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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Beretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Plude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Beretta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Plude!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plude waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Beretta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beretta cracks Plude with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Plude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beretta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beretta is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Plude as he works his way to full guard.
Beretta wants to control from the top but Plude keeps moving.
Beretta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beretta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beretta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beretta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Plude dives on top into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plude postures up in Beretta's guard and throws a big left but Beretta blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta wants to sweep here but Plude controlling him for the moment.
Beretta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plude gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beretta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Plude's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beretta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plude keeps working.
Plude regains half guard.
Beretta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plude tries to hold on but Beretta pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta forces the positional change into back control.
Plude is taking damage to the body and head.
Plude is trying to stand back up.
Beretta is not going to allow Plude to sit and survive in this position.
Plude manages to reverse the position and now he's in Beretta's guard. Nice work there by Plude.
Beretta looking for a sweep. Not yet Beretta, not yet.
Beretta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Plude wants to pass the guard but Beretta is keeping the position.
Beretta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plude stopping the sweep attempt from Beretta.
Plude must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plude jabs at Beretta's body.
Beretta misses with a few strikes there.
Beretta moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Plude catches Beretta right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Luigi Beretta has been cut.
Plude falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Plude, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beretta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plude circles away quickly and effectively.
Plude misses with a combination
and Beretta counters with a shoot takedown. Plude fights it but they end up in guard.
Beretta scoring with some ground and pound.
Beretta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beretta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beretta gets to his feet. Plude looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beretta is breathing heavily.
Plude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plude forces Beretta back against the cage and clinches.
Plude is pressed up against the cage. Beretta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Plude down to the mat. Plude avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Plude takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beretta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Plude was covering up waiting for the punch and Beretta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plude trying to control the position.
Plude pushes Beretta off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Beretta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luigi Beretta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beretta tries to keep at a distance but Plude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beretta.
Plude pushes Beretta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beretta tries to pull guard but Plude holds him up against the cage and eventually Beretta drops back down to his feet.
Plude breaks from the clinch.
Plude throws a nice looking combination but Beretta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beretta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Plude misses with the combination.
Beretta throws a series of punches but Plude avoids them all with ease.
Beretta misses with a double jab.
Beretta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plude defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Beretta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beretta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Plude counters with a nice body kick.
Plude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plude swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beretta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beretta looking for a sweep. Not yet Beretta, not yet.
Luigi Beretta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beretta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beretta wants to hit a switch here but Plude passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Beretta there!
Beretta working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beretta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beretta tries to hold on but Plude postures up.
Plude landing shots from mount.
Beretta tries to hold on but Plude postures up.
Beretta tries to reverse the position but Plude maintains control.
Beretta wants to hold on but Plude pushes him away.
Plude is landing with some decent strikes but Beretta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Plude wants to control the pace but Beretta is squirming around nicely.
Beretta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beretta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude lands a big shot there that rocks Beretta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Plude trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plude looking to finish Beretta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beretta!
Beretta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beretta is bucking up trying to escape but Plude cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Beretta wants to control but Plude is having none of it.
Plude controlling his opponent.
Beretta can't escape the position.
Plude scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beretta?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude is landing with some decent strikes but Beretta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Beretta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Plude is landing with some decent strikes but Beretta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beretta is rocked!
Plude looking to control but Beretta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Plude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Beretta can't escape the position.
Plude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beretta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plude lands a nice shot to the head.
Beretta wants to control but Plude is having none of it.
Plude lands a heavy elbow.
Plude looking to finish Beretta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beretta!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Plude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luigi Beretta's cut.
That's time! Beretta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Beretta lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Plude backs up against the cage.
Plude misses with a body kick.
Plude misses with a series of wild punches.
Beretta stalks Plude and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Plude's face. Plude staggers backwards, shaken.
Beretta shoots in and bounces Plude off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beretta looking to pass the guard.
Plude trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Beretta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beretta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Plude is keeping the position for now.
Beretta is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beretta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Plude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beretta counters with a left and a right that stings Plude.
Plude gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Beretta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beretta looking to sit in guard and control but Plude gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beretta wants to sweep but no luck.
Plude wants to pass the guard but Beretta is keeping the position.
Plude wanted to stand there but Beretta had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beretta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plude landing some decent shots from guard.
Plude trying to control the position from guard on top but Beretta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beretta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beretta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Plude stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Some wild striking there from Plude.
Plude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beretta, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beretta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Plude pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Plude keeps control of Beretta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beretta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plude prevents Beretta from breaking the clinch.
Plude manages to break the clinch.
Plude scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Plude misses with a combination
and Beretta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Plude won't be happy with that.
Plude is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beretta off and has taken his back!
Can Beretta hold on?! Plude is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Beretta is covering up but some of the strikes from Plude are getting through and doing damage.
Plude scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Beretta turns into Plude and is now in his guard.
Beretta trying to control the position from guard on top but Plude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plude throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude wants to sweep here but Beretta controlling him for the moment.
Plude is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beretta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Plude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beretta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Plude's guard.
Beretta prevents Plude from improving his position.
Plude has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beretta is working away from the top position though.
Beretta controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Beretta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beretta 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Beretta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RENEGADE MASTER. Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Overtime kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fighter pulls his head out easily.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fighter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fighter's back!
Fighter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fighter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lee throwing shots but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Lee blocks the strikes from Fighter.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Fighter defends it.
Fighter is not content to let Lee control the position.
Fighter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Fighter defends it.
Fighter is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fighter avoid being mounted?
Fighter is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Fighter sits in half guard.
Fighter is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fighter is working for a submission of some sort.
Lee lands with a few short shots to the body.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee working for a triangle but Fighter defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee looks gassed!
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Fighter defends easily.
Fighter forces his way into half guard.
Fighter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fighter seems to be looking for submissions.
Fighter seems to be looking for submissions.
Fighter is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fighter is one step ahead there.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fighter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fighter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee has his foot on Fighter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fighter works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter passes into half guard.
Fighter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fighter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fighter trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee trying to control but Fighter postures up.
Fighter is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fighter to get the leverage.
Fighter uses his free foot to push down on Lee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lee.
Fighter working for a guillotine from mount but Lee is in no mood to give up.
Lee can't escape the position.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fighter has isolated one of Lee's arms. Lee looking to fight him off but Fighter twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Fighter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Debor Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Debor Tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Debor Tan has been cut.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant throws an overhand right that drops Tan like a sack of potatoes! Grant dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Grant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Burns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Clark!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burns somewhat.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Clark waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Burns.
Burns blocks a jab.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clark sprawls well. Clark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Burns takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns moves into the clinch.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burns lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burns lands a takedown into guard.
Clark wants to stand but Burns is controlling the position.
Clark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Burns advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burns clinches up with Clark and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns pulls guard successfully.
Clark won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Burns working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Clark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clark has managed to get both his arms back between Burns's legs - danger averted.
Clark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clark has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burns is proving hard to escape from.
Clark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Clark is proving a slippery customer.
Burns is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Clark rolls with it to try and escape but Burns cranks on the arm and Clark is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Burns!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ang's choice of entrance music: Long Way To The Top. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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169 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges StPierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StPierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ang.
StPierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
StPierre is breathing heavily.
StPierre walks into a straight right hand from Ang.
StPierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ang's waist but Ang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing StPierre off to one side.
Ang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
StPierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ang to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang connects with a superb combination that knocks StPierre out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Ang before he can land any more shots to the unconscious StPierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rodney Ang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Penoir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Taylor (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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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Penoir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Penoir.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taylor. Penoir shrugs it off though.
Penoir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Penoir misses with a straight left.
Penoir throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penoir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Penoir persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Penoir throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Penoir looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Penoir fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penoir's head.
It looks like Mario Penoir has been cut.
Penoir misses the jab.
Taylor thows a body kick. Penoir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penoir is breathing heavily.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penoir. That did some damage!
Penoir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor drops Penoir with a right and a left! Taylor comes rushing in but Penoir regains his composure and manages to keep Taylor in guard.
Taylor gets to his feet. Penoir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Taylor drops Penoir with a left and a right! Oh, Penoir is hurt - Taylor dives into side control looking to finish!
Penoir is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here as Taylor stalls from top position.
Oh Penoir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Penoir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penoir seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor throws a head kick but Penoir moves out of range.
Taylor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mario Penoir's cut is getting worse.
Penoir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Penoir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penoir misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Penoir throws a sloppy body shot
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penoir is rocked!
Mario Penoir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Taylor cracks Penoir on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Penoir falls backwards against the cage. Taylor follows up with more strikes that drop Penoir to his knees. Taylor keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Penoir! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Taylor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Schuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D has chosen Nine Inch Nails - The Great Destroyer as his entrance music. Big D is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Schuman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big D!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D rushes Schuman and presses him up against the cage.
Schuman gets underhooks to prevent D's takedown attempt.
D misses with a knee strike.
D tries for a takedown but Schuman manages to get underhooks.
Schuman drops down looking for an ankle pick but D pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schuman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schuman clinches but D breaks the clinch
and D counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schuman won't be happy with that.
Schuman is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as D stalls from top position.
D trying to control the action but Schuman is working from the bottom.
D working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks D politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. D prefers to stall for the moment though.
D tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no D has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
D wants to control but Schuman is keeping him busy.
Schuman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schuman tries to get out of the position.
D is working Schuman over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Schuman's face as D controls the position.
Schuman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but D wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
D is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schuman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schuman is looking for a sweep.
D wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schuman keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schuman has escaped the position, nice work there.
D has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
D looks gassed!
Schuman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but D has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Schuman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Schuman trying to control but D postures up.
Schuman wants to get back to full guard.
Schuman looking for submissions off his back.
D is nestled in close to Schuman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
D working Schuman over with strikes.
Schuman has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, D escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by D!
Schuman trying to remain calm as D controls from the top position.
D stands up.
D drives through and clinches with Schuman against the cage.
D has Schuman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Schuman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dan Schuman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big D.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D wants a takedown but no success here.
D is trying to trip Schuman. He has hold of a leg but Schuman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. D persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Schuman controls D momentarily but D frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D distracts Schuman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schuman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. D is aware though and is defending well.
D passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schuman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schuman tries to control but D manages to take his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D doesn't have the hooks in and Schuman manages to turn into his guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Big D dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
D tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
D closes the distance and clinches.
D tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schuman is pressed up against the cage. D has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schuman down to the mat. Schuman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
D is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schuman's half guard.
Schuman is looking for a sweep. D is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Big D has got the better of the ground game so far.
D is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schuman sees it coming and defends easily.
Schuman wants to get back to his feet.
D has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
D looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
D lands a nice shot to the head.
D takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
D working for a guillotine from mount but Schuman is in no mood to give up.
D controlling his opponent.
Schuman is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D with shots to the head and body - Schuman looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, D cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, D cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
D lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
D working the ground and pound effectively.
Schuman is working to get back to half guard.
Schuman is bucking up trying to escape but D cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
D with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D lands a nice shot to the head.
Schuman is working to get back to half guard.
Schuman looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Schuman tries to escape but D has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
D has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Schuman's body.
D landing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot gets through from D. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
D has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Schuman.
Schuman defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
D scores with punches and elbows.
Schuman trying to control the hands but D breaks the grip.
D is looking for the choke from the back position but Schuman is controlling his hands well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D working for a choke but Schuman is defending well.
D working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Big D showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Schuman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuman throws a jab but it's blocked by D.
Excellent takedown into side control there by D.
Schuman taking punishment in the form of punches.
D decides to stand up, so the ref orders Schuman to his feet.
D closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D throws a nice looking combination but Schuman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D tries to clinch up but Schuman circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from D is defended easily by Schuman.
D circles away from the clinch attempt
and D moves into the clinch.
D has picked Schuman up - he's going for a ride! D dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
D decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Schuman throws a left and a right that both miss
and D counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
D tries for a takedown but Schuman manages to get underhooks.
D has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Schuman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A bit of a pause in the action here. D controlling the positon.
D gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D looking for the choke but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schuman rolls, trying to escape but D keeps control of the position.
D is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Schuman. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
D throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Schuman!
Schuman turns into D and is now in his guard.
D is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
D throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D controls Schuman momentarily but Schuman frees himself.
Schuman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and D dives on top into guard.
Schuman has momentary wrist control but D slips an elbow through the middle.
D trying to control the position from guard on top but Schuman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schuman working a defensive guard here.
Dan Schuman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
D passes into half guard.
D working the head and body with strikes.
D is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
D is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schuman is looking for a sweep. D is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Big D is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
D is taking a breather. Schuman 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big D comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got D winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big D!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J F Houle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner's entrance music is Animal I've Become. A fine choice. Houle has chosen Human(e) Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz) as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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23
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, J F Houle!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Houle.
Banner misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Banner.
Banner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Houle ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
Houle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Houle slips the punch.
Houle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Houle saw that one coming.
Houle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banner defends it nicely.
Banner throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Houle throws a series of punches but Banner moves out of range.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Houle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houle throws a head kick that misses.
Banner jabs at Houle's body.
Houle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruce Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houle misses with a head kick.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Houle moved out of range nicely.
Banner clobbers Houle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Banner throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Houle moves away and avoids it.
Houle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houle lands a high kick!
Houle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Banner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banner.
Banner lands with a straight right. Houle didn't see that one coming.
Houle walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Banner. No joy for Houle on that attempt.
Bruce Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J F Houle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Houle misses with the combination.
Houle looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Banner slaps away a takedown attempt from Houle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Houle looks gassed!
Banner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Houle ducks right into an uppercut from Banner.
Houle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Banner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Houle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner with a jab.
Banner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Houle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner scores with a jab.
Banner jabs Houle right on the nose. Houle blinks but takes it well.
Banner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Houle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Banner scores with a jab to the head.
Banner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Banner finds it's target.
Houle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banner scores with a nice head shot.
Banner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houle on the side of the head.
Banner throws out a powerful jab.
Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Houle in his tracks.
Houle is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Banner! Houle is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champo Groucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Grohl acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Champo Groucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Grohl!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grohl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Groucho throws a sloppy head kick and Grohl moves out of range easily.
Grohl tries to bum rush Groucho with a series of wild strikes but Groucho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Grohl with that takedown attempt.
Grohl shoots in and drives through. Groucho sprawls well.
Grohl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Groucho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grohl drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grohl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grohl is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grohl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grohl pushing down on Groucho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grohl sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Groucho defending well though.
Grohl tries to pass the half guard into mount. Groucho knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grohl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Groucho looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grohl not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grohl throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grohl is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Groucho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grohl wants to control but Groucho is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Groucho throws the kick towards the body but Grohl avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl dives in and grabs Groucho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Groucho pushes down on Grohl's head and hops out.
Champo Groucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Groucho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grohl avoids the head kick by Groucho.
A combination from Groucho does no damage.
Grohl misses with a low kick as Groucho jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Groucho.
Groucho is looking to land body kicks.
Grohl dodges the punch combination from Groucho.
Groucho fakes the leg kick and cracks Grohl in the body.
Grohl looks gassed!
Grohl looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grohl moves out of range of the body kick from Groucho.
Grohl shoots in but Groucho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Groucho misses with a wild body shot.
Groucho connects with a solid leg kick.
Groucho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Groucho tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Groucho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Groucho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Groucho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grohl. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Groucho, right into the meat.
Groucho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grohl if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Groucho.
A solid leg kick lands there for Groucho.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Groucho.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses.
Groucho misses with a body shot.
Grohl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Groucho.
Grohl shoots in for a takedown but Groucho shows good takedown defense.
Groucho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grohl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Groucho throws a looping overhand right but Grohl ducks down to avoid it.
Groucho lands with a kick to the temple. Grohl shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grohl closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grohl lands in his opponent's guard.
Grohl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Champo Groucho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Groucho throws a head kick that Grohl semi-blocks.
Grohl pushes Groucho up against the cage in a clinch.
Grohl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Groucho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Groucho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grohl has him pressed against the cage.
Groucho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grohl takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Groucho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grohl tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grohl fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Groucho both land. Nice combination.
Grohl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Groucho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grohl.
Grohl dodges the punch combination from Groucho.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groucho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Groucho lands a nice looking body kick.
Groucho throws a leg kick which misses Grohl's front leg but catches the back leg as Grohl tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Groucho misses.
A swing and a miss from Groucho.
Groucho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grohl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Groucho throws a lazy right hand but Grohl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grohl wants to clinch.
Groucho looks to land a right hand but Grohl moved out of range.
Groucho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grohl drives through and clinches with Groucho against the cage.
Grohl tries to pull guard but Groucho won't allow it.
Champo Groucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Grohl drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Groucho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Groucho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grohl.
Groucho wants to get back to striking at distance but Grohl won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Groucho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Groucho slams his shin into Grohl's torso.
Groucho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Groucho throws a body punch but Grohl moves out of range.
Grohl tries for a takedown but Groucho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Groucho looks to land a left hand but Grohl moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Groucho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groucho thumps Grohl with a low kick.
Champo Groucho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grohl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Groucho thumps Grohl with a low kick.
Champo Groucho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Groucho throws a lazy right hand but Grohl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Groucho throws a head kick that half lands.
Groucho throws a jab but it's blocked by Grohl.
Grohl moves out of range of the body kick.
Grohl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Groucho's waist but Groucho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grohl off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groucho slips a jab and a cross from Grohl.
Champo Groucho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grohl avoids the head kick by Groucho.
Grohl forces Groucho back against the cage and clinches.
Groucho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grohl tries to clinch there but Groucho circles away.
Grohl punishes Groucho's body with a nice straight punch.
Groucho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grohl to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grohl thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grohl advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groucho is trying to stand.
Grohl is looking for a kimura but Groucho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grohl to get the leverage.
Grohl not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grohl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grohl is trying to work for a kimura but Groucho is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groucho wants to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Champo Groucho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Grohl throws a leg kick that misses.
Groucho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grohl lands a lovely overhand right.
Grohl misses with a double jab.
Grohl misses the shot to the body.
Groucho misses with a head kick.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grohl will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grohl scores with the left hand. Groucho knows he should have avoided that one.
Groucho cracks the inside of Grohl's front leg.
Groucho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grohl's sensitive parts.
Groucho connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Groucho throws a head kick that Grohl semi-blocks.
Groucho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grohl has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Groucho.
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!
Grohl takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Groucho thumps Grohl with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groucho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Champo Groucho is winning the standup battle so far.
Grohl throws a series of punches but Groucho moves out of range.
Grohl fails to land the takedown.
Grohl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Groucho can pounce on him.
Grohl slips a jab and a cross from Groucho.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Groucho misses with a low kick.
Grohl lands a really nice looking cross but Groucho seems unphased.
Grohl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Groucho sprawls well. Groucho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grohl gets slowly back to his feet.
Champo Groucho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Grohl fails with a takedown attempt.
Groucho throws a low kick, looking for Grohl's leg but Grohl calmly moves out of range.
Groucho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groucho moves out of range of the leg kick from Grohl.
Grohl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Groucho.
Groucho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Groucho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grohl scores with a decent looking hook.
Grohl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Groucho doesn't seem bothered though.
Grohl stalks Groucho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Groucho's face. Groucho staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grohl!
Grohl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grohl shoots in for a double leg but Groucho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Groucho throws a head kick but Grohl moves out of range.
Grohl has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Groucho.
Grohl fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Groucho keeps Grohl at a distance using the push kick.
Grohl avoids the head kick by Groucho.
Grohl closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Groucho managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grohl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groucho is trying to buck Grohl off.
Grohl thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grohl working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Grohl are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dave Grohl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Groucho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grohl is trying to get an arm triangle but Groucho is defending well.
Champo Groucho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Groucho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Groucho tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grohl tries to score with some ground and pound. Groucho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champo Groucho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Groucho, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champo Groucho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Nal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semi Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Nal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Semi Silva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Nal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Alan Nal has been cut.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Nal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nal is breathing heavily.
Nal ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice combo by Silva! Oh, that's hurt him - Nal falls to the canvas and Silva follows him into side control.
Nal is rocked!
A big shot lands for Silva! That's hurt Nal! Will he recover? Silva fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Semi Silva!
Semi Silva is the new middleweight champion!
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