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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Everything Remains Raw. Carmelo Suarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carmelo Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mini Me!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmelo Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez throws a right hand that Me ducks under and follows up with a left that Me also avoids with ease.
Suarez misses with a looping left.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suarez misses with a straight right.
Me lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suarez moves out of range as Me strikes.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Me looks to score with a jab to the body but Suarez is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Me jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Me misses with a hook.
Me will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Me throws a shot from downtown. Suarez moves away and avoids it.
Suarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Suarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Me.
Suarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Suarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Mini Me has been cut.
Me takes a swing at Suarez's ribcage but misses.
Suarez takes a swing at Me's ribcage but misses.
Me stuns Suarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Me counters with a left right combination that sends Suarez crashing to the mat - Me wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Suarez out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mini Me!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ranma Saotome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Moon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ranma Saotome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Moon!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saotome changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moon pushes Saotome away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Saotome gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Saotome is trying to get an arm triangle but Moon is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saotome is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Moon is trying to escape and Saotome transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Moon is forced to tap! Nice work there by Saotome! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ranma Saotome!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between krystof midoux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase has chosen Bobcaygeon as his entrance music. The key to victory for krystof midoux has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, krystof midoux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Chase.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Chase keeps midoux at a distance using the push kick.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
midoux takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Chase misses.
midoux slips a jab and a cross from Chase.
midoux throws a leg kick
and Chase counters with a straight right hand.
Chase throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chase throws a leg kick which misses midoux's front leg but catches the back leg as midoux tries to avoid it.
midoux is breathing heavily.
midoux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
midoux misses with an uppercut. Chase saw that one coming.
midoux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chase. Chase obviously looking to wear him down.
Chase throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chase lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as midoux crumples to the floor! Chase milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Chase!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Marksman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). QL Hicks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Marksman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marksman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marksman fails with the takedown.
Hicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marksman.
Marksman tries to bum rush Hicks with a series of wild strikes but Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marksman misses with a double jab.
Marksman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hicks scores with a hook.
Marksman throws a series of punches but Hicks moves out of range.
Marksman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marksman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marksman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hicks pinned against the cage. Hicks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
QL Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Marksman.
No joy there for Marksman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kyle Marksman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Marksman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hicks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hicks.
Hicks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hicks won't allow Marksman to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marksman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hicks uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marksman looks gassed!
Hicks lands a few punches from side control.
Marksman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hicks lands some shots froms side control.
Marksman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hicks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marksman some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here.
Hicks cracks Marksman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Marksman gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hicks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marksman's face.
Hicks punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marksman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marksman is rocked!
Hicks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Marksman is still in real trouble! Can Hicks finish him?
Hicks drops a big elbow. That's hurt Marksman! More shots from Hicks and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). QL Hicks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen ordinary story as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Watson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a right and a left that Galvao avoids nicely.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Galvao was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Galvao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson is desperately trying to improve his position but Galvao has a good base and remains in mount.
Galvao lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Galvao connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Galvao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Watson working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao with the ground and pound from mount.
Watson looks gassed!
BOOM! Galvao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Watson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Watson is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galvao landing strikes, looking to finish!
Galvao unloading with bombs!
Galvao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watson hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvao lands a heavy elbow.
Watson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Galvao working Watson over with strikes here.
BOOM! Galvao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao scoring with strikes but Watson is staying in there.
Galvao scoring with strikes but Watson is staying in there.
Galvao postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watson looks a forlorn figure.
Galvao landing strikes from the mount.
Galvao controlling the pace for now.
Galvao cracks Watson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Galvao postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watson looks a forlorn figure.
Galvao with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Galvao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Galvao controlling from the full mount.
Galvao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is in a horrible position here. Galvao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Galvao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Galvao scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Watson?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao breaks from Watson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Watson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Galvao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galvao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Watson is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Watson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Galvao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Galvao landing strikes, looking to finish!
Watson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galvao fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Galvao cracks Watson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Galvao tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
Galvao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Galvao dominated that round.
That's time! Galvao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Galvao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Galvao was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Galvao with a couple of short strikes.
Watson is desperately trying to improve his position but Galvao has a good base and remains in mount.
Galvao lands a nice shot to the head.
Galvao lands a big shot there that rocks Watson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Galvao is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Galvao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watson hang on?
Galvao is landing with some decent strikes but Watson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Watson can't escape the position.
Watson is in a horrible position here. Galvao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Watson is desperately trying to improve his position but Galvao has a good base and remains in mount.
Galvao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Watson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao blocks Watson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Watson taking shots to the head.
Galvao with a couple of short strikes.
Watson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Galvao.
Watson is looking to get to half guard.
Galvao landing strikes, looking to finish!
Galvao cracks Watson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andre Galvao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Galvao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Watson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Galvao tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Galvao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Galvao is landing with some decent strikes but Watson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Galvao controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Galvao.
Galvao raining down shots from the mount!
Watson is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is squirming around, avoiding Galvao's attempts to control the action.
Galvao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Galvao landing shots from mount.
Watson regains half guard.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Galvao prevents Watson from improving his position.
Galvao trying to pass the guard but Watson defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Galvao passes the guard and advances to mount!
Watson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Galvao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Galvao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Galvao dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Galvao misses with a wild body shot.
Galvao fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matt Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galvao tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Galvao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watson won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Watson to see if he's OK.
Watson is not content to let Galvao control the position.
Watson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Watson gets back to half guard.
Watson trying to control from the bottom.
Galvao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson is trying is best to control the position here.
Galvao looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Watson kicks off Galvao and gets to his feet.
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Galvao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Watson actively working from the bottom here.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Galvao is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
Galvao is trying to control. Watson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watson wants to get back to full guard but Galvao has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to reverse the position but Galvao maintains control.
Watson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Galvao looking to finish Watson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watson!
Watson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Galvao trying to control but Watson is having none of it.
Galvao takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watson is looking to improve his position but Galvao isn't that keen on the idea.
Watson is in a horrible position here. Galvao smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.
Watson is trying desperately to improve position.
Galvao looking to finish Watson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watson!
Galvao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watson hang on?
Watson can't escape the position.
Matt Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galvao is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Galvao with the ground and pound from mount.
Galvao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watson hang on?
Galvao content just to control the position here.
Watson is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Galvao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galvao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Galvao!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Le Petit Criss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Criss comes to the cage accompanied by La danse des canards. Ward has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mr Ward has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Le Petit Criss's chin.
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132 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Petit Criss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward misses with a takedown attempt - Criss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ward fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Criss rushes Ward and presses him up against the cage.
Ward wants a takedown but no success here.
Le Petit Criss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ward.
Criss gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ward is trying to get back to full guard.
Criss lands with a punch from half guard.
Criss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Criss is working for a submission of some sort.
Ward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ward looking for a kimura from the bottom but Criss passes into side control!
Ward is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Criss's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Criss decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Ward closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ward is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Criss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ward looks gassed!
Criss wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Criss is looking to reverse the position.
Criss wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ward tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ward has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Criss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Criss is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ward has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ward working away.
Criss is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ward off and has taken his back!
Ward manages to reverse the position and now he's in Criss's guard. Nice work there by Ward.
Criss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ward gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Criss looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward advances to half guard.
Criss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ward has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ward is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Criss can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Criss working to try and regain half guard.
Criss is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
Ward takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Criss is in bad spot here.
Criss trying to get back to his feet but Ward is in full control for now.
Ward is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Criss defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Criss fending off the submission attempt from Ward.
Criss tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ward dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ward tries to keep at a distance but Criss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ward tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Criss smiles and moves away.
Criss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ward goes for a takedown in the clinch but Criss prevents it.
Criss lands an uppercut.
Criss lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Criss decides to stand and escape the position.
Criss lands with a kick to the temple. Ward shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ward fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le Petit Criss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Ward.
Ward fails with the takedown.
Criss throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ward stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Criss follows into mount!
Ward is rocked!
It looks like Mr Ward has been cut.
Ward is breathing heavily.
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!
Criss loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ward scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Criss land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Criss stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Le Petit Criss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir John MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir John MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson takes one to the side of the head.
MacDonald tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from MacDonald.
MacDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson slips a straight right by MacDonald.
MacDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacDonald misses the body punch
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacDonald thinking.
MacDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
MacDonald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but MacDonald moved out of range.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Henderson moves out of range of the leg kick from MacDonald.
MacDonald misses the body punch
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
MacDonald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald ducks straight into an uppercut from Henderson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - MacDonald maanges to regain guard straight away.
MacDonald is rocked!
It looks like Sir John MacDonald has been cut.
Henderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oh MacDonald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
MacDonald seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson stands up and waves to MacDonald to follow him.
Sir John MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces MacDonald off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a right and a left that MacDonald avoids nicely.
MacDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson throws a series of punches but MacDonald avoids them all with ease.
MacDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
MacDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacDonald throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple MacDonald!
Henderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Henderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson prevents MacDonald from getting the reversal.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
MacDonald is desperately trying to improve his position but Henderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henderson avoids the attempt from MacDonald to control.
MacDonald is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
MacDonald can't escape the position.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Henderson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacDonald is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sir John MacDonald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but MacDonald slips the punch.
MacDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matt Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
MacDonald throws a sloppy body shot
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Henderson! MacDonald is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Henderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Akinfeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Deupreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akinfeev comes to the cage accompanied by 50 - Psycho. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Akinfeev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Deupreaux!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinfeev slips a jab and a cross from Deupreaux.
Nice shot by Akinfeev.
It looks like Jacques Deupreaux has been cut.
Akinfeev looks to land a combination but Deupreaux avoids it well.
Akinfeev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Roman Akinfeev has been cut.
A jab lands there for Akinfeev.
Jacques Deupreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deupreaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deupreaux is trying to break the clinch but Akinfeev has him pressed against the cage.
Deupreaux breaks the clinch.
Deupreaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akinfeev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deupreaux misses the jab.
Deupreaux throws a hook to the side of Akinfeev's head but Akinfeev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Deupreaux misses.
Akinfeev shoots in looking for a takedown. Deupreaux tries to sprawl out of it but Akinfeev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Deupreaux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Deupreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deupreaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deupreaux loads up on a big right hand but Akinfeev slips the punch.
Deupreaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Deupreaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deupreaux works over Akinfeev's head and body with a nice combination.
Deupreaux steps into range and cracks Akinfeev with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Akinfeev flops backwards and Deupreaux dives into his guard looking to finish!
Roman Akinfeev's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deupreaux stands up over Akinfeev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Deupreaux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deupreaux tries to stand but Akinfeev is controlling from the bottom.
Akinfeev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Deupreaux has passed into side control.
Akinfeev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Akinfeev gets full guard.
Deupreaux preventing the sweep.
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.
Akinfeev is looking to sweep but instead, Deupreaux has passed into half guard.
Akinfeev tries to get to full guard but Deupreaux has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deupreaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akinfeev is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinfeev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deupreaux.
Akinfeev blocks a jab.
Jacques Deupreaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akinfeev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deupreaux swivels and escapes.
Deupreaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akinfeev's hands.
Roman Akinfeev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Deupreaux throws a hook to the side of Akinfeev's head but Akinfeev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deupreaux drops his shoulder and cracks Akinfeev with a huge uppercut! Akinfeev goes down! Can Deupreaux finish him?
Akinfeev is rocked!
Jeez, Roman Akinfeev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Akinfeev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jacques Deupreaux!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Limelight. Jake Jager will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dino Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Jager!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jager misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jake Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jager misses with a head kick.
Jager pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jager throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adams.
Jager throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Jager throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Jager there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jager shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jager was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jager looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Jager maintains control.
Jager is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jager wants to control the pace but Adams is squirming around nicely.
Adams is looking to get to half guard.
Jager tries to control but Adams wriggling away.
Jager lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adams is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jager is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jager goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Adams is on top in guard.
Jager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jager controls Adams momentarily but Adams frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
Adams 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Jager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jager keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Adams throws and elbow that misses. Jager uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adams's guard. Nice move by Jager!
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jager manages to get himself to full guard.
Jager trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jager is trying to keep Adams in close.
Adams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jager's guard.
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.
Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jager doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Jager wants to get back to full guard.
Jager moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jager is on top in guard.
Jager trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jager dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adams tries to clinch but Jager moves out of range.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jager.
Jager throws a leg kick
and Adams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jager tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jager keeps working.
Jager gets back to full guard.
Adams won't allow Jager to sweep him here.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jager wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams wants to control from the top but Jager keeps moving.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jager swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to control but Jager is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams won't allow Jager to sweep him here.
Adams throws and elbow that misses. Jager uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adams's guard. Nice move by Jager!
Adams trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Adams blocks the body kick.
Adams blocks a head kick by Jager.
Jager lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jager swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams tries for a takedown but Jager circles away easily
and Jager counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to escape the position but Jager is controlling the position.
Adams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jager is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adams wants to get back to full guard but Jager has mounted him!
Jager landing shots from mount.
Jager looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jager working Adams over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jager trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jager not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams won't allow Jager to pass to mount.
Adams trying to hold on to Jager's head to control him but Jager postures up.
Jager controlling the pace.
Adams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adams.
Jager postures up.
Adams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Adams wants to sweep here but Jager controlling him for the moment.
Jager controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adams tries to strike from the bottom.
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.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Jager is proving a slippery customer.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jager doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jager manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jake Jager has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jager throws a push kick but Adams slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Jager.
Adams checks a low kick from Jager.
Some wild striking there from Jager.
Jager lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams clinches but Jager breaks the clinch
and Jager counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jager 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.
Adams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jager feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adams's calf.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jager counters with an outside leg kick.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jager counters with a head kick. That will keep Adams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
Jager stalling in the clinch.
Adams looking to stall.
Adams throws an elbow that misses.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jager's elbow.
Adams trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jager is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Adams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jager.
Adams avoiding damage as Jager throws knees to the body.
A short left from Jager.
Jager fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries to pull guard but Jager holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Adams is trying to drag Jager to the mat but Jager just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jager is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jager creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adams keeps control of Jager as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adams throws an elbow but misses.
Jager lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jager tries to break the clinch but Adams is controlling the position.
Jager lands a shoulder strike.
Adams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams stalls.
Jager breaks from the clinch.
Jager scores with a head kick.
Jager throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jager thows a leg kick but Adams checks it
and Adams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jager is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jager gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jager swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jager tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Jager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Adams is looking to advance position but Jager has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jager scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams?
Jager working the ground and pound effectively.
Jager working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adams is trying desperately to improve position.
Jager landing strikes from the mount and Adams is in trouble!
Adams is squirming around, avoiding Jager's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jager with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jager is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jager.
Jager lands a nice shot to the head.
Adams is bucking up trying to escape but Jager cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Adams tries to hold on but Jager postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jager putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jager is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jager really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jager throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adams gets caught flat footed, as Jager shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jager wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jager passes into side control.
Adams is looking to reverse the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jager throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Adams wants to clinch
and Jager counters with an inside leg kick.
Jager throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Dino Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jager.
Jager looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jager postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jager with a nice head shot there.
Adams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jager scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jager stacks Adams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jager!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to get back to half guard.
Jager trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams is trying to improve his position.
Jager lands some shots froms side control.
Jager wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Adams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams checks a leg kick nicely.
Adams clinches but Jager breaks the clinch
and Jager counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
Jager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jager counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
Jager scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Jager tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jager manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch lands to the side of Adams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jager misses
and Adams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jager wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Jager blocks nicely.
Jager looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jager looking for a sweep. Not yet Jager, not yet.
Adams has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jager to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Adams is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jager pulls down on the head and he's put Adams to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Jager!
Jake Jager is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Reyes has chosen Voodoo Chile (Stevie Ray Vaughan) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Reyes misses its intended target.
Reyes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reyes darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee blocks a jab.
Reyes throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Reyes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reyes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harley Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Harley Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Harley Reyes has been cut.
Lee moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Reyes as Lee shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
Reyes manages to get back to half guard.
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reyes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Lee looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Reyes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Reyes is defending well.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reyes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reyes.
Lee slips a straight right by Reyes.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reyes's waist but Reyes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reyes stuffs the takedown.
Reyes misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reyes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lee has Reyes in his guard.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reyes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reyes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reyes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reyes escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Reyes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Reyes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reyes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reyes.
Reyes looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Reyes throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Reyes!
Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Reyes is trying to escape the mount.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Reyes tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reyes is now in Lee's guard. A big mistake from Lee there, giving up the dominant position!
Reyes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lee wants to sweep here but Reyes controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is sitting in close to Lee's body. Lee has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Reyes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Reyes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Freddy Lee!
Freddy Lee is the new super heavyweight champion!
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