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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Towns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Towns comes to the cage accompanied by Started From The Bottom. Nicolas Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Towns
vs
Gracie

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Heritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaiah Towns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Towns counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Towns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Towns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Towns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Towns blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie trying to control the action but Towns is working from the bottom.
Towns is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie wants to control but Towns is keeping him busy.

Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Towns is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nicolas Gracie!
Nicolas Gracie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Whipple told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Queen
vs
Whipple

180 cm
38
153 lbs
30 - 25 - 0

190 cm
28
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Whipple!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whipple tries to score with a low kick but Queen moves his leg out of the way.
Queen lands a jab to Whipple's midsection.

Whipple scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Queen tries to buck Whipple off but Whipple is having none of it.
Whipple throws an elbow but Queen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Whipple trying to control the position but Queen is working away.
Queen is looking to reverse the position.
Queen regains half guard, as Whipple was trying to land strikes.
Whipple prevents Queen from improving his position.
Queen is looking to control Whipple's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Queen avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whipple lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whipple takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whipple thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Queen's head.
Queen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Whipple is trying to control. Queen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Queen is looking to improve his position.
Queen taking some punishment here, with Whipple in his half guard.
Whipple wants to pass to mount but Queen is defending the position.
Whipple is trying to control the action in half guard but Queen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whipple working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whipple.
Queen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Whipple looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Whipple throws a strike but Queen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Queen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whipple's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Queen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whipple throwing strikes from guard but Queen blocks nicely.
Whipple scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whipple keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Queen's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whipple's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whipple trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whipple missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whipple wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
Queen is pulling down on Whipple's head to control his posture.
Queen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whipple.
Whipple postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whipple with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whipple in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen wants to stand up but Whipple is controlling him.
Whipple is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Queen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Queen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whipple misses with a series of wild punches.
Whipple takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whipple.
Whipple throws a leg kick
and Queen counters with a low kick, right behind Whipple 's knee.
Owen Whipple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whipple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whipple misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Whipple 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.

Queen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whipple.
Whipple connects with a solid leg kick.
Queen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whipple moves out of range as Queen throws a body kick.
Whipple throws a solid leg kick but Queen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whipple.
Queen misses with a hook.
Whipple feints the counter takedown.
Queen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen misses with a looping left.
Queen lands a slapping body shot.
Queen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Queen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whipple misses with a leg kick.
Queen is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whipple tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Queen throws a nice outside leg kick.

Whipple changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Queen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whipple tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Queen is not content to let Whipple control the position.
Owen Whipple has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen parries the strikes from Whipple easily there. Whipple is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Queen to escape.
Whipple is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Queen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Queen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Queen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Queen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Whipple is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Queen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two 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.
Whipple tries to move into full mount but can't pass Queen's legs.
Queen is looking to regain half guard here but Whipple keeps moving and retains side control.
Queen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Whipple lands some shots froms side control.
Whipple has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whipple laying and praying for a moment but Queen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Whipple thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Queen gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whipple being controlled here momentarily.
Whipple in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen is pulling down on Whipple's head. It's preventing any offense from Whipple, at least for the moment.
Whipple is working Queen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Whipple wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
Whipple with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whipple trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whipple dives in and grabs Queen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Queen pushes down on Whipple's head and hops out.
Whipple throws a low kick, looking for Queen's leg but Queen calmly moves out of range.
Queen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whipple circles away.
Oliver Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whipple ducks right into an uppercut from Queen.

Queen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whipple to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Queen managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Owen Whipple will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good work by Queen as he checks the leg kick.
Queen throws a leg kick
and Whipple counters with an outside leg kick.
Whipple throws a sloppy head kick

and Queen counters with a head kick that drops Whipple to the mat! Whipple scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Whipple is rocked!

Queen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whipple's guard.
Whipple is still in real trouble! Can Queen finish him?
Queen advances to half guard.

Queen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whipple doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Queen.
Queen is thwarting Whipple's attempts to control the position.

Queen is working for a kimura but Whipple is defending it quite comfortably.
Whipple seems to have recovered his senses.

Whipple is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Queen pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whipple is trying to control but can't.
Queen throws a strike but Whipple avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Whipple manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Queen manages to get himself to full guard.

Queen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whipple wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
Whipple throws a strike but Queen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Queen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whipple has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Queen has managed to get both his arms back between Whipple's legs - danger averted.

Whipple has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Queen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Whipple is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen postures up in Whipple's guard and throws a big left but Whipple blocks it.
Whipple being controlled here, momentarily.
Queen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Queen trying to control but Whipple is working from the bottom.
Queen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whipple's head.
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whipple has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whipple keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen preventing the sweep.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Whipple is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Whipple is looking for a triangle but Queen pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Whipple working for a triangle but Queen defends it easily.
Queen trying to control but Whipple is working from the bottom.
Queen preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Queen lands a couple of elbows.
Queen trying to control but Whipple is working from the bottom.
Queen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whipple's head.
Queen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Owen Whipple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Queen slips nicely into half guard.
Queen is thwarting Whipple's attempts to control the position.
Queen wants to pass to mount but Whipple is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whipple 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Whipple!
Owen Whipple seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gareth The Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blink Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Stone
vs
Gee

178 cm
21
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
151 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth The Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blink Gee!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The Stone clinches.
Gee is pressed up against the cage. The Stone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gee down to the mat. Gee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Gee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Stone tries to pull guard but Gee won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth The Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Stone tries to break the clinch but Gee is controlling the position.
Gee with a knee to the head.
Gee displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Stone up against the cage.
Gee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gee.
Gee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gee lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gee with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Stone's efforts to push away.
Gee drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Stone pulls his leg out and moves away.

Gee closes the distance and clinches.
The Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Gee has double underhooks.
Gee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gee.
Gee connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Stone's face.
The Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Gee scores with a knee to the head.
The Stone is trying to pull guard but Gee has him pressed against the cage.
Gee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gee lands a nice elbow.
Gee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gee fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Gee closes the distance and clinches.
Gee lands an elbow that stopped The Stone in his tracks for a moment.
The Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Gee.
The Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gee lands an elbow that stopped The Stone in his tracks for a moment.
The Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gee avoids it.
The Stone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gee lands an elbow just above The Stone 's eye.
The Stone wants a takedown but no success here.
Gee scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee connects with a knee to the head.
Gee lands a damaging elbow.
The Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Gee landing knees to the body.
The Stone is looking for a takedown.
The Stone is breathing heavily.
Gee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gee is pushing The Stone up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Stone jumps guard but Gee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gee connects with a knee to the head.
Gee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gee walks away with a smile on his face. The Stone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gee delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gee avoids the head kick by The Stone.
Gee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Gee gets a clinch.
Gee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Stone up against the cage.
Gee has The Stone pressed against the cage, preventing The Stone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gee scores with a knee to the head.
The Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gee lands a damaging elbow.
The Stone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gee after a bit of a struggle.
Gee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Stone's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blink Gee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gee darts in and clinches The Stone up against the cage.
Gee connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Stone's face.
Gee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Stone is defending well.
Gee lands a knee to the body.
The Stone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Gee won't allow it.
The Stone jumps guard but Gee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gee lands a left hand.
Gee with a knee to the head.
The Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Gee.
Gee connects with a knee to the head.

The Stone is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Stone is trying to push Gee away but Gee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oh The Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Gee lands a knee to the body.
The Stone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gee lands an elbow inside that The Stone shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Gee.
The Stone lands a right hand.
Gee lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gee lands an elbow that stopped The Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Blink Gee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gee connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Stone's face.
The Stone jumps guard but Gee stands there with The Stone around his waist. The Stone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth The Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gee lands a knee to the head.
Gee stalls.
Gee connects with a knee to the head.
The Stone can't break the clinch.
Gee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Stone's defenses.
Gee lands a good knee to the midsection. The Stone won't want to take too many of those.
The Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Gee lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gee scores with a knee to the head.
Gee gets through The Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gee lands a damaging elbow.
Gee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Stone landing knees to the body.
Gee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gee lands an elbow inside that The Stone shrugs off.
The Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Stone.
The Stone trying to control the position but instead, Gee has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Stone into the cage.

The Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gee clinches.

The Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Stone misses with a body kick.
As The Stone backs off Gee throws a huge counter combo but The Stone manages to avoid it all.
Gee stuffs the takedown attempt from The Stone. The Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Gee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Gee clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.

Gee drags the fight down to the ground.
Gee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gee working for submissions but it's allowed The Stone to get to half guard.
Gee is staying active underneath The Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but The Stone is on him like a limpet, forcing Gee back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Gee.
Gee misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gee is stalling here.
Gee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gee slowing the pace effectively.
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!
The Stone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Stone is trying to pull guard but Gee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gee tries to land knees in the clinch but The Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Gee keeps control of The Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gee lands an elbow that stopped The Stone in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Gee.
The Stone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blink Gee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Stone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Stone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gee lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Gee.
Nice elbow from Gee.
Gee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gee lands an elbow that stopped The Stone in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee scores a nice knee to the body.
Gee scores with a knee to the head.
Gee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gee.
Gee lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee keeps control of The Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gee connects with a knee to the head.
Gee scores with a knee to the head.
Gee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Stone misses with a body punch.
Gee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Stone is looking to control Gee's arms but Gee gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Stone has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Gee.
The Stone trying to control the position but instead, Gee has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Stone into the cage.
Gee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gee crunches a lovely knee into The Stone's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Gee.
Gee lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Stone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth The Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gee decides to pull guard.

Gee wriggles free and stands up.

Gee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Stone is trying to drag Gee to the mat but Gee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gee connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Stone's face.
Gee with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Gee.
Gee is looking for a takedown.
The Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gee lands a front kick.

Gee has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Stone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gee connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Stone's face.
Gee lands a damaging elbow.
The Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gee has him pressed against the cage.
The Stone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Gee.
The Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gee lands an elbow that stopped The Stone in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee gets underhooks to prevent The Stone's takedown attempt.
Gee lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gee.
Gee landing knees to the body.
Gee misses with an elbow strike.
The Stone blocks an elbow strike from Gee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Gee.
The Stone blocks the elbow strike.
Gareth The Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blink Gee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Stone jumps guard but Gee stands there with The Stone around his waist. The Stone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blink Gee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blink Gee!
Blink Gee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Gareth The Stone was interviewed post fight and said 'winning is for gays'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Avery
vs
Bennett

187 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Heritage!

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Avery really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Avery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Bennett closes the distance and pushes Avery back into the cage.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Avery uses good head movement to avoid it.

Avery breaks the clinch.
Avery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
And Bennett tries to counter it with a takedown but Avery pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.

Bennett clinches up with Avery and pushes him back against the cage.

Avery manages to break the clinch.

Bennett moves into the clinch.

Avery manages to break the clinch.
Avery throws a combination that misses

and Bennett counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Avery!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery tries to buck Bennett off but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Avery is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Bennett scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Bennett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bennett lands a nice forearm strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avery struggling a bit here.
Bennett throws an elbow but Avery slips to the side and avoids it well.
Avery trying to remain calm as Bennett controls from the top position.
Avery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Bennett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bennett throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Avery works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Avery is looking to get back to full guard here but Bennett has managed to pass to side control instead.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery is looking to regain half guard here but Bennett keeps moving and retains side control.

Bennett decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Bennett forces Avery back against the cage and clinches.

Avery breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Avery breaks from the clinch.
Avery fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Avery counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Bennett has taken the fight to the clinch.

Avery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Avery.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Avery!
Bennett closes the distance but Avery moves to the side
and Avery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Bennett rushes Avery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Avery tries to score a body lock takedown but Bennett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avery avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery being controlled against the cage.

Avery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avery swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennett.
Avery misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bennett instigates a clinch.
Avery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Avery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avery looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.

Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bennett stalling against the cage.

Avery breaks the clinch.

Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.

Avery breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Bennett tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Max Avery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Avery with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avery just misses with a punch to the body.
Avery throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett throws a counter combo.
Avery will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Avery throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett tries to clinch but Avery moves out of range.

Bennett drives through and clinches with Avery against the cage.
Bennett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Avery is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery looking to slow down the pace here.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Avery controls the action.
Bennett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bennett controlling the action here for a moment.
Bennett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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 Max Avery will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Avery lands a really nice looking cross but Bennett seems unphased.

Bennett moves into the clinch.

Avery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Avery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avery swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bennett clinches.
Ryan Bennett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett stalling.
Avery changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennett fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett dives in and grabs Avery's left leg, looking for a takedown. Avery pushes down on Bennett's head and hops out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bennett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick from Avery.
Avery connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennett momentarily.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Avery is avoiding it.

Bennett clinches with his opponent.
Avery misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett pushes off an throws an elbow but Avery leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Avery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennett tries to clinch but Avery moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bennett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avery tries to bum rush Bennett with a series of wild strikes but Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennett wants to clinch
and Avery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Avery bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Avery tries to keep at a distance but Bennett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett'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 three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bennett stalling in the clinch.

Avery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bennett pushes Avery up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four 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.
Avery tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Avery goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bennett prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Avery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avery looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bennett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Avery's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Avery breaks from the clinch.

Bennett takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennett just leaning against Avery, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Bennett.
I think Bennett 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 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Bennett!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tracey's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Seek & Destroy. Rob Tracey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JB Brubaker's chin.

Brubaker
vs
Tracey

164 cm
32
146 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

173 cm
34
152 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Heritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JB Brubaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brubaker misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tracey.
A swing and a miss from Brubaker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tracey, as that shot connected.
Brubaker jabs at Tracey's body.
Tracey throws a front kick aimed at Brubaker's knee but Brubaker avoids it well.
Tracey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brubaker is out of range.
Brubaker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tracey avoids a kick to the body.
Brubaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tracey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brubaker.
Brubaker misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Tracey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick by Brubaker misses
and Tracey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tracey checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tracey lands a jab.

Brubaker is rocked!
Brubaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brubaker looks to throw a body kick
letting Tracey counter with a right hand.
Oh Brubaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tracey cracks Brubaker's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Brubaker slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Tracey can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Tracey!
Rob Tracey is the new lightweight champion!
Rob Tracey made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition in his post fight interview.