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ACME - Montreal XVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and boom shakalaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, boom shakalaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to clinch but shakalaka is having none of it.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan with a knee to the head.
It looks like boom shakalaka has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on shakalaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but shakalaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
shakalaka is pushing Khan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
shakalaka has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from shakalaka.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to shakalaka's face.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
shakalaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
shakalaka can't break the clinch.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but shakalaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
shakalaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan prevents shakalaka from breaking the clinch.
shakalaka has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but shakalaka blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on shakalaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite shakalaka's efforts to push away.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
shakalaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
shakalaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but shakalaka is blocking nicely.
shakalaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but shakalaka is blocking nicely.
Khan tries a knee to the head but shakalaka blocks it.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
shakalaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
shakalaka can't break the clinch.
shakalaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but shakalaka blocks with his arms.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on shakalaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
shakalaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but shakalaka is blocking nicely.
shakalaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
shakalaka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
shakalaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
shakalaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Khan keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
shakalaka is trying to break free.
Khan blocks a body shot from shakalaka.
shakalaka tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for shakalaka.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
shakalaka tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing shakalaka back against the cage.
shakalaka working hard to break the clinch.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but shakalaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
shakalaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shakalaka has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
shakalaka looking to stall.
shakalaka is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but shakalaka avoids the damage to the body.
Khan tries a knee to the head but shakalaka blocks it.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
shakalaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
shakalaka tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
shakalaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
shakalaka tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
shakalaka is trying to break free.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
shakalaka tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
shakalaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
shakalaka pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from shakalaka - that landed with a thud.
shakalaka scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
shakalaka tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan tries a knee to the head but shakalaka blocks it.
Khan keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
shakalaka working hard to break the clinch.
shakalaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shakalaka managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
shakalaka tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
shakalaka stalls.
shakalaka tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
shakalaka digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
shakalaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan blocks a body shot from shakalaka.
Khan tries a knee to the head but shakalaka blocks it.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but shakalaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan keeps control of shakalaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
shakalaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
shakalaka misses with a body punch.
shakalaka working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khan working shakalaka over with knees to the body.
shakalaka tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
shakalaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
shakalaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but shakalaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite shakalaka's efforts to push away.
shakalaka can't break the clinch.
Khan tries a knee to the head but shakalaka blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
shakalaka is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan prevents shakalaka from breaking the clinch.
shakalaka is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
shakalaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
shakalaka is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan blocks a body shot from shakalaka.
shakalaka tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
shakalaka can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from shakalaka.
Khan prevents a body shot from shakalaka.
shakalaka tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
shakalaka has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
shakalaka is trying to stall.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite shakalaka's efforts to push away.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
shakalaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
shakalaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
shakalaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
shakalaka has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan prevents shakalaka from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but boom shakalaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on boom shakalaka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
shakalaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
shakalaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khan tries to clinch but shakalaka moves out of range.
shakalaka blocks a head kick by Khan.
shakalaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from shakalaka.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
shakalaka connects with a right hand. Khan shakes it off.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
shakalaka misses with a straight right.
shakalaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan is rocked!
It looks like Amir Khan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from shakalaka.
shakalaka lands a left and a right that send Khan crashing to the mat, dazed. shakalaka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
shakalaka scores with a jab to the body.
shakalaka throws a big shot that misses.
Khan slips under a jab from shakalaka.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
shakalaka connects with the punch.
shakalaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
shakalaka lands a big uppercut and Khan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Khan looks OK. shakalaka waves Khan back to his feet!
boom shakalaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shakalaka drops Khan with a straight right hand, right on the button! shakalaka follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). boom shakalaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edi El Mafoodi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Canuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Mafoodi comes to the cage accompanied by walk like an egyptian... Canuck has chosen Where the streets have no names as his entrance music. Edi El Mafoodi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edi El Mafoodi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Canuck!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Mafoodi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Mafoodi wants to clinch up but Canuck keeps it at a distance.
El Mafoodi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Canuck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Canuck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Canuck trying to control but El Mafoodi is working from the bottom.
Canuck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
El Mafoodi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
El Mafoodi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
El Mafoodi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Mafoodi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Canuck is in trouble now - El Mafoodi has advanced to mount!
El Mafoodi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Mafoodi is looking to stand but El Mafoodi has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canuck is wriggling around trying to escape.
El Mafoodi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
El Mafoodi wants to get back to his feet but Canuck is holding on tight.
El Mafoodi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
El Mafoodi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Canuck is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Canuck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
El Mafoodi wants to stand but Canuck is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Canuck regains half guard.
El Mafoodi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Canuck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Canuck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
El Mafoodi has gone for a leg lock! Canuck slips out almost immediately though and dives into El Mafoodi's guard.
El Mafoodi is breathing heavily.
Canuck is in close to El Mafoodi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Canuck trying to control but El Mafoodi is working from the bottom.
El Mafoodi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Canuck is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuck looking to pass the guard.
Canuck trying to control the position from guard on top but El Mafoodi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canuck cracks El Mafoodi with a solid left hand.
Canuck prevents El Mafoodi from getting back to his feet.
El Mafoodi has his feet on Canuck's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
El Mafoodi wants to clinch up but Canuck keeps it at a distance.
Canuck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but El Mafoodi swivels and escapes.
Canuck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Canuck stops El Mafoodi from getting back to his feet.
Canuck is keen to just control but El Mafoodi is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Mafoodi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
El Mafoodi is staying active underneath Canuck, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
El Mafoodi wants to get back to his feet.
Canuck working El Mafoodi over with strikes.
Canuck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El Mafoodi wants to get back to his feet.
Canuck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Canuck 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.
Canuck content to control rather than advance.
Canuck 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Canuck 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.
Canuck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Canuck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Canuck in particular looking to stall.
El Mafoodi tries to kick Canuck off in order to stand up. Canuck Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
El Mafoodi stops Canuck from passing to mount.
El Mafoodi tries to escape but Canuck is in control.
You can see the frustration on El Mafoodi's face as Canuck controls the position.
Canuck lands a nice forearm strike.
El Mafoodi striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
El Mafoodi is not content to let Canuck control the position.
Canuck prevents El Mafoodi from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Mafoodi sneaks back into half guard.
Canuck trying to control the pace.
El Mafoodi is trying to maintain the position but Canuck is very close to passing his half guard.
Canuck working the head and body with strikes.
Canuck trying to mount his opponent but El Mafoodi defends it.
Canuck prevents El Mafoodi from standing back up.
Canuck trying to control from half guard but El Mafoodi is working away.
El Mafoodi looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuck controlling the pace.
Canuck's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
El Mafoodi won't allow Canuck to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Canuck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
El Mafoodi tries to bench press Canuck off him but Canuck keeps the position.
El Mafoodi seems a little lost for a moment, as Canuck dominates the positioning.
El Mafoodi tries to escape but Canuck is in control.
Canuck is looking to take a break and control but El Mafoodi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Mafoodi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Canuck off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuck rolls, trying to escape but El Mafoodi keeps control of the position.
El Mafoodi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Mafoodi lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Canuck.
Canuck turns into El Mafoodi and is now in his guard.
El Mafoodi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Canuck trying to control but El Mafoodi is working from the bottom.
Canuck lands a couple of elbows.
Canuck trying to control but El Mafoodi is working from the bottom.
Canuck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Canuck fails with a takedown attempt.
El Mafoodi tries to clinch but Canuck moves out of range.
El Mafoodi wants to clinch up but Canuck keeps it at a distance.
El Mafoodi is looking to clinch.
Canuck circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Mafoodi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Canuck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El Mafoodi defends it nicely.
El Mafoodi tries to clinch there but Canuck circles away.
Canuck shoots for a double leg takedown but El Mafoodi sprawls well. He's pushed Canuck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edi El Mafoodi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Canuck.
El Mafoodi fails with the takedown
and Canuck counters with a single leg into guard. El Mafoodi didn't expect that.
El Mafoodi wants to stand up but Canuck is controlling him.
Canuck landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Canuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
El Mafoodi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Canuck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
El Mafoodi tries to roll over but Canuck keeps him under control.
Canuck throwing shots but El Mafoodi is blocking nicely.
El Mafoodi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Canuck scores with a couple of nice shots.
El Mafoodi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Canuck closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Canuck lands in his opponent's guard.
Canuck wants to pass the guard but El Mafoodi is keeping the position.
Canuck pushes down on El Mafoodi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
El Mafoodi is trying to stand back up but Canuck is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Mafoodi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuck wants to take a breather but El Mafoodi is having none of it.
El Mafoodi wants to get back to his feet.
Canuck is trying to control the action in half guard but El Mafoodi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
El Mafoodi is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Canuck shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. El Mafoodi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Canuck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of El Mafoodi's head.
El Mafoodi wants to stand and escape but Canuck is having none of it.
Canuck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Canuck wants to control from the top but El Mafoodi keeps moving.
El Mafoodi wants to get back to his feet but Canuck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuck landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canuck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canuck throwing strikes from guard but El Mafoodi blocks nicely.
El Mafoodi wants to stand but Canuck is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
El Mafoodi moves in looking to clinch but Canuck pushes him off.
El Mafoodi with a poor takedown
and Canuck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Canuck.
Canuck trying to control but El Mafoodi is working from the bottom.
Canuck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Canuck lands a couple of digs.
Canuck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Canuck throws and elbow that misses. El Mafoodi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Canuck's guard. Nice move by El Mafoodi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Mafoodi stopping the sweep attempt from Canuck.
El Mafoodi wants to stand but Canuck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Canuck can't keep his opponent in guard - El Mafoodi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Canuck manages to get to full guard.
Canuck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
El Mafoodi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Canuck is proving hard to escape from.
Canuck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Canuck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in El Mafoodi's guard.
Johnny Canuck has got the better of the ground game so far.
El Mafoodi wants to stand and escape but Canuck is having none of it.
Canuck trying to control but El Mafoodi is working from the bottom.
Canuck stops El Mafoodi from standing up.
Edi El Mafoodi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canuck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Canuck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
El Mafoodi keeping moving, preventing Canuck from controlling successfully.
Canuck got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Mafoodi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Canuck has managed to get both his arms back between El Mafoodi's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canuck connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Canuck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Canuck 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Canuck!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew WK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think WK might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Want Your Face- Andrew WK. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew WK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Johnstone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnstone stuffs the takedown.
Johnstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but WK moves away.
Johnstone throws a hook but WK avoids it easily.
Johnstone cracks a nice hook into WK's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from WK.
Johnstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but WK was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnstone.
Johnstone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping WK at a distance.
Johnstone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnstone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnstone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from WK.
Johnstone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnstone lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
WK uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnstone.
WK takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Johnstone misses.
A slow jab from Johnstone misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone throws an overhand right that lands on WK's shoulder, as WK tries to avoid the shot.
Johnstone looks to land a combination. WK sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnstone scores with a sloppy right hand. WK should have avoided that one.
Johnstone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from WK.
Johnstone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnstone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnstone. WK does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnstone misses with a looping right.
WK throws a right and a left that both miss.
WK takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
WK needs to keep his hands up - Johnstone had a free shot at his head there.
WK takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
WK is breathing heavily.
WK keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnstone.
WK misses with a combination
and Johnstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from WK.
WK comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
WK shoots for a takedown but Johnstone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew WK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnstone digs a good body shot into WK's ribs.
Johnstone lands a slapping body shot.
Johnstone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but WK was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnstone.
Alan Johnstone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnstone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnstone misses with an uppercut. WK saw that one coming.
WK walks into a stiff left hand from Johnstone.
WK is rocked!
WK blocks a jab.
Johnstone circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops WK to the canvas! WK doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Johnstone keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Johnstone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fecchinni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bart Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fecchinni.
Fecchinni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simpson pinned against the cage. Simpson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A low kick from Simpson misses
and Fecchinni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fecchinni lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fecchinni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Simpson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fecchinni with the ground and pound but Simpson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fecchinni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fecchinni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simpson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fecchinni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fecchinni throws and elbow that misses. Simpson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fecchinni's guard. Nice move by Simpson!
Simpson won't allow Fecchinni to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simpson throws a leg kick but Fecchinni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fecchinni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simpson wants to clinch
and Fecchinni counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Simpson's guard now.
Simpson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fecchinni is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fecchinni postures up in Simpson's guard and throws a big left but Simpson blocks it.
Fecchinni throwing strikes from guard but Simpson blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Simpson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fecchinni has Simpson in his guard.
Simpson is looking to stand up but Fecchinni won't let him.
Fecchinni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fecchinni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simpson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simpson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fecchinni wants to sweep here but Simpson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fecchinni's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson stopping the sweep attempt from Fecchinni.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simpson tries to clinch but Fecchinni moves away
and Fecchinni counters with a shoot takedown. Simpson fights it but they end up in guard.
Fecchinni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fecchinni is working Simpson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simpson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fecchinni throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fecchinni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fecchinni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fecchinni being controlled here momentarily.
Simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet Simpson, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fecchinni throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Fecchinni dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fecchinni circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fecchinni counters with a takedown into side control.
Simpson regains half guard, as Fecchinni was trying to land strikes.
Fecchinni working over Simpson with some ground and pound. Simpson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fecchinni thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
Simpson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fecchinni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fecchinni's back!
Fecchinni tries to escape the position.
Fecchinni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Fecchinni tries to escape but Simpson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Simpson controls the action.
Fecchinni tries to roll but Simpson sticks to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Simpson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simpson is hanging on to Fecchinni's back as he tries to escape.
Fecchinni prevents Simpson from getting a body triangle.
Fecchinni wants to escape the position.
Simpson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fecchinni is trying to break free.
Fecchinni manages to reverse the position and now he's in Simpson's guard. Nice work there by Fecchinni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simpson's guard.
Fecchinni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fecchinni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fecchinni thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Simpson to regain full guard.
Fecchinni thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fecchinni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fecchinni throws a strike but Simpson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fecchinni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fecchinni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fecchinni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fecchinni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simpson won't allow Fecchinni to sweep him here.
Fecchinni is working hard here to advance position.
Fecchinni had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simpson defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fecchinni has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Simpson doesn't defend quickly enough and Fecchinni has managed to lock this one up! Can Simpson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fecchinni on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Salvatore Fecchinni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Del Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois La Poulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Gin and Juice by Snoop Dog. La Poulet has chosen "chicken dance" song as his entrance music. Francois La Poulet acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois La Poulet!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Poulet throws a nice head kick!
Thompson is looking to clinch but La Poulet is avoiding it.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Francois La Poulet has been cut.
La Poulet throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Poulet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
La Poulet tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
La Poulet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
La Poulet misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on La Poulet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
La Poulet looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Thompson to work.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thompson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thompson won't allow La Poulet to sweep him here.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La Poulet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poulet keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thompson gets to his feet. La Poulet looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thompson blocks a head kick by La Poulet.
La Poulet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson tries to clinch but La Poulet moves out of range.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from La Poulet.
La Poulet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
Thompson clobbers La Poulet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Poulet misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Poulet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Poulet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La Poulet takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Francois La Poulet's cut even more.
Thompson lands an elbow just above La Poulet 's eye.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson pulls La Poulet into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
La Poulet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thompson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thompson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on La Poulet, up you get!
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
La Poulet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson pushes La Poulet up against the cage in a clinch.
La Poulet blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Poulet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
La Poulet misses with an elbow strike.
La Poulet tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson scores a takedown into full mount!
La Poulet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thompson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down La Poulet for as long as he can get away with.
Thompson wants to control the pace but La Poulet is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Poulet is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Del Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois La Poulet's cut.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
La Poulet cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
La Poulet throws a lazy head kick
and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Del Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Poulet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
La Poulet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thompson.
The cut above Francois La Poulet's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Poulet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, La Poulet regains guard.
La Poulet working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Thompson has passed into half guard!
Thompson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson tries to clinch but La Poulet is having none of it.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Poulet can do to turn this around?
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but La Poulet pushes him off.
Thompson wants to clinch up but La Poulet keeps it at a distance.
La Poulet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from La Poulet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Poulet.
La Poulet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francois La Poulet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson with a nice cross.
La Poulet throws a sloppy head kick
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Francois La Poulet's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Poulet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by La Poulet.
Thompson is looking to clinch but La Poulet is avoiding it.
Del Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but La Poulet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped La Poulet in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francois La Poulet's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Del Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper's entrance music is 2 Times Terror - Ikävässä paikassa. A fine choice. Benoit has chosen Whatever - Our Lady Peace as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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234 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooper sprawls well. Cooper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet.
Jason Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper is not content to let Benoit control the position.
Cooper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benoit is working away from the top position though.
Benoit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cooper is just riding it out for now. Benoit eventually gives up the hold.
Benoit is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit is trying to control. Cooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benoit works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper tries to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
Cooper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cooper tries to get out of the position.
Cooper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Benoit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cooper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cooper is trying to maintain the position but Benoit is very close to passing his half guard.
Benoit frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to reverse the position but Benoit maintains control.
Cooper regains half guard.
Cooper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benoit is working away from the top position though.
Benoit is looking to take a break and control but Cooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benoit works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cooper wants to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper gets back to half guard.
Cooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cooper trying to control the position.
Benoit throwing strikes but missing.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cooper holds on and takes a little breather.
Cooper wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benoit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benoit slips under a jab.
Cooper lands a glancing blow to the side of Benoit's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cooper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
It looks like Chris Benoit has been cut.
Benoit gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper is not content to let Benoit control the position.
Cooper is trying is best to control the position here.
Benoit is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooper manages to get to full guard.
Cooper wants to sweep here but Benoit controlling him for the moment.
Cooper is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper tries to strike from the bottom.
Benoit trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Benoit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Benoit.
Benoit working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benoit fails with a takedown attempt.
Cooper throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Benoit slips the punch.
Cooper swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Benoit shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Benoit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benoit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Cooper forces Benoit back against the cage and clinches.
Cooper pushes Benoit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benoit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jason Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Benoit.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper is leaning against Benoit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper'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.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benoit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper cracks Benoit with an open hand slap.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Cooper cracks Benoit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chris Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooper!
Jason Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Benoit's body. Benoit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooper throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
Cooper throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit takes one to the side of the head.
Cooper cracks Benoit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Benoit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Cooper taking a breather.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit slips a jab from Cooper.
Benoit shoots in for a double leg but Cooper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Benoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper works Benoit's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Cooper swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benoit, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benoit can do to turn this around?
Cooper scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. Benoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Benoit is out of range.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Cooper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benoit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Benoit is looking to clinch.
Cooper swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benoit.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper throws a hook but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jason Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Benoit.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Benoit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cooper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooper, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit being controlled here momentarily.
Benoit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Benoit drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cooper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cooper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cooper!
Chris Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benoit is looking to regain half guard here but Cooper keeps moving and retains side control.
Cooper happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Cooper!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vic Bauer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Ruas.
Bauer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruas swings for the body but Bauer moves out of range.
Bauer throws a good cross that connects.
Bauer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bauer drops Ruas with a beautiful combination! Ruas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bauer is looking for the KO!
Ruas is rocked!
It looks like Marco Ruas has been cut.
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!
Bauer connects with a stiff jab that staggers Ruas - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vic Bauer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis's entrance music is killing in the name of. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Willie.
Willie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willie checks a low kick from Lewis.
Willie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Willie misses with a double jab
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Willie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Willie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willie loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Willie throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Willie's head but Willie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lewis's half guard.
Willie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lewis tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Willie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boxcar Willie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mini Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Rosenzweig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rosenzweig's choice of entrance music: I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mini Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Rosenzweig!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Me closes the distance and clinches.
Me stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Me stalling in the clinch but Rosenzweig improves position.
Rosenzweig blocks a body shot from Me.
Rosenzweig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rosenzweig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Me lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Me as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Me - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Me.
Nice body punch from Me.
Me misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Me - that landed with a thud.
Me lands a body shot.
Me scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Me.
Me fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenzweig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Me lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenzweig is trying to maintain a safe position but Me gets an underhook and turns Rosenzweig into the cage.
Me pushes Rosenzweig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Me is leaning against Rosenzweig and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenzweig.
Me prevents a body shot from Rosenzweig.
Me lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rosenzweig.
Me misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Me creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rosenzweig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Me lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Me.
A head punch on the inside from Me fails to land.
Me has Rosenzweig pressed against the cage.
Me swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Me stalling against the cage.
Me gets through Rosenzweig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Me digs a right hand underneath Rosenzweig's ribcage. Rosenzweig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Me to work.
Me scores with a shot to the side of Rosenzweig's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Me.
Rosenzweig leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Me.
Rosenzweig trying to control the position but instead, Me has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosenzweig into the cage.
Me working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rosenzweig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Me works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Me.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Me as Rosenzweig tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Me - that landed with a thud.
Rosenzweig looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Me.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me.
Me lands a body punch in the clinch.
Me digs a right hand underneath Rosenzweig's ribcage. Rosenzweig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Me cracks Rosenzweig with a nice body shot.
Me lands a nice uppercut.
Me lands with a short shot to the head.
Me throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rosenzweigs head.
Me lands with a right to the head.
Me lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me lands a left hand.
Me scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Me works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Me - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Me softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Me.
A nice right hand lands inside from Me.
A nice left hand lands by Me.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosenzweig being controlled against the cage.
Me lands an uppercut.
A short right from Me on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Me.
Rosenzweig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Me throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenzweig.
Me lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Me lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Me dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Me throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Me works over Rosenzweig's head and body with a nice combination.
Me throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosenzweig.
Me with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Me moves into the clinch.
Me works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Me lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Me creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Me cracks Rosenzweig with a nice body shot.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
Me lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Me.
Me just leaning against Rosenzweig, taking a breather.
Me blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Me.
A right hook to the body lands for Me.
Rosenzweig is breathing heavily.
Me lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
Me lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Me.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Me lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Me lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Me lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Me.
Me is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosenzweig can do to turn this around?
Me lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
Mini Me has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Me lands a right hand.
Me working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Me swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Me lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Me pushes Rosenzweig back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Me lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Me.
A right hand to the body from Me.
Me throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Me lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Me.
A short uppercut from Me.
A right hook to the body lands for Me.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Me.
Me works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Me lands a hook to the side of the head.
Me scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Me.
Me lands a shot to the body.
Me scores with a shot to the side of Rosenzweig's head.
Me lands a body punch in the clinch.
Me lands a nice shot to the body.
Me scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Me.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me.
Me lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Me fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me scores with a hook to the body.
Me swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenzweig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Me.
Me lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Me.
Me misses with the head strike.
Me scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rosenzweig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Me has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenzweig.
Rosenzweig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Me misses with a short punch on the inside.
Me lands a nice shot to the body.
Me scores with a shoulder strike.
Me is working Rosenzweig over against the cage.
Rosenzweig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Me.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me.
Me lands with a right to the head.
Me working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Me misses with some punches.
Me throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Me scores with a hook to the body.
Me lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Me as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Me.
A short left from Me.
A short body shot lands from Me as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me lands a body shot.
Me lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Me.
Me is leaning against Rosenzweig and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Me dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Me slips a jab from Rosenzweig.
Me scores with a shot to the body.
Me moves out of range of the body kick from Rosenzweig.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Me scores with a shoulder strike.
Me working aggressively here.
Me lands with a light punch inside.
Me digs a right hand underneath Rosenzweig's ribcage. Rosenzweig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Me cracks Rosenzweig with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Me creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Me lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rosenzweig.
Me lands a body punch.
Me lands with a left to the head.
Me working aggressively here.
Me has Rosenzweig pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Me.
Rosenzweig blocks an uppercut.
Me scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Me lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Me.
Me lands a right hand.
Me presses Rosenzweig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Me scores with a shot to the side of Rosenzweig's head.
Me lands a nice shot to the body.
Me lands a nice shot to the body.
Me lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Me lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
Me lands an uppercut.
Me gets through Rosenzweig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Me lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenzweig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Me.
Rosenzweig misses with a punch on the inside.
Me lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Me doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Me misses with the head strike.
Me lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenzweig lands a nice shot to the body.
Me is working Rosenzweig over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Me.
Me scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Me lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rosenzweig stalling in the clinch but Me improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenzweig trying to land knees to the body.
Me lands with a left to the head.
Me throws a head punch that misses.
Me misses with a punch on the inside.
Me working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Me.
A body shot lands from Me.
A nice left hand lands by Me.
Me lands with a right to the head.
Rosenzweig misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Me - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rosenzweig wants to break free but Me has control.
Me lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
Rosenzweig taking a breather.
Me fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenzweig blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Me.
Rosenzweig takes a shot to the head.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
Me blocks an uppercut.
Kevin Rosenzweig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosenzweig struggles to land a body shot inside as Me controls his hands.
Rosenzweig looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Me.
Mini Me is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Me has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenzweig.
Rosenzweig stalling against the cage.
Rosenzweig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Me.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me scores with a shot to the side of Rosenzweig's head.
Rosenzweig blocks an uppercut.
Me lands a body shot.
Rosenzweig tries to stall but Me uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rosenzweig tries to throw a body punch but Me avoids it by throwing Rosenzweig back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mini Me showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Me has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mini Me!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ver Cingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson has chosen LTJ Bukem - Atlantis as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ver Cingeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson throws a big shot that misses.
Cingeto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cingeto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cingeto ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Williamson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williamson looks to land a left hand but Cingeto moved out of range nicely.
Williamson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williamson showed some decent athleticism there.
Cingeto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cingeto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williamson is working away from the top position though.
Cingeto wants to get back to full guard.
Williamson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cingeto sees it coming and defends easily.
Williamson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williamson is thwarting Cingeto's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cingeto actively working from the bottom here.
Williamson throwing shots but Cingeto is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cingeto tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cingeto connects with a crisp jab.
Cingeto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cingeto looking for a sweep. Not yet Cingeto, not yet.
Williamson throws a strike but Cingeto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williamson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Cingeto from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williamson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cingeto stacks Williamson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cingeto!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto is trying to get an arm triangle but Williamson is defending well.
Cingeto is putting a hurting on Williamson here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cingeto landing a few strikes.
Cingeto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williamson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williamson throws Cingeto to one side and escapes!
Cingeto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cingeto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williamson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Cingeto from controlling successfully.
Cingeto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williamson wants to stand but Cingeto is controlling the position.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Cingeto from controlling successfully.
Williamson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cingeto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williamson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cingeto is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cingeto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williamson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cingeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williamson is looking to stand up but Cingeto isn't so interested in that idea.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Cingeto from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williamson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cingeto. Cingeto gets slowly back to his feet.
Cingeto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ver Cingeto 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.
Williamson missing with a left hand there. Cingeto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cingeto works the jab nicely.
Cingeto misses with a few strikes there.
Williamson throws the left hand but Cingeto avoids the punch easily.
Dan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson looks to land a right hand but Cingeto moved out of range.
Cingeto misses with a straight right.
Cingeto staying out of range there.
Williamson missing with a left hand there. Cingeto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Williamson misses the target.
Williamson throws a hook to the side of Cingeto's head but Cingeto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cingeto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williamson sprawls well. Williamson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cingeto gets slowly back to his feet.
Williamson missing with a left hand there. Cingeto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williamson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cingeto pinned against the cage. Cingeto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cingeto misses with a series of wild punches.
Cingeto slips under a jab.
Cingeto throws a looping overhand right but Williamson ducks down to avoid it.
Cingeto misses with a straight right.
Williamson lands with an uppercut that bounces Cingeto off the cage and back into rage.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williamson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cingeto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ver Cingeto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Williamson.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Cingeto sizes up Williamson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williamson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cingeto ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a takedown
and Cingeto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto shoots in and bounces Williamson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Williamson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cingeto is one step ahead there.
Cingeto stands and throws Williamson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cingeto scores with punches from side control.
Cingeto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cingeto lands an elbow.
Cingeto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williamson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cingeto lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cingeto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Williamson seems a little lost for a moment, as Cingeto dominates the positioning.
Cingeto trying to control the action but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Williamson pushes Cingeto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cingeto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cingeto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cingeto is putting a hurting on Williamson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cingeto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cingeto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williamson keeps working.
Cingeto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williamson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet but Cingeto drags him back down.
Cingeto is putting a hurting on Williamson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Williamson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Williamson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Williamson walks into a stiff left hand from Cingeto.
Williamson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cingeto to score with a decent uppercut.
Cingeto scores with a takedown into Williamson's guard.
Williamson is looking to stand up but Cingeto isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cingeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cingeto stops Williamson from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ver Cingeto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cingeto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williamson pushes Cingeto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cingeto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cingeto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cingeto tries for a kimura but Williamson is defending well.
Williamson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cingeto scoring with punches and elbows.
Cingeto working the ground and pound.
Williamson is pushing Cingeto's head away, looking to escape. Cingeto manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cingeto lands a few punches from side control.
Cingeto in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cingeto is looking to take a break and control but Williamson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williamson is pushing Cingeto's head away, looking to escape. Cingeto manages to hold on to the position though.
Cingeto trying to control the position but Williamson is working away.
Williamson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williamson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Williamson pushes Cingeto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cingeto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Williamson misses.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williamson as he jumps to the side.
Cingeto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williamson on the side of the head.
Cingeto slips under a jab from Williamson.
Cingeto's corner calls for a 1-2. Cingeto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williamson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cingeto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cingeto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ver Cingeto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cingeto is pressing down on Williamson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williamson is holding on for now.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto trying to control the action but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Williamson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cingeto lands a nice short elbow.
Cingeto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williamson is just riding it out for now. Cingeto eventually gives up the hold.
Cingeto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williamson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williamson is looking to escape.
Cingeto is working for a submission of some sort.
Cingeto prevents Williamson from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ground and pound from Cingeto.
Williamson is trying to stand.
Dan Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cingeto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cingeto trying to control from half guard but Williamson is working away.
Ver Cingeto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cingeto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williamson defends it well.
Cingeto trying to control the action but Williamson is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ver Cingeto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cingeto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ver Cingeto!
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FIGHT
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