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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Machio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Machio!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machio misses with a takedown attempt
and Dillinger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Machio!
Machio wants to control but Dillinger postures up.
Dillinger throws an elbow but Machio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Machio bucks up and tries to throw Dillinger off but instead Dillinger has got his back!
Dillinger trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Machio defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Machio right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger controlling from the back.
Machio trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Dillinger throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Dillinger working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Machio is doing well to defend. Dillinger seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Machio is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brad Dillinger!
Ralph Machio spoke after the fight, saying 'I will see you again. And next time, I won't take it easy.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Uvol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piolet Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Jaded as his entrance music. Piolet Wilson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Uvol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piolet Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uvol scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilson wants to stand back up but Uvol manages to pass into side control.
Uvol tries to advance to mount but can't.
Uvol working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Uvol stalls from top position.
Wilson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Uvol is controlling him well.
Uvol lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Piolet Wilson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uvol working the head and body with strikes.
Uvol throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Uvol thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Uvol controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uvol lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That has opened up Piolet Wilson's cut even more.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson is not content to let Uvol control the position.
Uvol in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Uvol sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wilson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Uvol taking a breather here.
Uvol tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uvol has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
The cut above Piolet Wilson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piolet Wilson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Uvol!
A victorious Paul Uvol thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Smith!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith tries a low kick but Randy avoids it.
Randy misses with a body shot.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Randy misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Randy misses.
Randy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randy throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Randy avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith has Randy up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Randy's head.
Smith defending well as Randy loads up on a big left hand.
Randy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Randy's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that Randy ducks under and follows up with a left that Randy also avoids with ease.
Randy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Randy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randy looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Randy circles away.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Randy tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randy misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Randy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demolition Man Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Randy misses.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Randy, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Randys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randy moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Randy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Randy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Randy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Randy throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Randy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Randy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Randy postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Randy throws a big elbow that misses.
Randy stops Smith from standing up.
Randy throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Randy throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Randy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Randy stops Smith from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randy throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Randy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Randy prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Randy landing with the ground and pound.
Randy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Randy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Randy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Randy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith is fighting off a takedown attempt but Randy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smith to the mat. Smith regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith kicks Randy off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Randy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Randy backs up against the cage.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Randy.
Smith moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Randy's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demolition Man Randy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Randy is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Randy tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Randy drops back down to his feet.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Greg Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randy fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randy.
Smith rushes Randy and presses him up against the cage.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Randy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy misses with a looping left.
Smith tries a low kick but Randy avoids it.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Randy walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Randy gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Smith.
Smith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Randy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smith can turn it around.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randy.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Randy, pushing him back against the cage.
Randy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randy.
Randy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randy tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Randy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Randy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Randy counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Randy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Randy working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Randy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randy trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy throwing strikes but Smith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Randy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
Randy wants to sweep but Smith has passed to side control!
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Randy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Randy looking for a sweep but Smith has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Randy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Randy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Randy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Randy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Randy circles away.
Randy attempts a counter takedown but Smith avoids it well and moves away.
Randy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a head kick.
A big left from Randy misses.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Randy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith wants to clinch up but Randy keeps it at a distance.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith tries to clinch but Randy moves out of range.
Randy feinted with a counter takedown.
Randy blocks a head kick by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Randy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greg Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a head kick but Randy moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick but Randy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Randy avoids it easily.
Randy lands a head shot.
Randy just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Randy feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Randy.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randy misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Randy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Randy crashes against the mat.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Randy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Demolition Man Randy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randy scoring with punches from side control.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Randy tries to score with some ground and pound. Smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Randy has hold of Smith's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Smith tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Randy cranks the arm and Smith screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Smith, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Demolition Man Randy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Talbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva throws a right and a left that Talbert avoids nicely.
De Silva connects with a jab.
De Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Talbert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
De Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talbert throws a big counter combination but De Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Talbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbert throws a looping overhand right but De Silva ducks down to avoid it.
De Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Talbert appears to be looking for a big counter.
Talbert misses with a looping right.
De Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbert is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Talbert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talbert just misses with a punch to the body.
De Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva thuds his right hand into Talbert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Silva throws a hook but Talbert blocks it.
Talbert with a jab.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talbert is looking for a counter combo.
De Silva slips a jab from Talbert.
De Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Talbert is looking to counter punch.
De Silva lands with a hook. Talbert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbert manages to avoid it.
Talbert throwing a counter right hand but De Silva manages to avoid it.
De Silva moves into the clinch.
De Silva lands a shoulder strike.
De Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
De Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Talbert controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbert's elbow.
Talbert is trying to push De Silva away but De Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talbert'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.
Talbert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva lands with a light punch inside.
De Silva lands a shot to the body.
Talbert swings wildly with an uppercut but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, De Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talbert blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by De Silva.
De Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Silva pushes Talbert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Talbert swings wildly with an uppercut but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva drives through and clinches with Talbert against the cage.
De Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talbert.
Talbert trying to control the position but instead, De Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Talbert into the cage.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Talbert avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
Talbert looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Silva misses with some punches.
Talbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbert controls his hands.
De Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talbert backwards.
The referee calls for Talbert to work.
A body shot lands from De Silva.
De Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talbert has De Silva pushed against the cage.
De Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Talbert leaning his opponent against the cage.
Talbert tries to pull guard but De Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Talbert drops back down to his feet.
De Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Silva clinches with his opponent.
Talbert jumps guard but De Silva stands there with Talbert around his waist. Talbert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Silva misses with some punches.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbert can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Silva stalls.
Talbert tightens his grip and picks De Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. De Silva manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Silva has control of Talbert's left arm, preventing Talbert from doing any damage.
Talbert trying to control but De Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva is pulling down on Talbert's head. It's preventing any offense from Talbert, at least for the moment.
Talbert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Silva pulls Talbert in close to his closed guard and prevents Talbert from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Silva is continuing to stall.
Talbert wants to control from the top but De Silva keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Talbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Silva moves away from the strike by Talbert.
De Silva lands a body shot.
De Silva forces Talbert back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Talbert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for De Silva to work.
Talbert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Talbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva prevents Talbert from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Silva.
Talbert is looking for a takedown.
Talbert working hard to break the clinch.
Talbert misses with a punch on the inside.
De Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talbert being controlled against the cage.
Talbert looking to slow down the pace here.
De Silva stalling the fight.
Talbert prevents a body shot from De Silva.
De Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
De Silva misses with some punches.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Talbert avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Silva digs a right hand underneath Talbert's ribcage. Talbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Talbert blocks a body shot from De Silva.
Talbert lands with a light punch inside.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talbert is looking to control De Silva's arms but De Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Talbert has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Talbert fails to land.
Talbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbert is looking for a counter combo.
De Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbert moves away.
Talbert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from De Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
De Silva lands with a shot to the body.
De Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Talbert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Talbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talbert is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Talbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Silva misses with a wild body shot.
De Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbert manages to avoid it.
De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva.
De Silva looks to throw the jab but Talbert is out of range.
Talbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Junior De Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as De Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Talbert doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - De Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Talbert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbert moves away from the strike by De Silva.
Talbert defending well as De Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Talbert is looking to counter punch.
De Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talbert.
Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva staying out of range there.
De Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talbert's hands.
De Silva tries to clinch but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from De Silva.
A combination from Talbert does no damage.
Junior De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbert pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Silva back to the cage. Talbert follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Talbert misses with a straight right.
De Silva throws out a counter right but Talbert avoids it with no problem.
Talbert throws a jab when De Silva was well out of range.
The fighters circling - De Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Silva slips a jab from Talbert.
De Silva moves into the clinch.
De Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Talbert looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert is trying to break the clinch but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
De Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Silva tries to work over Talbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Silva cracks Talbert with a nice body shot.
De Silva misses with the head strike.
De Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
De Silva pushes Talbert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Silva blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talbert blocks an uppercut.
Talbert swings wildly with an uppercut but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sam Talbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior De Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Junior De Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talbert is trying to push De Silva away but De Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talbert just leaning against De Silva, taking a breather.
Talbert manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by De Silva.
A little jabbing left from De Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Silva looks to land a combination but Talbert avoids it well.
De Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talbert.
Talbert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Silva jabs at Talbert's body.
De Silva darts in and clinches Talbert up against the cage.
Talbert wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talbert tries to pull guard but De Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Talbert drops back down to his feet.
Talbert is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Talbert is trying to maintain a safe position but De Silva gets an underhook and turns Talbert into the cage.
De Silva lands a shot to the body.
Talbert is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
Talbert tries for a takedown but De Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Talbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talbert looking to slow down the pace here.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior De Silva!
In his post fight interview, Junior De Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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225 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Davenport!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davenport drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davenport passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davenport wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva wants to control but Davenport postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Davenport working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Davenport wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Davenport in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davenport cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Davenport keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davenport controlling the position from side mount.
The ground and pound from Davenport seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Davenport.
Davenport is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davenport is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Davenport working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davenport throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Davenport has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Davenport not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Davenport has control of the leg.
Silva wants to control but Davenport is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Davenport seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Davenport is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davenport is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davenport.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davenport connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Davenport thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is staying active underneath Davenport, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davenport missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Davenport's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davenport working some strikes from top position.
Davenport throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davenport is stalling in the full guard.
Davenport wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davenport scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Davenport dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Davenport fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Davenport fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Silva throws a body punch but Davenport moves out of range.
Davenport changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Davenport has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Davenport shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davenport.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davenport stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva controls Davenport momentarily but Davenport frees himself.
Davenport drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Davenport works his way into side control.
Davenport scores with punches from side control.
Davenport working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Davenport goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Davenport but great work by Silva.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Davenport struggling a bit here.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davenport knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Davenport working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Silva is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Davenport has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Silva taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucas Davenport!
Lucas Davenport seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Zepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zepp comes into the arena with Boom! Shake The Room blaring out of the sound system. Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Mercenary. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Zepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a jab from Zepp.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Zepp is looking to counter punch.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Zepp moves out of range of the strikes.
Zepp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zepp throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Zepp slips a jab from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zepp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zepp at a distance.
Zepp slips a straight right by Smith.
Zepp went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zepp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith closes the distance but Zepp moves to the side
and Zepp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Zepp misses.
Smith misses with a hook. Zepp ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Zepp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zepp moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Zepp throws a quick counter head kick but Smith was just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zepp checks a leg kick.
It looked like Zepp was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zepp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zepp misses with a straight left.
Smith looks to clinch
enabling Zepp to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zepp swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands a nice hook to Zepp's body. Zepp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith with a jab.
Zepp staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Zepp misses.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Zepp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zepp throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Zepp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Zepp is just out of range.
It appears Zepp was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zepp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith cracks Zepp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zepp misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zepp appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zepp. Beautiful body shot.
Smith cracks Zepp with a good jab.
Smith tries to work over Zepp's front leg with a kick but Zepp checks it.
Smith works Zepp's body with a nice hook.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zepp counters with a straight right hand.
Zepp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zepp throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith looks to land a combination but Zepp avoids it well.
Smith just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromZepp.
Zepp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Zepp does it's job there.
Smith is rocked!
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Zepp counters with a right hand from hell and Smith is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Zepp!
A relieved looking Bobby Zepp thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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