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CFC 94: Olympiad PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcides Salonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malli Nukke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salonica comes into the arena with "Weapons of Mad Distortion" by The Crystal Method blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alcides Salonica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malli Nukke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukke shoots in for a takedown but Salonica shows good takedown defense.
Nukke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salonica as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Salonica.
Nukke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salonica is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salonica throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salonica slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nukke stopping the sweep attempt from Salonica.
Nukke cracks Salonica with a solid left hand.
Nukke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salonica controls Nukke momentarily but Nukke frees himself.
Nukke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonica working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nukke.
Nukke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salonica controls Nukke momentarily but Nukke frees himself.
Nukke throwing strikes but missing.
Salonica wants to sweep here but Nukke controlling him for the moment.
Nukke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salonica on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salonica tries to get out of the position.
Nukke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nukke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salonica keeping full guard, as Nukke tries to pass.
Nukke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salonica's head.
Nukke won't allow Salonica to sweep him here.
Salonica keeping full guard, as Nukke tries to pass.
Nukke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salonica works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nukke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nukke preventing the sweep.
Nukke wants to pass the guard but Salonica is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salonica misses with a straight left.
Alcides Salonica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nukke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salonica controlling Nukke's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nukke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salonica is trying to control the position but Nukke postures up.
Salonica lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nukke!
Nukke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukke regains half guard.
Nukke misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Salonica wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nukke keeps working.
Nukke missing with punches from the bottom.
Salonica working the head and body with strikes.
Salonica slips a nice elbow through Nukke's hands, connecting with Nukke's forehead.
Salonica scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Salonica connects with a nice short shot to Nukke's temple.
Nukke throws a strike from the bottom but Salonica passes into side control!
Nukke is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonica trying to control the position but Nukke is working away.
Nukke manages to get back to half guard.
Salonica is trying to control the action in half guard but Nukke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salonica is nestled in close to Nukke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nukke is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Salonica pulls his head out easily.
Salonica thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nukke's head.
Nukke is trying to get back to full guard.
Nukke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salonica is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salonica trying to pass the guard but Nukke defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malli Nukke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nukke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salonica is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nukke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Salonica moves into full guard.
Nukke preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nukke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nukke throwing strikes but missing.
Nukke throws a big right hand that misses.
Nukke is in close to Salonica's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salonica is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nukke landing rabbit punches to the side of Salonica's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Nukke strikes from the bottom but Salonica passes into mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonica lands a big shot there that rocks Nukke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nukke is looking to get to half guard.
Malli Nukke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salonica lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nukke hang on?
Salonica putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Malli Nukke has been cut.
Salonica landing punches.
Nukke is rocked!
That has opened up Malli Nukke's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salonica controlling the pace for now.
Nukke is still in real trouble! Can Salonica finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Salonica! Nukke is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alcides Salonica!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichnig Reedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichnig Reedin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reedin showed some decent athleticism there.
Yamovitch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamovitch manages to get to full guard.
Reedin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamovitch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamovitch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reedin pushing down on Yamovitch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamovitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamovitch is refusing to be controlled, as Reedin sits in half guard.
Yamovitch is looking for a sweep. Reedin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reedin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reedin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch regains half guard.
Yamovitch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reedin passes to side control.
Reedin trying to control the position but Yamovitch is working away.
Reedin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yamovitch tries to improve position but can't.
Reedin looks up at the clock and then as Yamovitch takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reedin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch tries to buck Reedin off but Reedin is having none of it.
Reedin tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamovitch controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamovitch shoots and misses
and Reedin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yamovitch's guard now.
Yamovitch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reedin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yamovitch looks gassed!
Yamovitch keeping moving, preventing Reedin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reedin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reedin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Yamovitch has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Reedin is looking to defend but Yamovitch has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Reedin! Yamovitch pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Reedin taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kreg Yamovitch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cool McCold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Bukharin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCold's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Back in Black. Bukharin has chosen "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" by Brad Fiedel as his entrance music. Dmitriy Bukharin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cool McCold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitriy Bukharin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCold lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Dmitriy Bukharin has been cut.
McCold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCold drops Bukharin with a left right combo! McCold follows him down to the ground into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCold working away.
McCold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCold 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 Bukharin's shoulder. That is not cool.
McCold working away.
Bukharin manages to get back to half guard.
Bukharin with the active half guard here but McCold passes nicely into side control.
Bukharin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bukharin is trying to maintain the position but McCold is very close to passing his half guard.
Bukharin is looking for a sweep. McCold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McCold is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bukharin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
McCold is taking a breather. Bukharin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bukharin is looking for a sweep. McCold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bukharin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCold.
McCold throws a series of punches but Bukharin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin slips a jab and a cross from McCold.
McCold ducks under a wild hook from Bukharin.
Some wild striking there from McCold.
Bukharin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from McCold misses.
McCold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bukharin slips a jab and a cross from McCold.
McCold connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCold misses with a few strikes there.
Bukharin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCold thuds his right hand into Bukharin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bukharin throws out a loose jab but McCold uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCold missing with a left hand there. Bukharin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bukharin tries to clinch there but McCold circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Bukharin. That snapped McCold's head back.
Bukharin scores with a jab to the body.
McCold is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Bukharin.
Bukharin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McCold works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McCold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bukharin.
Bukharin wants to pass the guard but McCold is defending well.
Bukharin seems to be looking for submissions.
Bukharin thows a huge punch but McCold dodges it nicely.
That's four 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.
McCold landing strikes from the bottom.
McCold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bukharin.
Bukharin wants to control but McCold is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCold connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCold.
A telegraphed right hand from Bukharin misses the target.
McCold misses with a straight left.
Bukharin ducks under a wild hook from McCold.
McCold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukharin needs to keep his hands up - McCold had a free shot at his head there.
McCold drops Bukharin with a nice combination! McCold dives into Bukharin's guard, looking to finish!
Bukharin is rocked!
McCold is pushing down on Bukharin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bukharin is fighting to maintain full guard but McCold has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cool McCold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Bukharin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCold.
McCold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bukharin counters with a straight right hand.
Bukharin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bukharin dodges the punch combination from McCold.
Jab from McCold.
Bukharin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukharin manages to avoid it.
Bukharin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCold.
McCold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCold is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCold misses with a double jab
and Bukharin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bukharin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCold keeping moving, preventing Bukharin from controlling successfully.
McCold wants to sweep here but Bukharin controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCold keeping moving, preventing Bukharin from controlling successfully.
McCold controls Bukharin momentarily but Bukharin frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukharin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bukharin tries to free his leg and advance position but McCold is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bukharin tries to clinch but McCold moves out of range.
McCold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCold misses with a wild body shot.
McCold misses with a wild combination.
Bukharin fails to land the takedown.
Bukharin throws a body punch but McCold moves out of range.
Bukharin throws a right hand that McCold ducks under and follows up with a left that McCold also avoids with ease.
Bukharin moves into range and clinches up with McCold.
A right hand to the body from Bukharin.
McCold is trying to break free.
McCold is trying to break the clinch but Bukharin has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin prevents McCold from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bukharin.
Bukharin goes for a takedown in the clinch but McCold prevents it.
Bukharin misses with some punches.
Bukharin working aggressively here.
Bukharin slowing the pace effectively.
McCold prevents a body shot from Bukharin.
McCold is trying to break free.
Bukharin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McCold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cool McCold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitriy Bukharin.
Bukharin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCold.
That's four 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.
McCold breaks from the clinch.
Cool McCold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCold cracks Bukharin with an open hand slap.
McCold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bukharin checks it well.
McCold lands with an uppercut that bounces Bukharin off the cage and back into rage.
Bukharin shoots in and drives through. McCold sprawls well.
Cool McCold is winning the standup battle so far.
McCold scores with a sloppy right hand. Bukharin should have avoided that one.
McCold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bukharin on the side of the head.
McCold scores with a jab. Bukharin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bukharin ducks under a wild hook from McCold.
Bukharin pushes McCold up against the cage in a clinch.
Bukharin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCold walks away with a smile on his face. Bukharin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice combo by McCold! Oh, that's hurt him - Bukharin falls to the canvas and McCold follows him into side control.
Bukharin is still in real trouble! Can McCold finish him?
That has opened up Dmitriy Bukharin's cut even more.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bukharin seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukharin looking for a sweep but McCold has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McCold looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cool McCold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Bukharin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bukharin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bukharin is trying to maintain a safe position but McCold gets an underhook and turns Bukharin into the cage.
Bukharin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCold wants to break free but Bukharin has control.
Bukharin slows down the pace here.
McCold is trying to break the clinch but Bukharin has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCold has had enough of the clinch but Bukharin keeps him there for the moment.
McCold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bukharin can do to turn this around?
Bukharin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCold or not.
Bukharin keeps control of McCold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukharin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCold.
Bukharin swings wildly with an uppercut but McCold uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bukharin has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bukharin.
Bukharin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCold's elbow.
Bukharin struggles to land a body shot inside as McCold controls his hands.
Bukharin prevents McCold from breaking the clinch.
Bukharin works on McCold's body with a couple of short punches.
Bukharin prevents McCold from breaking the clinch.
McCold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCold blocking some punches.
McCold blocking some punches.
McCold stops a takedown attempt from Bukharin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bukharin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bukharin can't find room to land a body shot as McCold controls the action.
McCold blocks an uppercut.
McCold wants to get back to striking at distance but Bukharin won't allow it.
McCold blocks an uppercut.
Bukharin lands with a left to the head.
McCold wants to break free but Bukharin has control.
Bukharin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCold blocks an uppercut.
Bukharin pushes McCold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukharin lands with a right to the head.
Bukharin keeps control of McCold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCold is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bukharin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bukharin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukharin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bukharin throws a head punch that misses.
Cool McCold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bukharin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bukharin has him pressed against the cage.
Bukharin misses with some punches.
Bukharin swings wildly with an uppercut but McCold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bukharin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCold tries to break the clinch but Bukharin is controlling the position.
Bukharin stalling in the clinch.
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.
Bukharin throws a head punch that misses.
McCold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCold wants to break free but Bukharin has control.
Bukharin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bukharin stalling in the clinch.
McCold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCold blocks an uppercut.
McCold breaks from the clinch.
Bukharin cracks McCold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Cool McCold has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from McCold misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCold misses with a straight right.
Dmitriy Bukharin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bukharin ducks under a wild hook from McCold.
Danga de danga de dang - McCold scores with a four punch combination!
Cool McCold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCold lunges at Bukharin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bukharin's hand.
Bukharin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cool McCold.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cool McCold!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Goodfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cormier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. Andrew Goodfellow told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Goodfellow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Cormier misses.
A swing and a miss from Cormier.
Cormier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goodfellow clobbers Cormier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goodfellow swinging wilding here.
Goodfellow throws a nice looking combination but Cormier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cormier tries to clinch but Goodfellow is having none of it.
Goodfellow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cormier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cormier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goodfellow lands a glancing blow to the side of Cormier's head.
Cormier misses with a looping left.
Goodfellow avoids the body shot from Cormier.
Cormier misses with a hook to the body
and Goodfellow counters with a two punch combo.
Cormier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cormier throws a head kick that misses.
Goodfellow throws a series of punches but Cormier moves out of range.
Goodfellow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goodfellow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goodfellow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cormier's head backwards.
Goodfellow connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cormier closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goodfellow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goodfellow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cormier thinking.
Cormier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goodfellow counters with a nice uppercut.
Cormier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goodfellow connects with a jab.
Goodfellow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cormier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goodfellow looks to land a combination but Cormier avoids it well.
Goodfellow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cormier.
Cormier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goodfellow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cormier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Goodfellow dips to his left and cracks Cormier with an uppercut!
Goodfellow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cormier.
Goodfellow with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goodfellow counters with a right hand to the body.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Goodfellow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws a shot from downtown. Goodfellow moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goodfellow.
Cormier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goodfellow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goodfellow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goodfellow!
Goodfellow scores with a hook.
Goodfellow connects with a jab.
Goodfellow cracks Cormier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cormier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Corey Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Goodfellow both land. Nice combination.
Goodfellow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Goodfellow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goodfellow.
Goodfellow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cormier is rocked!
It looks like Corey Cormier has been cut.
Goodfellow catches Cormier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Cormier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goodfellow drops Cormier with a huge uppercut! Cormier drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Goodfellow is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Goodfellow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asher Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Paixao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paixao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Death by Blonde" by Devotchka. Octavio Paixao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Octavio Paixao!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Paixao. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
Paixao just misses with a punch to the body.
Paixao throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Morris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paixao wants to control but Morris postures up.
Morris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paixao, who protects the arm well.
Paixao tries to bench press Morris off him but Morris keeps the position.
Morris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paixao wants to control but Morris postures up.
Paixao gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris prevents Paixao from improving his position.
Morris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paixao is just riding it out for now. Morris eventually gives up the hold.
Paixao makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morris blocks a jab.
Morris avoids the body shot from Paixao.
A swing and a miss from Paixao.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Paixao, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Paixao against the cage but Paixao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Morris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paixao pinned against the cage. Paixao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asher Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paixao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paixao misses with a looping right.
Paixao stuffs the takedown attempt from Morris. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Paixao scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Asher Morris has been cut.
Morris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paixao throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paixao dips to his left and cracks Morris with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Paixao misses its intended target.
Paixao throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paixao.
Morris fails with the takedown.
Paixao scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paixao throws a big shot that misses.
Paixao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paixao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paixao throws a low kick, looking for Morris's leg but Morris calmly moves out of range.
Paixao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morris shoots for a double leg takedown but Paixao sprawls well. He's pushed Morris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paixao throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Octavio Paixao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paixao lands a head kick!
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paixao as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Paixao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paixao. That's going to slow Morris down.
Paixao misses with the combination.
Paixao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paixao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paixao.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Paixao shows good takedown defense.
Morris drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paixao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Morris!
Paixao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paixao trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paixao controlling from mount.
Morris tries to improve his position but instead Paixao has taken his back!
That's two 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 a pause in the action here. Paixao controlling the positon.
Morris wants to escape the position.
Paixao has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Morris's body.
Morris trying to control the position but Paixao manages to sink in the hooks.
Paixao has good solid back control here.
Morris looking very determined here, making life difficult for Paixao.
Paixao keeps control of the position as Morris tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris prevents Paixao from getting a body triangle.
Morris tries to break free.
What can Morris do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris tries to roll but Paixao sticks to his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paixao tries to keep control of the position but Morris is staying busy.
Paixao slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Despite being in the dominant position, Octavio Paixao just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paixao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paixao sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Paixao tries to get to full guard but Morris has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paixao gets back to full guard.
Paixao keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
Paixao looking for a sweep. Not yet Paixao, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paixao looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paixao looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paixao!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Paixao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Paixao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paixao throws the kick towards the body but Morris avoids it.
Paixao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paixao misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Paixao.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paixao's waist but Paixao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Morris looks for a takedown but Paixao sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paixao throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Paixao stuffs the takedown attempt from Morris. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asher Morris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paixao throws a body kick that misses.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Octavio Paixao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris checks a leg kick nicely.
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paixao is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Paixao circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paixao throws a body kick that misses.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paixao sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morris wants to stand up but Paixao manages to regain full guard.
Paixao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paixao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paixao looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paixao looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paixao!
Morris is being controlled here.
Paixao decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paixao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paixao throws a shot to the body.
Paixao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morris checks it well.
Paixao throws the kick towards the body but Morris avoids it.
Morris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paixao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morris moves out of range of the body kick.
Paixao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paixao stalks Morris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morris's face. Morris staggers backwards, shaken.
Morris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paixao swivels and escapes.
Paixao lands a lovely overhand right.
Octavio Paixao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paixao throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Octavio Paixao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paixao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asher Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paixao throws a hook but Morris blocks it.
Paixao lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Octavio Paixao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paixao 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Octavio Paixao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Vempula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mij Neztil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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24
216 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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22
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Vempula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mij Neztil!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neztil works the jab nicely.
Neztil tries to bum rush Vempula with a series of wild strikes but Vempula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neztil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neztil lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Vesa Vempula has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neztil swinging wilding here.
Vempula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neztil throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vempula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neztil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neztil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vempula circles away quickly and effectively.
Vempula closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Neztil misses with a looping left.
Neztil throws a wild body kick that Vempula sees coming a mile off.
Vempula throws a head kick but Neztil moves out of range.
Vempula throws a head kick that misses.
Neztil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vempula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vempula slips under a jab from Neztil.
A head kick from Vempula lands but Neztil takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mij Neztil has been cut.
Neztil blocks a head kick by Vempula.
A head kick misses from Vempula.
Vempula moves away from the strike by Neztil.
Neztil blocks a head kick by Vempula.
Neztil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Vempula.
Vempula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vempula is breathing heavily.
Vempula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vempula has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Neztil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neztil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neztil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neztil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vempula's head.
Neztil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vempula dodges the punch combination from Neztil.
Neztil lands a two punch combo.
Neztil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vempula takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neztil throws a right hand that Vempula ducks under and follows up with a left that Vempula also avoids with ease.
Neztil misses with a series of wild punches.
Neztil misses with a few strikes there.
Neztil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vempula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neztil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neztil throws a nice looking combination but Vempula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neztil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vempula throws a head kick but Neztil moves out of range.
Neztil drops Vempula with a nice combination! Neztil dives into Vempula's guard, looking to finish!
Vempula throws his legs up looking for a submission but Neztil uses it to pass to side control.
Vempula struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neztil is staying tight to Vempula's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vempula is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Neztil is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Neztil controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Neztil 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vempula is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Neztil controlling the pace for now.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mij Neztil just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neztil fails to land with a series of punches.
Neztil scores with a jab.
Neztil avoids the head kick by Vempula.
Vempula drops his hands momentarily and Neztil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vempula slips a jab and a cross from Neztil.
Vempula blocks a jab.
Vempula tries a head kick but it misses.
Neztil cracks Vempula with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neztil is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Neztil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Neztil both land. Nice combination.
Neztil tests Vempula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neztil misses with a straight right.
Vempula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neztil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mij Neztil dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vempula checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Neztil gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neztil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Neztil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Neztil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vempula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vempula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neztil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vempula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neztil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neztil moves out of range as Vempula throws a body kick.
Vempula takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Neztil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vempula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neztil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neztil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neztil lands a big uppercut and Vempula crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vempula looks OK. Neztil waves Vempula back to his feet!
Vempula is rocked!
Vempula checks a leg kick.
Oh Vempula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neztil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vempula seems to have got his legs back now.
Neztil steps into range and cracks Vempula with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Vempula flops backwards and Neztil dives into his guard looking to finish!
Vempula wants to control the position but Neztil says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neztil is thwarting Vempula's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vempula looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Neztil seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vempula is looking to get back to full guard here but Neztil has managed to pass to side control instead.
Neztil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vempula is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neztil controlling his opponent.
Neztil's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vempula tries to hold on but Neztil pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neztil sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vempula really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Neztil controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vempula is trying desperately to improve position.
Vempula is working hard here to advance position.
Vempula is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vempula is desperately trying to improve his position but Neztil has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mij Neztil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Neztil thuds his right hand into Vempula's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Neztil throws a lazy right hand but Vempula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neztil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vempula is out of range and Neztil settles back down.
Vempula ducks under a wild hook from Neztil.
Good standup being displayed there by Neztil as he connects with a hook.
Mij Neztil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vempula walks into a straight right hand from Neztil.
Neztil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vempula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Neztil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neztil lands with a hook. Vempula tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Neztil avoids the head kick by Vempula.
Vempula moves away from the strike by Neztil.
Neztil misses with a wild combination.
Neztil clobbers Vempula with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Neztil moves out of range of the strikes.
Vempula wants to clinch up but Neztil keeps it at a distance.
Neztil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neztil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neztil.
Neztil throws a right hand that Vempula ducks under and follows up with a left that Vempula also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vempula throws a head kick that misses.
Neztil scores with a punch to the head.
Neztil scores with a leg kick.
Neztil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Neztil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neztil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neztil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neztil lunges at Vempula with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vempula's hand.
Vempula throws a sloppy head kick and Neztil moves out of range easily.
Neztil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vempula has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vempula there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neztil tests Vempula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Neztil.
Neztil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Neztil throws a head kick but Vempula moves out of range.
Neztil works over Vempula's head and body with a nice combination.
Good shot there by Neztil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neztil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vempula is out of range and Neztil settles back down.
Neztil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neztil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Neztil throws a shot to the body.
Neztil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neztil.
Vempula closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from Neztil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neztil lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Neztil.
Neztil looks to land a combination but Vempula avoids it well.
Neztil cracks Vempula with a good jab.
Vempula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neztil punishes Vempula's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Neztil.
Vempula has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vempula ducks right into an uppercut from Neztil.
Neztil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Neztil blocks a head kick by Vempula.
Neztil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neztil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Neztil staying out of range there.
Neztil throws a head kick that Vempula semi-blocks.
Neztil clobbers Vempula with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Neztil throws a combination. Vempula tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vempula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Vempula.
Vempula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neztil tries to bum rush Vempula with a series of wild strikes but Vempula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neztil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vempula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vempula on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vempula tries to clinch but Neztil moves out of range.
Vempula gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Neztil.
Vempula throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neztil's head.
Jab, jab by Neztil - just one landing.
Neztil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neztil feints and then cracks Vempula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vempula down.
Vempula looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vempula with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neztil to score with a decent uppercut.
Neztil stalks Vempula and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vempula's face. Vempula staggers backwards, shaken.
Vesa Vempula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mij Neztil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neztil scores with a punch to the head.
Neztil avoids the head kick by Vempula.
Neztil connects with a nice looking jab.
Vempula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neztil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neztil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vempula's hands.
Neztil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neztil misses with a two punch combination.
Neztil lands with a nice combination. Vempula backs away looking to recover.
Vempula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neztil.
Neztil throws a nice looking combination but Vempula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vempula on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Neztil avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Neztil - just one landing.
Neztil fails to land with a series of punches.
Vempula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vempula shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Neztil scores with a one two! Vempula had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Neztil.
Neztil thumps Vempula with a low kick.
Neztil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vempula.
Vempula tries to move into range but Neztil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Neztil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vempula doesn't seem phased though.
Neztil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vempula takes one to the chin there.
Neztil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neztil misses with a double jab.
Neztil works the jab nicely.
Vempula has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vempula is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Neztil finds it's way through Vempula's defenses.
Neztil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vempula in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mij Neztil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neztil 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mij Neztil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Otorboater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Montazelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Otorboater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montazelli!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Otorboater.
Montazelli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Otorboater sprawls well initially but Montazelli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Montazelli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Otorboater doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Montazelli.
Otorboater won't allow Montazelli to pass to mount.
Montazelli moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montazelli wants to control but Otorboater is keeping him busy.
Montazelli goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Otorboater rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Montazelli's guard! Nice work there by Otorboater!
Otorboater has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Montazelli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Otorboater content to stall in guard here.
Montazelli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montazelli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montazelli has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Otorboater doesn't defend quickly enough and Montazelli has managed to lock this one up! Can Otorboater escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Montazelli on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Montazelli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Rawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Fable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fable has chosen Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clay Rawls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Fable!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawls darts in and clinches Fable up against the cage.
Rawls misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fable.
Fable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rawls displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fable throws out the jab.
Fable lands with a shot to the body.
Fable misses with a few strikes there.
Fable looks to land a combination but Rawls avoids it well.
Fable throws a jab but it's blocked by Rawls.
Rawls takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fable misses with a hook. Rawls ducked under it nicely.
Fable works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fable throws a hook but Rawls blocks it.
Fable misses with an uppercut.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawls throws a series of punches but Fable avoids them all with ease.
Fable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rawls.
Fable misses with a straight left.
Fable drops his hands momentarily and Rawls takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fable just misses with a punch to the body.
Fable misses with a hook to the body
enabling Rawls to counter with a crisp jab.
Dexter Fable is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls misses with a series of wild punches.
Rawls throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fable on the side of the head.
Rawls swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rawls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rawls takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fable falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rawls counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rawls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fable takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fable staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Rawls.
Rawls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fable loads up on a big right hand but Rawls slips the punch.
Rawls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fable.
Rawls moves out of range as Fable strikes.
Fable misses with the combination.
Fable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fable misses with a series of wild punches.
Fable misses with a straight right.
Rawls paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rawls thuds a left hand into Fable's body.
Fable looks gassed!
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!
Rawls looks to score with a jab to the body but Fable is just out of range.
Rawls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fable as he jumps to the side.
Rawls defending well as Fable loads up on a big left hand.
Fable lands a lovely overhand right.
Fable throws a hook to the side of Rawls's head but Rawls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rawls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fable doesn't seem bothered though.
Fable pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Rawls misses.
Rawls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rawls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rawls.
Fable might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rawls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fable throws a sloppy body shot
and Rawls counters with a head kick. That will keep Fable thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fable throws a jab when Rawls was well out of range.
Rawls moves into the clinch.
Fable wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rawls throws an elbow but it misses.
Fable trying to stall but Rawls improves his position.
Fable tries to break the clinch but Rawls is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Rawls.
Rawls lands a nice shot to the body.
Rawls looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rawls lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rawls on the inside.
Rawls creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fable tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fable can't break the clinch.
Rawls goes for a takedown attempt but Fable pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rawls misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Rawls.
Fable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rawls lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rawls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fable.
A big left from Fable misses.
Rawls uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fable.
Fable dodges the punch combination from Rawls.
Fable takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rawls misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fable counters with a right hand to the body.
Rawls uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fable.
Fable checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rawls throws a sloppy head kick and Fable moves out of range easily.
Rawls scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rawls fails to land with a series of punches.
Rawls scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Rawls dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fable connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A right-left combo lands from Rawls.
Fable lands with a nice body punch.
Rawls is looking to wear down Fable with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rawls scores with a body shot.
Rawls throws a head kick that misses.
Fable ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rawls thuds a left hand into Fable's body.
Rawls shoots in but no luck this time.
Rawls looks to land a right hand but Fable moved out of range.
Rawls takes one to the chin there.
Fable moves out of range of the strikes.
Fable lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rawls at a distance.
Fable is breathing heavily.
Fable wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rawls misses with a head kick.
Rawls tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls throws a head kick that misses.
Fable scores with a jab.
Rawls takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fable looks to throw the jab but Rawls is out of range.
Rawls slips a jab from Fable.
Clay Rawls is winning the standup battle so far.
Fable misses with a hook to the body
and Rawls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fable waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rawls.
Rawls tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fable throws a hook to the side of Rawls's head but Rawls sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rawls smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fable misses with a series of wild punches.
Rawls misses the shot to the body.
Rawls moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fable swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fable misses with a straight left.
Rawls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rawls takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rawls swings for the body but Fable moves out of range.
Rawls slips a jab from Fable.
Fable jabs Rawls right on the nose. Rawls blinks but takes it well.
Rawls is looking to clinch.
Fable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rawls.
Fable throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rawls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fable scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rawls rushes Fable and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fable dodges an elbow strike from Rawls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fable managing to block the knees to the body from Rawls.
Fable can't break the clinch.
Rawls pulls guard.
Fable sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fable won't allow Rawls to sweep him here.
Fable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fable trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rawls's guard.
Rawls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fable wants to get up but he can't break Rawls's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rawls keeping full guard, as Fable tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rawls throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fable counters with a right hand to the body.
Rawls throws a hook but Fable blocks it.
Rawls ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fable throws a hook but Rawls blocks it.
Fable throws a series of punches but Rawls moves out of range.
Rawls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fable manages to avoid it.
Rawls lands a jab to Fable's midsection.
A big left from Fable misses.
Fable moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fable swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rawls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rawls shoots in but Fable avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dexter Fable will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Rawls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fable.
Rawls shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rawls moves away from the strike by Fable.
Fable walks into a jab.
Fable misses with a hook. Rawls ducked under it nicely.
Fable moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Fable misses
and Rawls counters with a shoot takedown. Fable fights it but they end up in guard.
Rawls postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fable keeping moving, preventing Rawls from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rawls accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rawls.
Rawls postures up in Fable's guard and throws a big left but Fable blocks it.
Fable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fable keeping moving, preventing Rawls from controlling successfully.
Rawls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fable can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rawls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rawls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fable.
Rawls misses with a body shot.
Rawls throws a combination. Fable tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fable misses the jab.
Rawls closes the distance but Fable moves to the side
and Fable counters with a nice uppercut.
Rawls moves in looking to clinch but Fable pushes him off.
Fable throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rawls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fable.
Fable misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rawls.
Fable lands with a straight right. Rawls didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Fable misses.
A shot to the body from Rawls misses
and Fable counters with a nice uppercut.
Rawls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fable sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rawls scores with a hook to the body. Fable takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fable throws a combination that misses
and Rawls makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rawls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Rawls.
Rawls slips a jab from Fable.
Rawls misses the body punch
and Fable counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rawls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawls misses the jab.
Rawls thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls lands a nice shot to the body.
Rawls scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rawls thows a body shot but no joy.
Rawls misses with a body punch
and Fable counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rawls.
Rawls uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fable.
Rawls takes a swing at Fable's ribcage but misses.
Rawls works Fable's body with a nice hook.
Rawls changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fable throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rawls counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fable avoids the elbow strike from Rawls, against the cage.
Fable is looking to break free of the clinch but Rawls has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rawls throws an elbow but misses.
Rawls keeps control of Fable as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rawls blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rawls misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fable.
Fable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fable blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Rawls on the inside.
Rawls tries to land knees in the clinch but Fable avoids the damage to the body.
Fable is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rawls tries to pull guard but Fable won't allow it.
Fable is trying to break the clinch but Rawls has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rawls.
Rawls tries to throw a body punch but Fable avoids it by throwing Rawls back against the cage.
Fable turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rawls throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Fable decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rawls to his feet.
Fable misses with a body shot
and Rawls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawls misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Fable.
Rawls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clay Rawls.
Well Rawls 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clay Rawls!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Hurma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hurma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Yello - Oh Yeah. The key to victory for Ilari Hurma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ilari Hurma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Um misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Um moves away from the strike by Hurma.
Um misses with a hook.
Hurma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Um takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Um shoots in but Hurma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Um throws a hook but Hurma avoids it easily.
Um takes a swing at Hurma's ribcage but misses.
Um misses with a hook.
Um takes one on the button.
Hurma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurma scores with a jab.
Hurma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um shoots in looking for a takedown. Hurma tries to sprawl out of it but Um keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hurma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ilari Hurma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phal Um.
Um scores with a sloppy right hand. Hurma should have avoided that one.
Um closes the distance and clinches up with Hurma, looking for a takedown. Um pushes Hurma against the cage but Hurma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Um throws a lazy right hand but Hurma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Um swings for the body but Hurma moves out of range.
Um keeps the fight on the outside.
Um getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Um looks to land a left hand but Hurma moved out of range nicely.
Um thows a left - swing and a miss!
Um throws an overhand right that lands on Hurma's shoulder, as Hurma tries to avoid the shot.
Hurma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Um misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Um misses with a wild body shot.
Hurma slips a jab from Um.
Phal Um seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Hurma sends Um down but not out. Hurma dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Phal Um has been cut.
Um tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Um's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Um is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurma working away.
Hurma tries to stand but Um controls the position and pulls Hurma into his guard.
Hurma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Um looking for a sweep. Not yet Um, not yet.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Um lands a with a good body shot.
Hurma stuffs the takedown.
Um misses with a double jab
and Hurma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Hurma does it's job there.
Hurma moves out of range as Um strikes.
Um misses with a hook. Hurma ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurma lands a with a good body shot.
Hurma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Um throws out the jab.
Hurma moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Hurma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phal Um's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Um fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Hurma does no damage.
Hurma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Um has time to react.
Um misses the body punch
and Hurma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hurma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hurma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Hurma does no damage.
Um misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hurma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Um.
Ilari Hurma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Um misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurma.
Hurma moves away from the strike by Um.
Um tests Hurma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Um avoids the body shot from Hurma.
Um is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hurma is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Um.
Hurma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Um throws a series of punches but Hurma moves out of range.
Um throws a series of strikes that have Hurma backpedaling.
Hurma is looking to clinch.
Hurma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hurma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Um moves away.
Um misses with an uppercut. Hurma saw that one coming.
Um scores with a punch to the head.
Um misses with an uppercut. Hurma saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Um lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Um misses with a straight left.
Um looks for a takedown but Hurma sprawls well.
Hurma staying out of range there.
Hurma stuffs the takedown attempt from Um. Um gets slowly back to his feet.
Hurma moves away from the strike by Um.
Hurma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Um circles away quickly and effectively.
Um looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurma is just out of range.
Hurma moves out of range as Um strikes.
Hurma slips under a jab from Um.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurma slips a straight right by Um.
Ilari Hurma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Um misses with a straight right.
A big left from Um misses.
Um slips a jab and a cross from Hurma.
Um just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Um.
Um throws a body punch but Hurma moves out of range.
Um looks for a takedown but Hurma sprawls well.
Ilari Hurma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phal Um.
Um throws a series of punches but Hurma moves out of range.
Um dodges the punch combination from Hurma.
Um looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Hurma throws out a loose jab but Um uses good head movement to avoid it.
Um throws a looping overhand right but Hurma ducks down to avoid it.
Ilari Hurma is winning the standup battle so far.
Um throws a looping overhand right but Hurma ducks down to avoid it.
Um misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Um or perhaps it was just good defense by Hurma which made him look bad.
The crowd cheers as Um lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hurma doesn't seem phased though.
Hurma ducks under a wild hook from Um.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Um throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hurma counters with a left and a right that stings Um.
Um misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Hurma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phal Um's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Um paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Um ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Hurma misses.
Um shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hurma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Um.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Um not doing much here.
Hurma is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Um.
Um keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Um throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Um wants to control but Hurma is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Um content to control rather than advance.
Hurma is not content to let Um control the position.
Um scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Um is pressing down on Hurma's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hurma is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hurma defending well though.
Hurma wants to improve his position but Um is controlling well.
Um moves nicely into side control.
Um wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurma keeps working.
Ilari Hurma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Um misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Um cracks Hurma with a big elbow.
Hurma is trying to control Um's posture but Um avoids it.
Um working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Phal Um has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurma pushes Um away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Um gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phal Um comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hurma 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilari Hurma!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quan Raiden had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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167 lbs
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24
167 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow Penn down.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penn looks for a takedown but Raiden sprawls well.
Penn thows a leg kick but Raiden checks it
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raiden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raiden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raiden sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penn wants to control but Raiden is keeping him busy.
Raiden is trying to get back to full guard.
Raiden trying to control but Penn postures up.
Raiden wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throwing shots but Raiden is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raiden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penn wants to control from the top but Raiden keeps moving.
Raiden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Raiden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raiden tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Penn slams his shin into Raiden's torso.
Raiden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raiden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Raiden thows a body shot but no joy.
Raiden thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a solid body kick.
Penn lands a high kick!
Raiden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quan Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Raiden.
Penn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raiden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raiden feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raiden throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to chop away at Raiden's legs.
Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
Penn throws a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
Raiden looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Good exchange - Raiden coming out on top.
Raiden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Raiden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quan Raiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Raiden connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Raiden misses the target.
Raiden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn closes the distance and pushes Raiden back into the cage.
Penn effectively controlling the action here.
Raiden misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn prevents a body shot from Raiden.
Penn tries to pull guard but Raiden won't allow it.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Raiden lands with a left to the head.
Penn blocks a body shot from Raiden.
Raiden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raiden scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raiden walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raiden swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quan Raiden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn slips a jab from Raiden.
Raiden lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn looks for a takedown but Raiden sprawls well.
Penn moves into the clinch.
Raiden works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
Raiden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raiden stalls.
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raiden up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn jumps guard but Raiden stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quan Raiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Raiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raiden gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Raiden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Raiden digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raiden lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raiden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raiden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Raiden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two 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.
Penn tries to pull guard but Raiden holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Raiden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Raiden - that landed with a thud.
Penn can't get the takedown.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Raiden clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Penn struggling to keep hold of the position.
Raiden tries to escape the position.
Penn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Raiden defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is hanging on to Raiden's back as he tries to escape.
Raiden rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Raiden is looking to get back to is feet but Penn passes into side control.
Raiden is not content to let Penn control the position.
Raiden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raiden tries to get out of the position.
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.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Penn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Raiden tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Raiden taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raiden taking shots to the head.
Raiden is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quan Raiden will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raiden throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Raiden 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.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quan Raiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Raiden misses.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raiden is out of range.
Raiden moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Raiden throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raiden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raiden avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but Raiden is having none of it.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raiden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raiden scoring well with a low kick there.
Raiden moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn throws a head kick that Raiden semi-blocks.
Raiden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raiden throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Nice body punch from Raiden.
Raiden avoids a kick to the body.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raiden throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Raiden.
A big right from Raiden misses.
Raiden throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raiden catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Raiden.
Raiden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raiden misses with a few strikes there.
Raiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
Raiden with a nice cross.
A low kick from Raiden misses
and Penn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Penn wants to clinch up but Raiden keeps it at a distance.
Raiden looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Raiden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raiden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raiden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Raiden swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn is looking to clinch but Raiden is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden misses with a wild body shot.
Raiden throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn tries to clinch up but Raiden circles away and keeps his distance.
Raiden thumps Penn with a low kick.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raiden misses with a straight right.
Quan Raiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raiden loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Raiden scores with a nice right hand.
Raiden throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raiden tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Raiden is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quan Raiden.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raiden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quan Raiden!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
40% |
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