Ritchie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudge misses with a few strikes there.
Ritchie dives in and grabs Fudge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fudge pushes down on Ritchie's head and hops out.
A combination from Fudge does no damage.
Ritchie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritchie misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Fudge scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Ben Ritchie has been cut.
Fudge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ritchie throws a body punch but Fudge moves out of range.
Ritchie slips a jab and a cross from Fudge.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ritchie is defended easily by Fudge.
Fudge looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Ritchie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ritchie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fudge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ritchie throws a combination that misses
and Fudge counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritchie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fudge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fudge throws a series of punches but Ritchie avoids them all with ease.
Fudge misses with the combination.
Ben Ritchie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritchie shoots and misses
enabling Fudge to counter with a crisp jab.
Theodore Fudge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Ritchie.
Ritchie slips a jab and a cross from Fudge.
Ritchie misses with a takedown attempt
and Fudge counters with a series of strikes. Ritchie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ritchie looks gassed!
Fudge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ritchie shoots and misses
and Fudge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritchie throws a leg kick that misses.
Ritchie misses with a combination
and Fudge counters with a three punch combo that has Ritchie backing up. Ritchie nods at Fudge to acknowledge the strikes.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Fudge moves away

and Fudge counters with a crisp one two that drops Ritchie! Fudge thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ritchie to his feet! Ritchie is in big trouble!

That has opened up Ben Ritchie's cut even more.
Fudge is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fudge looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Fudge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ritchie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fudge.
Ritchie tries for a takedown but Fudge circles away easily
and Fudge counters with a left and a right that stings Ritchie.
Ritchie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fudge is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ritchie.
Ritchie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fudge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fudge throws a series of punches but Ritchie moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge misses with a combination
and Ritchie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fudge is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fudge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritchie circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Fudge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ritchie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ritchie dodges the punch combination from Fudge.
Ritchie shoots and misses

and Fudge counters with a crisp one two that drops Ritchie! Fudge thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ritchie to his feet! Ritchie is in big trouble!

Ritchie is rocked!
Fudge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fudge looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Fudge swinging wildly here.
Fudge scores with a one two! Ritchie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fudge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fudge misses with a series of wild punches.
Fudge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fudge.

The cut above Ben Ritchie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ritchie with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Fudge to counter with a crisp jab.
Ritchie misses with a takedown
enabling Fudge to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Fudge drops Ritchie with a beautiful combination! Ritchie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fudge is looking for the KO!
Ritchie is still on wobbly legs! Can Fudge finish him?
Fudge closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ritchie! Fudge dives in looking to finish! Ritchie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theodore Fudge!

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FIGHT
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evron Haim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Newgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Newgate will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Haim
vs
Newgate

198 cm
23
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[†CoE†]Terror Trition[†CoE†]
[†CoE†]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evron Haim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Newgate!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Newgate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Newgate's corner calls for a 1-2. Newgate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Evron Haim has been cut.
Newgate lands a slapping body shot.
Newgate dips to his left and cracks Haim with an uppercut!
Newgate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Newgate.
Haim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newgate's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newgate scores with a jab. Haim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Newgate lands a lovely overhand right.

Evron Haim's cut is getting worse.
Nice uppercut lands for Newgate. That snapped Haim's head back.
Newgate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haim.
Newgate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haim at a distance.
Newgate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haim is breathing heavily.
Haim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Evron Haim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Newgate! Haim is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Newgate!