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UEC 27: Super PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hermiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermiston comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous knees
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Hermiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermiston defending well as Bruno loads up on a big left hand.
Hermiston tries to clinch but Bruno is having none of it.
Hermiston is looking to clinch.
Bruno looks to clinch
and Hermiston counters by clinching up.
Bruno has had enough of the clinch but Hermiston keeps him there for the moment.
Bruno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruno stops a takedown attempt from Hermiston.
Hermiston working aggressively here.
Hermiston goes for a takedown attempt but Bruno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bruno misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruno wants to clinch but Hermiston slips to the side
and Hermiston counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermiston goes for a takedown attempt but Bruno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Hermiston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermiston shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruno sprawls well. He's pushed Hermiston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hermiston moves out of range as Bruno strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermiston swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruno.
Bruno tries to bum rush Hermiston with a series of wild strikes but Hermiston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Andrew Hermiston has been cut.
Bruno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hermiston.
Hermiston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruno, pushing him back against the cage.
Hermiston has Bruno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hermiston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hermiston fails to pull guard.
Hermiston goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruno prevents it.
Bruno wants to get back to striking at distance but Hermiston won't allow it.
Hermiston wants the takedown. Bruno is fighting it off but Hermiston persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bruno's guard against the cage.
Bruno wants to stand but Hermiston is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bruno, up you get!
Bruno wants to clinch but Hermiston slips to the side
and Hermiston counters by moving into the clinch.
Hermiston is working for takedown but Bruno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hermiston turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hermiston is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermiston is looking to take a break and control but Bruno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston working the body and head with strikes.
Hermiston tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hermiston is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bruno's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hermiston trying to control the action but Bruno is working from the bottom.
Bruno tries to escape but Hermiston is in control.
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.
Hermiston tries to move to mount but Bruno blocks the move with his legs.
Hermiston stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hermiston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hermiston counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bruno won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermiston trying to control the action but Bruno is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hermiston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston'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.
Bruno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hermiston ducks under a wild hook from Bruno.
Hermiston tries to move into range but Bruno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruno keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruno lands a nice looking body shot.
Hermiston takes one on the button.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.
Bruno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hermiston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hermiston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermiston is trying to drag Bruno to the mat but Bruno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermiston tries to pull guard but Bruno won't allow it.
Bruno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hermiston has Bruno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Hermiston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermiston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hermiston prevents Bruno from breaking the clinch.
Bruno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hermiston keeps control of Bruno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruno is trying to break free.
Bruno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bruno is trying to maintain a safe position but Hermiston gets an underhook and turns Bruno into the cage.
Bruno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bruno has had enough of the clinch but Hermiston keeps him there for the moment.
Bruno avoids the elbow strike from Hermiston, against the cage.
Bruno is trying to stall.
Bruno has had enough of the clinch but Hermiston keeps him there for the moment.
Bruno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermiston has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruno is looking to break free of the clinch but Hermiston has double underhooks.
Bruno wants to break free but Hermiston has control.
Bruno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermiston has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Bruno.
Bruno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Bruno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
Donk. Bruno catches Hermiston right on the button with a cross.
Bruno swinging wilding here.
Hermiston is looking to clinch.
Hermiston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruno.
Andrew Hermiston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hermiston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bruno!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bruno is trying to stand up.
Bruno avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hermiston.
Hermiston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hermiston tries to control but Bruno wriggling away.
That's four 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.
Hermiston landing strikes from the mount and Bruno is in trouble!
Hermiston controlling the pace for now.
Bruno is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bruno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bruno scores with a jab to the head.
Hermiston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Bruno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruno misses with a two punch combination.
Bruno throws a right and a left that Hermiston avoids nicely.
Bruno throws a jab but it's blocked by Hermiston.
Bruno darts in trying to clinch
and Hermiston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hermiston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bruno is trying to maintain a safe position but Hermiston gets an underhook and turns Bruno into the cage.
Bruno is trying to break the clinch but Hermiston has him pressed against the cage.
Hermiston tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bruno breaks from the clinch.
Bruno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermiston tries to clinch up but Bruno circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruno throws a right and a left that Hermiston avoids nicely.
Hermiston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bruno breaks from the clinch.
Bruno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hermiston.
Bruno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hermiston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bruno's guard.
Hermiston stays in close to Bruno's body and controls the position.
Hermiston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hermiston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston throwing strikes from guard but Bruno blocks nicely.
Hermiston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston with a nice head shot there.
Bruno keeping moving, preventing Hermiston from controlling successfully.
Hermiston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruno is keeping the position for now.
Hermiston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hermiston advances position into side control!
Bruno tries to escape but Hermiston is in control.
Hermiston slows the pace down.
Bruno pushes Hermiston away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hermiston gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hermiston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hermiston 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hermiston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Jacque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson has chosen The Message as his entrance music. Barry Carlson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Jacque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacque shoots for a double leg takedown but Carlson sprawls well. He's pushed Jacque's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Jacque or perhaps it was just good defense by Carlson which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Carlson. No joy for Jacque on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Jacque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlson rushes Jacque and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Carlson.
Carlson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jacque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Jacque does no damage.
Jacque swinging wilding here.
Carlson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carlson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Carlson.
Jacque regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Carlson there.
Carlson working over Jacque with some ground and pound. Jacque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jacque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlson manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlson pulls Jacque in to control the position.
Carlson trying to strike off his back.
Jacque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jacque manages to get himself to full guard.
Jacque is breathing heavily.
Carlson lands a couple of elbows.
Carlson is looking to stand up but Jacque won't let him.
Jacque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlson is one step ahead there.
Carlson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacque. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlson trying to control but Jacque is working from the bottom.
Carlson is in close to Jacque's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carlson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacque's head.
Jacque will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Carlson wants to pass the guard but Jacque is keeping the position.
Carlson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Jacque keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carlson landing with the ground and pound.
Carlson advances position into side control!
Carlson working the ground and pound from side control.
Carlson cracks Jacque with a big elbow.
Jacque takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jacque tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carlson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carlson trying to control the action but Jacque is working from the bottom.
Jacque is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Carlson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jacque takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jacque takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Carlson working the body and head with strikes.
Jacque gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Carlson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacque does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carlson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carlson lands strikes from half guard.
Carlson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacque is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carlson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacque has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlson is working away from the top position though.
Carlson slips a nice elbow through Jacque's hands, connecting with Jacque's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carlson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacque tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carlson counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Carlson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jacque clinches but Carlson breaks the clinch
and Carlson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jacque!
Jacque working to try and regain half guard.
Carlson landing punches.
Carlson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jacque has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jacque manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carlson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barry Carlson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jacque is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carlson connects with a nice short shot to Jacque's temple.
Carlson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jacque is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jacque makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jacque.
Carlson landing with the ground and pound.
Jacque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlson working some strikes from top position.
Jacque looking for a guillotine here but Carlson defends easily.
Carlson advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacque is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carlson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carlson working the ground and pound from side control.
Jacque throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Carlson scoring with punches and elbows.
Carlson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carlson trying to control the position but Jacque is working away.
Jacque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jacque wants to get back to his feet.
Jacque on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jacque is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carlson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jacque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlson is one step ahead there.
Carlson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carlson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jacque managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson stands up over Jacque, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carlson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jacque has his foot on Carlson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlson works his way back into a safe position though.
Carlson prevents Jacque from getting back to his feet.
Jacque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carlson with a nice head shot there.
Jacque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Carlson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jacque has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carlson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carlson breaks from the clinch.
Carlson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jacque sprawls well initially but Carlson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carlson working over Jacque with some ground and pound. Jacque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jacque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jacque looking for a guillotine here but Carlson defends easily.
Carlson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jacque's head.
Carlson cracks Jacque with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jacque looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jacque manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carlson wants to sweep but Jacque has passed to side control!
Carlson is looking to reverse the position.
Carlson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carlson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jacque with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carlson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jacque tries to get to full guard but Carlson has control of the leg.
Jacque wants to sweep but Carlson has passed to side control!
Jacque is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson scoring with punches from side control.
Carlson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carlson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jacque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlson working the head and body with strikes.
Carlson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carlson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carlson lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson working Jacque over with strikes here.
The referee warns Jacque that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carlson raining down shots from the mount!
Carlson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacque hang on?
Carlson unloading with bombs!
Martin Jacque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlson working Jacque over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Carlson.
Carlson looking to control but Jacque is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carlson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carlson lands a heavy elbow.
Carlson working Jacque over with strikes here.
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.
Jacque is looking to improve his position but Carlson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jacque is squirming around, avoiding Carlson's attempts to control the action.
Jacque manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jacque looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carlson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jacque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlson.
Carlson lands strikes from half guard.
Barry Carlson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacque looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carlson blocks the strikes from Jacque.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Carlson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlson 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Carlson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Reinegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Reinegger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Reinegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey throws a big shot that misses.
Ivey misses with a looping right.
Reinegger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivey.
Ivey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivey misses with an uppercut. Reinegger saw that one coming.
Reinegger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivey looks to land a right hand but Reinegger moved out of range.
Ivey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivey misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reinegger tries to clinch up.
Ivey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ivey.
It looks like Tom Reinegger has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinegger dodges the punch combination from Ivey.
Ivey misses with a few strikes there.
Ivey throws a series of punches but Reinegger moves out of range.
Reinegger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phil Ivey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinegger walks into a left hand.
Ivey throws a body punch but Reinegger moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ivey.
Ivey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey dips to his left and cracks Reinegger with an uppercut!
Reinegger moves in looking to clinch but Ivey pushes him off.
Ivey throws a jab but it's blocked by Reinegger.
Nice straight punches there by Ivey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ivey.
Reinegger ducks under a wild hook from Ivey.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivey throws a looping overhand right but Reinegger ducks down to avoid it.
Reinegger wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ivey misses.
Ivey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reinegger tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reinegger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Ivey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Ivey misses.
Ivey throws a right hand that Reinegger ducks under and follows up with a left that Reinegger also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Ivey.
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.
Ivey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reinegger. Reinegger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reinegger tries to clinch up.
Reinegger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ivey to score with a decent uppercut.
Ivey throws a shot to the body.
Ivey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reinegger is breathing heavily.
Ivey lands with a cross.
Ivey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinegger manages to avoid it.
Reinegger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivey lands a jab to Reinegger's midsection.
Ivey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Reinegger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ivey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reinegger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ivey throws a series of strikes that have Reinegger backpedaling.
Ivey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinegger avoids the body shot from Ivey.
Ivey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reinegger.
Ivey throws a hook to the side of Reinegger's head but Reinegger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivey misses with a two punch combination.
Reinegger clinches with his opponent.
Reinegger prevents Ivey from breaking the clinch.
Ivey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivey tries to break the clinch but Reinegger is controlling the position.
Ivey avoiding damage as Reinegger throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reinegger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivey prevents it.
Ivey is leaning against Reinegger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivey wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey is trying to break the clinch but Reinegger has him pressed against the cage.
Reinegger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivey avoiding damage.
Ivey is trying to break the clinch but Reinegger has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Ivey.
Ivey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ivey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ivey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reinegger takes one on the button.
Tom Reinegger's cut is getting worse.
Ivey works Reinegger's body with a nice hook.
Reinegger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivey.
Ivey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey cracks Reinegger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ivey stuns Reinegger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ivey misses with a few strikes there.
Ivey swinging wilding here.
Reinegger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tom Reinegger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ivey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivey connects with a crisp jab.
Ivey lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Ivey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jeez, Tom Reinegger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ivey digs a good body shot into Reinegger's ribs.
Ivey lands a jab to the nose.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Reinegger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Ivey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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219 lbs
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204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Intelligent |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weiss tests Sharpe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weiss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharpe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weiss pinned against the cage. Weiss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sharpe shoots in but Weiss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sharpe swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
Sharpe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharpe misses with a looping right.
Weiss lands with a big right hook that stumbles Sharpe - he's out on his feet here! Weiss follows up with another monster hook that separates Sharpe from consciousness! Sharpe falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Weiss stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Weiss!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firuz Shahzad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shahzad has chosen Yeke Yeke - Hardfloor Remix (Mory Kante) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dallas Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Firuz Shahzad!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Shahzad misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Shahzad.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shahzad as he avoids it easily.
Shahzad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Shahzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Shahzad drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Firuz Shahzad has been cut.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Shahzad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
Shahzad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shahzad misses with a knee to the head.
Shahzad landing knees to the head.
Shahzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shahzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shahzad connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dallas Davis has been cut.
Shahzad tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Shahzad keeps him there for the moment.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shahzad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shahzad trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
Davis letting Shahzad take a breather here.
Shahzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis wants to break free but Shahzad has control.
Shahzad wants to stall.
Shahzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shahzad looks gassed!
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Shahzad, against the cage.
Shahzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
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.
Shahzad trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Shahzad fails to land.
Shahzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Davis is looking to control Shahzad's arms but Shahzad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davis has his back to the cage.
Shahzad misses with a knee strike.
Shahzad trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Shahzad prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shahzad prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shahzad missing with knees to the body.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Shahzad keeps him there for the moment.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Shahzad keeps him there for the moment.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Shahzad is controlling the position.
Shahzad trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Davis is trying to maintain a safe position but Shahzad gets an underhook and turns Davis into the cage.
Shahzad landing knees to the body.
Davis wants to break free but Shahzad has control.
Shahzad looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shahzad keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shahzad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shahzad misses with a knee strike.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Shahzad has double underhooks.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shahzad missing with knees to the body.
Shahzad keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shahzad is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Shahzad into the cage.
Shahzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Shahzad is controlling the position.
Shahzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shahzad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Davis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shahzad.
Shahzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
Dallas Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shahzad instigates a clinch.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Shahzad looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Shahzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis is trying to break free.
Shahzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shahzad prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Shahzad wants to stall.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Shahzad has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahzad misses with a knee to the head.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Shahzad has double underhooks.
Shahzad looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis wants to break free but Shahzad has control.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
Shahzad connects with a knee to the head.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shahzad lands a shoulder strike.
Davis is trying to break free.
Shahzad has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shahzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Shahzad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shahzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Shahzad keeps him there for the moment.
Shahzad looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Shahzad won't allow it.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Shahzad won't allow it.
Shahzad misses with a knee to the head.
Shahzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Shahzad.
Davis is trying to break free.
Shahzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shahzad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Shahzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahzad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Shahzad missing with knees to the body.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Shahzad won't allow it.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Shahzad has double underhooks.
Shahzad looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Shahzad, against the cage.
Shahzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Shahzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Shahzad is controlling the position.
Davis is trying to stall.
Shahzad lands a body shot.
Shahzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shahzad stalls.
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.
Davis dodges an elbow strike from Shahzad.
Shahzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Shahzad has double underhooks.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
Shahzad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shahzad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Davis wants to break free but Shahzad has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shahzad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davis's defenses.
Shahzad has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis avoiding damage as Shahzad throws knees to the body.
Shahzad stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Davis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Davis throws a right hand that Shahzad ducks under and follows up with a left that Shahzad also avoids with ease.
Shahzad closes the distance and clinches.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shahzad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shahzad lands a knee to the head.
Shahzad has Davis pushed against the cage.
Shahzad landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shahzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shahzad lands with a light punch inside.
Davis blocking some punches.
Shahzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Shahzad.
Shahzad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Shahzad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shahzad.
Shahzad misses with a knee strike.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shahzad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shahzad looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Shahzad misses with a knee to the head.
Shahzad'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.
Shahzad continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Shahzad has him pressed against the cage.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shahzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shahzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shahzad working aggressively here.
Shahzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis trying to stall but Shahzad improves his position.
Shahzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shahzad misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shahzad.
Shahzad lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Shahzad.
Shahzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shahzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Shahzad.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shahzad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shahzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shahzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shahzad scores with a knee to the head.
Shahzad misses with an elbow strike.
Shahzad tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Shahzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Shahzad lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of stalling here from Shahzad.
Shahzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shahzad misses with a knee strike.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Shahzad keeps him there for the moment.
Davis wants to break free but Shahzad has control.
Shahzad scores with a knee to the head.
Shahzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Shahzad has double underhooks.
A short right from Shahzad.
Shahzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shahzad prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shahzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firuz Shahzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kerm Frankin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chemical Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankin comes to the cage accompanied by Svennebanan. Ali has chosen Bomb Canada as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kerm Frankin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kerm Frankin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chemical Ali!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Ali or perhaps it was just good defense by Frankin which made him look bad.
Ali stuffs the takedown.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Frankin moves away and avoids it.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Frankin moved out of range.
Ali scores with a takedown into Frankin's guard.
Ali trying to stand up but can't free himself from Frankin's guard.
Frankin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Frankin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ali is one step ahead there.
Frankin keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ali controls the pace.
Ali throws a big right hand that misses.
Ali stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frankin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frankin 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankin defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ali fails with the takedown.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ali shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ali scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ali sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frankin defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to stall here but Frankin recovers full guard.
Frankin is looking for a triangle but Ali pushes his legs off easily.
Frankin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Frankin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ali doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ali manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankin is breathing heavily.
Ali tries to free his leg and advance position but Frankin is retaining full guard.
Frankin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali is pushing down on Frankin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Frankin is fighting to maintain full guard but Ali has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four 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.
Ali looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Frankin is trying to get back to full guard.
Ali wants to work for an arm triangle but Frankin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ali seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frankin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ali is working for a submission of some sort.
Frankin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ali on the ground.
Ali is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali 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.
Ali shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ali controlling from mount.
Ali landing shots from mount.
Ali controlling from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankin is squirming around, avoiding Ali's attempts to control the action.
Ali goes for an armbar but Frankin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Frankin.
Ali working for a triangle but Frankin defends it easily.
Ali pulls Frankin in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Frankin!
Ali with good strikes from the mount here!
Ali looking to secure an arm triangle but Frankin defends it well.
Ali is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Frankin is in real trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ali.
Frankin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ali.
Ali working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Frankin is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chemical Ali!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cote has chosen Slaughterhouse-The One as his entrance music. Frank Cote will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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172 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Cote!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cote avoids them all with ease.
Cote tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Cote stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Cote on that attempt.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cote throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
A jab from Cote does it's job there.
Cote misses with a few strikes there.
Cote gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cote trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Cote pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cote wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cote gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Cote passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cote prevents Johnson from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cote connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Cote is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Cote is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Cote is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Cote is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Cote thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Cote is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson won't allow Cote to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cote misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cote shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cote was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Cote.
Cote jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cote cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cote is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cote is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Cote dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cote looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Cote looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Cote is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Cote's body position as best he can.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Cote looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Cote has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Cote's body position as best he can.
Cote controlling his opponent.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Cote is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Cote is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Cote's body position as best he can.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve 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.
A nice elbow there by Cote.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Cote cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cote working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Cote has a good base and remains in mount.
Cote landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cote is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cote is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cote scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cote scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Cote putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cote looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cote looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Cote scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Cote off! Cote jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Cote pushes his legs off easily.
Cote content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cote is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson working for a triangle but Cote defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Cote 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!
Cote shoots in but no luck this time.
Cote clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Cote lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cote gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Cote, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cote drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cote jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Cote frees his head nicely. Oh but Johnson has switched to an armbar! Cote is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). King Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clydee Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forte comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho Holiday. Clydee Forte had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Clydee Forte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Little!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Forte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Forte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Clydee Forte has been cut.
Forte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little checks a leg kick.
Little throws a jab when Forte was well out of range.
Forte shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Forte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Little's head.
Forte is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Little defends it well.
Forte is pressing down on Little's thigh, looking to free his foot. Little is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forte seems to be looking for submissions.
Forte 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.
Forte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Little defending well though.
Forte is tying to control. Little wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Forte controlling the action here.
Forte has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Little defend it? Forte steps over the head and cranks it - Little is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Forte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clydee Forte!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Sweep the Leg as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kong Le will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Bridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kong Le!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Bridge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kong Le has been cut.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Bridge blocks a head kick by Le.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le throws a head kick but Bridge moves out of range.
Bridge avoids the head kick by Le.
Bridge scores with a jab. Le acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Bridge moves out of range easily.
Bridge blocks a head kick by Le.
Bridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le at a distance.
Le looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whack! Bridge lands a heavy head kick that drops Le. The ref tackles Bridge to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Le was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jonny Bridge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vovchanchyn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the game. Gracie has chosen The Bravery - time won't let me go as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn throws a big shot that misses.
Vovchanchyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vovchanchyn lands a left and a right that sends Gracie crashing to the canvas! Vovchanchyn dives into mount looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Kron Gracie has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vovchanchyn softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Gracie is out cold! Vovchanchyn jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
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