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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbie Hide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semenko comes to the cage accompanied by Sure Fire Winners. Steven Semenko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Semenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herbie Hide!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hide but Hide pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hide leaves Semenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hide is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Semenko's half guard.
Hide thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Semenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hide.
Hide throwing shots but Semenko is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Hide there.
Hide works his foot free and advances to mount.
Semenko regains half guard.
Hide is looking to stall here but Semenko recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Semenko trying to keep a closed guard but Hide is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Semenko is trying to keep Hide in close.
Hide won't allow Semenko to sweep him here.
Hide passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Semenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Semenko is breathing heavily.
Hide trying to control here.
Hide makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hide.
Semenko prevents Hide from getting back to his feet.
Hide wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Semenko manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hide lands a couple of digs.
Semenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Semenko keeping moving, preventing Hide from controlling successfully.
Hide avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hide throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hide drops back looking for a leg! Semenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Semenko manages to kick Hide off! Hide jumps back into Semenko's guard.
Hide looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hide accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hide shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hide in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hide punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hide fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hide landing punches.
Semenko is in a horrible position here. Hide smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Semenko working to try and regain half guard.
Hide looking for a guillotine from mount but Semenko is having none of it.
Hide is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Semenko has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Semenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide controlling Semenko's posture.
Hide manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Semenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Hide passes Semenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hide 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.
Hide has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Semenko is in trouble now - Hide has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Hide 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.
Hide with a nice cross.
Hide gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Semenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hide is controlling Semenko's posture.
Semenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Semenko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hide is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Semenko, into his guard.
Semenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hide scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide wants to control from the top but Semenko keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hide thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hide trying to control the position from guard on top but Semenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Semenko wants to sweep here but Hide controlling him for the moment.
Hide advances position into side control!
Hide cracks Semenko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hide working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hide trying to control the position but Semenko is working away.
Semenko is looking to regain half guard here but Hide keeps moving and retains side control.
Hide just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hide advances to full mount.
Herbie Hide has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hide is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Semenko is surviving well by controlling Hide's body position as best he can.
Hide unloading with bombs!
Hide postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Semenko looks a forlorn figure.
Hide scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hide in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hide trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Semenko is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Semenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hide with good strikes from the mount here!
Hide landing strikes from the mount.
Semenko is looking to improve his position but Hide isn't that keen on the idea.
Hide cracks Semenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hide sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Semenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hide cracks Semenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hide with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko is working to get back to half guard.
Semenko is in a horrible position here. Hide smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hide unloading with bombs!
Hide lands with some strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hide lands a big shot there that rocks Semenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hide scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hide breaks from Semenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hide is landing with some decent strikes but Semenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hide lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hide with a couple of short strikes.
Semenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hide landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hide closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hide lands in his opponent's guard.
Hide passes Semenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hide sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Semenko defending well though.
Semenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hide.
Semenko is looking for a sweep. Hide is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hide lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Semenko is not content to let Hide control the position.
Hide is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Semenko sees it coming and defends easily.
Semenko looking for submissions off his back.
Hide is trying to control. Semenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Hide.
Semenko is looking to control Hide's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Semenko avoid being mounted?
Semenko tries to roll over but Hide keeps him under control.
Semenko is looking to control Hide's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Semenko avoid being mounted?
Semenko pushes Hide off looking to stand but Hide dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semenko actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hide scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hide.
Hide tries to control but Semenko wriggling away.
Hide controlling from the full mount.
Hide lands a heavy elbow.
Hide lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Semenko is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hide looking for a guillotine from mount but Semenko is having none of it.
Hide is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Semenko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries to buck Hide off but he can't manage it.
Semenko working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hide.
Hide breaks from Semenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hide is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Semenko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Semenko tries to hold on but Hide pushes him away.
Hide raining down shots from the mount!
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Semenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hide looking to secure an arm triangle but Semenko defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Semenko has worked his arm free - good work by Semenko!
Hide lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hide postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Semenko is looking to regain half guard here but Hide keeps moving and retains side control.
Hide passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Semenko!
Semenko is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Hide really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hide throws a nice looking combination but Semenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hide looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Semenko working a defensive guard here.
Semenko is looking for a triangle but Hide pushes his legs off easily.
Hide thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Semenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hide controls the pace.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hide scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hide works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hide is keen to just control but Semenko is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide is pressing down on Semenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Semenko is holding on for now.
Semenko taking some punishment here, with Hide in his half guard.
Hide is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Semenko throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hide. What's that going to do exactly?
Semenko wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hide swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herbie Hide!
Herbie Hide is the new featherweight champion!
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