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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rino Seaside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rino Seaside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esra Pound!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound misses with a double jab.
Rino Seaside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seaside looks for a takedown but Pound sprawls well.
Seaside throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Pound as Seaside shoots in.
Seaside feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Seaside trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Pound preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound wants to stand up but Seaside is controlling him.
Seaside throws a strike but Pound rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pound wants to stand but Seaside is controlling his posture from full guard.
Seaside will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pound chips away with some ground and pound.
Seaside really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pound stands up and waves to Seaside to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pound lands a hook that snaps the head of Seaside backwards.
Seaside wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seaside is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pound gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rino Seaside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Pound on the inside.
Pound has Seaside pushed against the cage.
Pound is looking to break free of the clinch but Seaside has double underhooks.
Seaside is trying to push Pound away but Pound has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seaside keeps control of Pound as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pound scores with a shoulder strike.
Seaside stalling in the clinch but Pound improves position.
Pound is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Seaside gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pound stops a takedown attempt from Seaside.
Seaside is breathing heavily.
Pound drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pound softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound pushes Seaside back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seaside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seaside shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pound but Pound pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pound drives through and clinches with Seaside against the cage.
Pound scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seaside stops a takedown attempt from Pound.
Seaside drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pound pulls his leg out and moves away.
Seaside throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pound's waist but Pound gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seaside off to one side.
Pound cracks Seaside with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seaside on the side of the head.
Seaside takes one on the button.
Pound lands a slapping body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pound. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pound.
Seaside on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seaside takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seaside gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pound to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pound scoring with punches to the head and body.
Seaside is working an open guard so Pound takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esra Pound dominated that round.
That's time! Seaside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pound fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seaside tries to clinch
and Pound cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seaside misses with a takedown
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seaside thinking.
Pound defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seaside.
A left lands for Pound.
Pound sizes up Seaside with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pound lunges at Seaside with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seaside's hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pound connects with the punch.
Pound closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seaside to the mat! Seaside manages to get full guard.
Pound wants to stand but Seaside is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound landing some decent shots from guard.
Pound makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pound accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pound postures up and lands a big shot to Seaside's brow.
Pound gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pound lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seaside backs up against the cage.
Seaside on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pound takes the fight into the clinch.
Pound is trying to trip Seaside. He has hold of a leg but Seaside is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pound persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pound gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seaside in his tracks.
Seaside takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pound scores with a jab. Seaside acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pound lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pound lands a lovely overhand right.
Pound with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pound with a nice cross.
Pound clinches up with Seaside and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Pound gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Seaside avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound is thwarting Seaside's attempts to control the position.
Seaside avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pound.
Pound working the head and body with strikes.
Pound is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seaside sees it coming and defends easily.
Pound stands up out of the half guard.
Pound scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seaside doesn't seem bothered though.
Seaside moves out of range of the leg kick from Pound.
Pound scores with a jab to the head.
Seaside on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pound shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Seaside's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound gets to his feet. Seaside looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pound.
Pound cracks Seaside with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pound has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pound scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pound is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pound has had enough of the clinch but Seaside keeps him there for the moment.
Pound is working for takedown but Seaside is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pound working hard to break the clinch.
Seaside stops a takedown attempt from Pound.
Rino Seaside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esra Pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound has had enough of the clinch but Seaside keeps him there for the moment.
Pound is trying to trip Seaside. He has hold of a leg but Seaside is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pound persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound cracks Seaside with a solid left hand.
Seaside wants to sweep here but Pound controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esra Pound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pound has closed the distance and engaged Seaside in a clinch.
Seaside is trying to break free.
Pound'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.
Pound can't break the clinch.
Seaside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seaside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pound fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seaside swinging wildly here.
Pound swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seaside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaside tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pound connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pound misses with a body shot.
Seaside looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Seaside misses with a straight right.
Seaside takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seaside shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pound counters with a takedown into side control.
Pound working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Esra Pound is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pound is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Seaside's half guard.
Pound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pound decides to stand and escape the position.
Seaside throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pound getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by Pound.
Pound lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pound darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pound scores with a nice strike.
Pound scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pound digs a good body shot into Seaside's ribs.
Seaside looks to land a left hand but Pound moved out of range nicely.
Pound lands with an overhand left.
Pound has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pound cracks Seaside with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound jabs at Seaside's body.
Seaside takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pound lands a lovely overhand right.
Rino Seaside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pound moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pound scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pound dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seaside has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pound finds it's way round the side to connect with Seaside's head.
Pound closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pound lands in his opponent's guard.
Rino Seaside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pound is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esra Pound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pound has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esra Pound!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kruci Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakelius Juston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruci Burns looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kruci Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakelius Juston!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Juston persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruci Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns tries to clinch up but Juston circles away and keeps his distance.
Juston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns stuffs the takedown attempt from Juston. Juston gets slowly back to his feet.
Juston tries to sprawl but Burns drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Burns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Burns thows a huge punch but Juston dodges it nicely.
Juston wants to control but Burns is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burns is looking for a kimura but Juston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burns to get the leverage.
Juston trying to control but Burns postures up.
Burns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juston keeps working.
Juston is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juston avoid being mounted?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Juston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jakelius Juston has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns tries to clinch up.
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.
Juston scores a takedown into full mount!
Juston wants to control the pace but Burns is squirming around nicely.
Burns 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.
Juston might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Burns kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jakelius Juston.
Burns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Juston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burns!
Burns is breathing heavily.
Juston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Juston swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Burns is now in Juston's guard. A big mistake from Juston there, giving up the dominant position!
Juston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns postures up.
Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Juston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burns throws a big right hand that misses.
Burns postures up in Juston's guard and throws a big left but Juston blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakelius Juston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burns tries for a takedown but Juston circles away easily
and Juston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burns!
Juston wants to control but instead Burns manages to regain half guard.
Juston wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Burns controlling the position well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juston is keen to just control but Burns is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakelius Juston has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burns clinches but Juston breaks the clinch
and Juston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Juston.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Juston walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Juston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Juston trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juston looking to sit in guard and control but Burns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Juston pulls Burns in to control the position.
Jakelius Juston has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Juston rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Juston has Burns pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Juston pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Burns tumbling to the mat - Juston dives into Burns's guard.
Burns controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burns's guard.
Burns is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Juston wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burns wants to clinch but Juston slips to the side
and Juston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Juston.
Burns thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Juston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Juston trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Juston looking to sit in guard and control but Burns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Juston keeps working.
Burns tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juston can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns trying to control the action but Juston is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakelius Juston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt
and Juston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Juston is just content to waste time from the top position. Burns takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Juston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Juston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Juston content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juston content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Burns has locked up a guillotine! Burns's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Juston is holding on here and Burns must be using up a lot of energy. Juston has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Burns gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kruci Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Steckels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Miller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Steckels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Miller!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Steckels.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller shoots in and bounces Steckels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Miller gets to his feet - Steckels follows without any prompting.
Steckels leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Steckels which made him look bad.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Steckels finds it's target.
Steckels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miller's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steckels stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Guillaume Steckels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Miller.
Miller shoots in but Steckels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miller looks gassed!
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Steckels as Miller shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steckels tries a head kick but it misses.
Steckels works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
Guillaume Steckels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steckels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steckels misses with the combination.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steckels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Steckels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller dodges the punch combination from Steckels.
Steckels throws a shot to the body.
Steckels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steckels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steckels wants to clinch.
Steckels wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steckels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steckels lands with a cross.
Steckels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steckels moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Steckels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steckels misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Steckels scores with a four punch combination!
Steckels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Steckels throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Steckels displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steckels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A right-left combo lands from Steckels.
Steckels tries to clinch up.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller avoids the head kick by Steckels.
A low kick from Miller misses
letting Steckels counter with a right hand.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steckels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Steckels throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
Steckels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Steckels.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Steckels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Steckels. Those never looked like landing.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steckels scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Steckels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steckels scores with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Steckels.
Steckels connects with an inside leg kick.
Steckels throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Steckels throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steckels counters with a nice body shot.
Steckels throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steckels leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Steckels.
Steckels scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillaume Steckels dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steckels defends it nicely.
Steckels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steckels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A solid body kick from Miller.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steckels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steckels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Steckels.
Steckels connects with an inside leg kick.
Steckels moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steckels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steckels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steckels tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Steckels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steckels's waist but Steckels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Guillaume Steckels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Miller.
Steckels stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Steckels in the body.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steckels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steckels.
Miller tries for a takedown but Steckels circles away easily
and Steckels counters with a low kick, right behind Miller 's knee.
Steckels is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steckels avoids a kick to the body.
Miller dives in and grabs Steckels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steckels pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Steckels counters with a head kick. That will keep Miller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steckels connects with a crisp jab.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steckels makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Steckels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steckels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steckels avoids it really well and circles away.
Steckels is working the combinations to good effect here.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steckels sprawls well. Steckels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Steckels sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Steckels has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steckels breaks from the clinch.
Steckels steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Miller dives in and grabs Steckels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steckels pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Steckels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steckels scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steckels counters with a nice body shot.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steckels lands with a nice combination. Miller backs away looking to recover.
Steckels tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steckels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steckels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller throws and elbow that misses. Steckels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Steckels!
Steckels 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.
Miller has his feet on Steckels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guillaume Steckels will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Steckels which made him look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steckels.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Steckels tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steckels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steckels throws a one two combo.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steckels tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steckels thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Steckels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Steckels lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steckels. Miller shrugs it off though.
Good exchange - Steckels coming out on top.
Steckels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steckels is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Guillaume Steckels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Miller.
Miller dives in and grabs Steckels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steckels pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steckels!
Miller dives in and grabs Steckels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steckels pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Steckels misses.
Steckels throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Steckels lands a two punch combo.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steckels sprawls well. Steckels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steckels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Steckels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steckels counters with a low kick, right behind Miller 's knee.
Steckels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steckels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Steckels misses.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice straight punches there by Steckels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steckels.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Steckels sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steckels.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Steckels lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Steckels.
Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steckels regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Miller.
Miller wanted to stand there but Steckels had control of the position.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Steckels blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Guillaume Steckels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steckels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miller distracts Steckels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Steckels blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steckels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stefan Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillaume Steckels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steckels, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillaume Steckels!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Vann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vann comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself- Eminem. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Vann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Vann.
St Pierre looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Vann lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Vann scores with a nice body kick.
Vann lands a high kick!
Vann connects with a jab.
St Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Vann finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vann sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vann misses with a head kick.
Vann throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Vann throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vann scores with a leg kick.
Vann lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vann lands a head kick!
That kick from Vann tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Vann.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Vann.
Vann circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vann counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from St Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Vann lands a high kick!
Vann throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to clinch up
and Vann counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Vann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vann looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
Vann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vann counters with a right hand to the body.
James Vann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Vann counters with a head kick. That will keep St Pierre thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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.
Vann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Vann circles away easily
and Vann counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Vann lands an impressive looking overhand right. St Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Vann throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vann swivels and escapes.
St Pierre misses with a combination
and Vann counters with a good, hard body kick but St Pierre shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Vann dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
St Pierre checks the leg kick.
Vann stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body kick there by Vann.
St Pierre is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vann is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Vann's head but Vann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Vann counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Pierre takes one to the chin there.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vann counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Vann counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Vann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vann dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vann counters with a stiff right hand.
James Vann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Vann counters with a two punch combo.
Vann scores with a hook.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vann counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Vann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vann throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vann is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
St Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Vann counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vann swivels and escapes.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Vann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vann pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Vann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vann lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Vann counters with a stiff right hand.
James Vann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre tries to clinch up
and Vann counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Vann to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vann scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre throws a right hand that Vann ducks under and follows up with a left that Vann also avoids with ease.
St Pierre closes the distance but Vann moves to the side
and Vann counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
St Pierre shoots and misses
letting Vann counter with a right hand.
St Pierre looks to clinch
and Vann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vann looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Vann fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
Vann sizes up St Pierre with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Vann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James Vann is winning the standup battle so far.
Vann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vann.
Vann is working the combinations to good effect here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vann.
Vann throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Vann dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
James Vann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Vann connects with an inside leg kick.
Vann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vann counters with a three punch combo that has St Pierre backing up. St Pierre nods at Vann to acknowledge the strikes.
A cross from Vann lands.
St Pierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vann.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vann thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Pierre if he has to take too many more of those.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Vann counters with a right hand to the body.
James Vann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vann throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Vann scores with a shot to the body.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Vann counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
Vann thuds his shin into the meat of St Pierre's side.
Vann misses with a body kick.
Vann slips under a jab from St Pierre.
Vann lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Vann sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Pierre at a distance.
Vann throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Vann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vann looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Pierre lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
St Pierre has an Americana. Vann didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! St Pierre is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if St Pierre hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Georges St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kross Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: Gimme the Loot. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kross Burns!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burns to the mat! Burns manages to get full guard.
Burns wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns looking to control.
Bum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Bum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bum pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burns is trying to drag Bum to the mat but Bum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bum manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Bum has wrist control.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burns trying to control but Bum is working from the bottom.
Bum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bum tries to get out of the position.
Bum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
Bum is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns controlling from the top position.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kross Burns was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bum.
The referee asks Bum politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bum prefers to stall for the moment though.
Burns is looking to regain half guard here but Bum keeps moving and retains side control.
Bum trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to bench press Bum off him but Bum keeps the position.
Bum trying to control the position but Burns is working away.
Burns is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bum decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Burns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to pass to mount but Bum is defending the position.
Bum is trying is best to control the position here.
Bum is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
Burns prevents Bum from improving his position.
Burns is thwarting Bum's attempts to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Bum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Bum settles back down.
Burns shoots and misses
and Bum counters by clinching up.
Bum gets control of Burns's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bum will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bum trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Bum 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.
Burns loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bum trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bum is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumis looking to pass into half guard but Burns pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Burns is in guard.
Bum seems keen to control Burns's posture.
Bum trying to control the position.
Bum keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Bum is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cain Bum.
Bum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burns counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bum's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burns wants to control from the top but Bum keeps moving.
Bum trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Burns is standing up over Bum. Bum looks to escape but Burns dives into side control.
Burns tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bum's legs.
Burns working away.
Bum tries to improve position but can't.
Burns is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bum isn't going anywhere.
Bum takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bum can't do much from the bottom here.
Bum is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burns has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burns trying to control the position but Bum is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Burns.
Burns fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bum trying his best to control but Burns has mounted him.
Burns lands a heavy elbow.
Burns thowing shots but they're missing.
Burns is landing with some decent strikes but Bum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bum is looking to improve his position but Burns isn't that keen on the idea.
Burns dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kross Burns 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burns tries to clinch up but Bum circles away and keeps his distance.
Bum tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns clinches up with Bum and pushes him back against the cage.
Bum pulls guard successfully.
Bum trying to control the position.
Bum scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Bum looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Bum looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns prevents Bum from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bum trying to control from Burns's half guard. Burns has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bum is looking to work some ground and pound but Burns has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bum has managed to get both his arms back between Burns's legs - danger averted.
Burns working for a triangle but Bum defends it easily.
Bum tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cain Bum just wasn't active enough.
Bum closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bum as Burns tries to tie him up.
Burns has Bum pressed against the cage, preventing Bum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bum has had enough of the clinch but Burns keeps him there for the moment.
Bum is trying to break free.
Bum decides to pull guard.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bum trying to control the position.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bum trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Burns won't allow Bum to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bum keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns is looking to work some ground and pound but Bum has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Bum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Bum!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Carlton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris McDaniel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton stalks McDaniel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDaniel's face. McDaniel staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Chris McDaniel has been cut.
No joy there for Carlton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDaniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlton circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlton throws an overhand right that has McDaniel reeling! Carlton follows up with more punches and McDaniel is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kyle Carlton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shizyuka Shizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minotauri Nogueria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shizyuka Shizo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Minotauri Nogueria's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shizyuka Shizo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minotauri Nogueria!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shizo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueria circles away.
Nogueria has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Shizo misses.
Shizo thuds his right hand into Nogueria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Minotauri Nogueria has been cut.
Nogueria swats away the attempt to clinch by Shizo.
Nogueria changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shizo tries to avoid it but Nogueria manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shizo to the ground. Shizo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nogueria should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shizo lands the left hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nogueria enables Shizo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nogueria manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nogueria is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shizo is controlling him.
Nogueria keeping moving, preventing Shizo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shizo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueria is keeping the position for now.
Nogueria wants to stand and escape but Shizo is having none of it.
Nogueria keeping full guard, as Shizo tries to pass.
Nogueria is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nogueria working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shizo.
Shizo landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shizo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shizo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nogueria keeping moving, preventing Shizo from controlling successfully.
Shizo advances position into side control!
Shizo working the ground and pound.
Shizo is looking to take a break and control but Nogueria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria wants to get back to his feet but Shizo drags him back down.
Nogueria is not content to let Shizo control the position.
Shizo working the ground and pound.
Shizo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That has opened up Minotauri Nogueria's cut even more.
Shizo prevents Nogueria from escaping the position.
Nogueria looks gassed!
Nogueria is not content to let Shizo control the position.
Nogueria is trying to buck Shizo off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shizo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The cut above Minotauri Nogueria's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Minotauri Nogueria's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shizyuka Shizo!
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