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SFC 75 - Pep vs. Takaya PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sullyvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior has chosen Tarde Demais as his entrance music. Hermio Junior looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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243 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Sullyvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hermio Junior!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sullyvan does it's job there.
It looks like Hermio Junior has been cut.
Sullyvan grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Junior takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sullyvan cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Sullyvan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mal Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio by RATM. Mal Reynolds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mal Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Reynolds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Reynolds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Reynolds fakes the leg kick and cracks Smith in the body.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Reynolds lands a big right hand that sends Smith crashing to the mat! Reynolds stays standing though and waves Smith back to his feet!
It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Reynolds cracks Smith with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mal Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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250 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Pearson.
It looks like Slade Wilson has been cut.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Pearson stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pearson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pearson working some strikes from top position.
Pearson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Pearson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pearson works over Wilson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson passes into half guard.
Pearson working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Pearson has control of the leg.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Pearson is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pearson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pearson.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson is trying to maintain the position but Pearson is very close to passing his half guard.
Pearson is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pearson working the ground and pound.
Pearson scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson tries to improve position but can't.
Pearson trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Pearson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wilson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson working away.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Pearson is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Pearson content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilson.
Wilson controlling Pearson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pearson!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Pearson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wilson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slade Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearson jabs at Wilson's body.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Pearson and Wilson goes tumbling to the canvas! Pearson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson is staying active underneath Pearson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson is in trouble now - Pearson has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Pearson cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pearson 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, Pearson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slade Wilson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pearson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Pearson breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jeez, Slade Wilson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slade Wilson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lester Pearson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Cocoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Cocoa!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cocoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Cocoa is looking to clinch.
Jab by Griffin.
Cocoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffin tries to clinch but Cocoa moves out of range.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cocoa.
Cocoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Griffin throws and low kick but Cocoa moves out of range easily.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Cocoa moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cocoa.
Cocoa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Cocoa's head back.
Cocoa tries to land a front kick but Griffin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cocoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cocoa lands with a right hand.
It looks like Peter Griffin has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cocoa misses the jab.
Griffin swinging wilding here.
A slow jab from Cocoa misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Griffin misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffin tries to clinch but Cocoa moves out of range.
Peter Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Cocoa.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin throws out a powerful jab.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cocoa feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Cocoa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cocoa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cocoa looks gassed!
Cocoa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffin dives on top into guard.
Griffin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cocoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cocoa is keeping the position for now.
Griffin won't allow Cocoa to sweep him here.
Cocoa has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griffin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Griffin is working Cocoa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cocoa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Griffin is sitting in close to Cocoa's body. Cocoa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Griffin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Griffin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cocoa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nick Cocoa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gino Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson St Pennianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson St Pennianenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gino Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson St Pennianenko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pennianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Carr tries to clinch but St Pennianenko moves out of range.
St Pennianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Pennianenko tries to avoid it but Carr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Pennianenko to the ground. St Pennianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pennianenko scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Pennianenko.
Carr fails with the takedown.
St Pennianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pennianenko darts in and clinches Carr up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pennianenko tries to circle away but Carr has him pinned against the cage.
Carr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pennianenko avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on St Pennianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pennianenko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pennianenko duly obliges.
St Pennianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pennianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pennianenko.
St Pennianenko is pressed up against the cage. Carr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pennianenko down to the mat. St Pennianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Carr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pennianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carr with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pennianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carr is breathing heavily.
Carr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pennianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from St Pennianenko misses.
St Pennianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson St Pennianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pennianenko misses the shot to the body.
St Pennianenko thuds a left hand into Carr's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pennianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pennianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Pennianenko throws a series of punches but Carr avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Pennianenko.
St Pennianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab by St Pennianenko.
Carr dodges the punch combination from St Pennianenko.
Carr walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carr checks the leg kick.
St Pennianenko drops Carr with a beautiful combination! Carr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - St Pennianenko is looking for the KO!
Carr is rocked!
St Pennianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Carr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carr with a poor takedown
and St Pennianenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Carr seems to have got his legs back now.
St Pennianenko tries to break free but Carr pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pennianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carr has St Pennianenko pressed against the cage, preventing St Pennianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pennianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson St Pennianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Carr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pennianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carr. That did some damage!
Anderson St Pennianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pennianenko lands a left and a right that send Carr crashing to the mat, dazed. St Pennianenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Carr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
St Pennianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from St Pennianenko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
St Pennianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for St Pennianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Pennianenko lands a hook that stumbles Carr back into the cage. St Pennianenko follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Carr to the canvas! St Pennianenko pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Carr has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anderson St Pennianenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sachel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Live To Win. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wandy Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Sachel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sachel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker wants to clinch up but Sachel keeps it at a distance.
Sachel keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sachel avoids it.
Walker is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sachel can't fight it off and eventually Walker manages to take the fight to the floor. Sachel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Sachel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sachel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sachel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sachel trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachel pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Sachel seems content to control.
Sachel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sachel.
Walker kicks Sachel off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
Sachel avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sachel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sachel tries to keep at a distance but Walker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sachel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sachel avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sachel avoids it.
Sachel fails to pull guard.
Wandy Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sachel.
Walker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Sachel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walker wants a takedown.
Sachel has picked Walker up - he's going for a ride! Sachel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachel prevents Walker from standing back up.
Walker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Sachel.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sachel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sachel looks gassed!
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.
Sachel prevents Walker from standing back up.
Sachel slows the pace down in half guard.
Sachel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sachel tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wandy Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sachel, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker landing knees to the body.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sachel avoids it.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sachel.
Sachel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sachel tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Sachel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Sachel. Sachel gets slowly back to his feet.
Wandy Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sachel.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sachel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sachel is defending well for now.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Sachel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has Sachel up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Sachel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker wants to clinch
and Sachel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Sachel is controlling him well.
Sachel is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sachel seems to be looking for submissions.
Sachel is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachel is looking for a kimura here.
Sachel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Walker kicks Sachel off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to clinch but Sachel slips to the side
and Sachel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jason Sachel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sachel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sachel is working for a kimura but Walker is defending it quite comfortably.
Walker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Walker is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sachel.
Sachel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Sachel persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sachel fails with the takedown.
Walker pushes Sachel up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Walker.
Walker pulls guard effortlessly.
Walker has his feet on Sachel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wandy Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker looks to land a combination but Sachel avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker wants to clinch but Sachel slips to the side
and Sachel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
Walker wants to stand but Sachel is controlling the position.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Sachel from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Sachel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker missing with knees to the body.
Sachel has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Walker is trying to keep an underhook but Sachel manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Walker trying to control here.
Sachel is trying to work for a kimura but Walker is defending well.
Sachel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sachel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Sachel.
Walker pushes Sachel off and gets back to his feet.
Sachel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sachel, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sachel has him pressed against the cage.
Walker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sachel is defending well for now.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sachel avoids it.
Sachel avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Sachel has Walker pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sachel pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Walker tumbling to the mat - Sachel dives into Walker's guard.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Sachel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sachel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sachel wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Sachel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sachel trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker tries to clinch but Sachel moves out of range.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Sachel circles away.
Wandy Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sachel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Sachel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker tries to clinch
and Sachel counters by moving into the clinch.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sachel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker successfully pulls guard.
Sachel tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wandy Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wandy Walker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baron Von Barva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Pyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Barva comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March. Baron Von Barva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Baron Von Barva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Pyatt!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Barva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Barva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pyatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Barva throws a sloppy head kick and Pyatt moves out of range easily.
Von Barva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pyatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Barva.
Von Barva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pyatt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pyatt tries to clinch there but Von Barva circles away.
Von Barva misses with a body kick.
Von Barva clinches with his opponent.
Von Barva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Pyatt as the two fighters clinch.
Von Barva trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Von Barva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Pyatt on the inside.
Pyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Barva.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pyatt avoids it.
Pyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Von Barva landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pyatt.
Von Barva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Barva is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Pyatt as the two fighters clinch.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pyatt avoids it.
Pyatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the head but Pyatt blocks with his arms.
Von Barva blocking some punches.
Pyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pyatt managing to block the knees to the body from Von Barva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyatt.
Pyatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Pyatt.
Pyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Pyatt.
Von Barva trying to stall but Pyatt improves his position.
Pyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Pyatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Von Barva blocks an uppercut.
Pyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Barva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyatt avoids the elbow strike from Von Barva, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyatt.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Barva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Barva.
Pyatt lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Barva lands a good knee to the midsection. Pyatt won't want to take too many of those.
Pyatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Von Barva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pyatt.
Pyatt works on Von Barva's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Barva lands a knee to the head.
Pyatt is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Barva gets an underhook and turns Pyatt into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyatt.
Pyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Von Barva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyatt.
Von Barva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Barva.
Pyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Barva.
Von Barva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pyatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Barva working aggressively here.
Pyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Von Barva lands a nice elbow.
Von Barva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Barva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Pyatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Von Barva.
A short uppercut from Pyatt.
Pyatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Pyatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Pyatt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Von Barva up against the cage.
Pyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Pyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Barva.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
Von Barva blocks an uppercut.
Pyatt misses with some punches.
Pyatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pyatt lands with a right to the head.
Von Barva lands an elbow that stopped Pyatt in his tracks for a moment.
Von Barva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Barva.
Pyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyatt gets through Von Barva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyatt managing to block the knees to the body from Von Barva.
Pyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyatt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Barva tries to stall but Pyatt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pyatt working aggressively here.
Von Barva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pyatt lands a body shot.
Von Barva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyatt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Pyatt fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyatt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pyatt presses Von Barva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Barva blocking some punches.
Von Barva landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Barva throws an elbow but misses.
Pyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Von Barva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pyatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Barva throws an elbow but misses.
Von Barva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Pyatt.
Pyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Von Barva.
Pyatt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Von Barva misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Pyatt.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pyatt avoids it.
Pyatt working aggressively here.
Pyatt gets through Von Barva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pyatt lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Pyatt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pyatt moves into the clinch.
Pyatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Barva wants to stall.
Von Barva looking to throw knees to the head but Pyatt is blocking nicely.
Pyatt scores with a shot to the side of Von Barva's head.
Pyatt gets through Von Barva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyatt lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pyatt.
Pyatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Barva missing with knees to the body.
Pyatt blocks an elbow strike.
Von Barva misses with a punch to the body.
Von Barva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Barva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pyatt.
Pyatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pyatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Barvas head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Pyatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Barva working Pyatt over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Barva.
Pyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Barva looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Pyatt fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Barva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Pyatt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pyatt working aggressively here.
Pyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Von Barva.
Pyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the head but Pyatt blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyatt.
Pyatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Von Barva blocks an uppercut.
Pyatt misses with some punches.
Pyatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Pyatt lands with a left to the head.
Pyatt avoids the elbow strike from Von Barva, against the cage.
Von Barva working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pyatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but Pyatt blocks it.
Pyatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Pyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Barva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pyatt lands an uppercut.
Pyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von Barva looking to throw knees to the head but Pyatt is blocking nicely.
Pyatt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pyatt lands a right hand.
Pyatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Barva.
Pyatt working aggressively here.
Von Barva working aggressively here.
Pyatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Barvas head.
Pyatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
Pyatt is working Von Barva over against the cage.
Von Barva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Pyatt.
Pyatt cracks Von Barva with a nice body shot.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pyatt pushes Von Barva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pyatt lands a shot to the body.
Pyatt gets through Von Barva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Barva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyatt throws a head punch that misses.
Pyatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Barvas head.
Von Barva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pyatt lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Barva pushes Pyatt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pyatt dodges an elbow strike from Von Barva.
Von Barva misses with an elbow over the top.
Pyatt lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pyatt takes an elbow to the temple.
Pyatt lands a body shot.
Pyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pyatt pushes Von Barva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands a body shot.
Pyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pyatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Barva.
Von Barva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Barva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Barva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Pyatt digs a right hand underneath Von Barva's ribcage. Von Barva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pyatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Von Barva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pyatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pyatt presses Von Barva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pyatt lands a nice uppercut.
Pyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Barva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pyatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Barvas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pyatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Barva tries to land knees in the clinch but Pyatt avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Pyatt on the inside.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pyatt lands a left hand.
Von Barva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pyatt lands a nice uppercut.
Von Barva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von Barva has Pyatt pushed against the cage.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pyatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Pyatt on the inside.
Pyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Pyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Barva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Pyatt - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt presses Von Barva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peyton Pyatt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pyatt gets through Von Barva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyatt pushes Von Barva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Pyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pyatt lands a jab to Von Barva's midsection.
Von Barva scores with a head kick.
Pyatt cracks Von Barva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baron Von Barva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Barva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pyatt counters by clinching up.
Von Barva scores a nice knee to the body.
Von Barva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pyatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Pyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Von Barva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Von Barva lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pyatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Barva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Barva blocking some punches.
Von Barva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the head but Pyatt blocks with his arms.
Pyatt lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Barva stalling in the clinch but Pyatt improves position.
Von Barva looking to throw knees to the head but Pyatt is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Barva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Pyatt fails to land.
Pyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Pyatt - that landed with a thud.
Pyatt lands a nice uppercut.
Von Barva looking to throw knees to the head but Pyatt is blocking nicely.
Pyatt lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pyatt.
Von Barva looking to throw knees to the head but Pyatt is blocking nicely.
Pyatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Barva tries to throw a body punch but Pyatt avoids it by throwing Von Barva back against the cage.
Pyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyatt.
Pyatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt working aggressively here.
Pyatt stalling in the clinch but Von Barva improves position.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Pyatt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pyatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyatt lands with a right to the head.
Pyatt avoiding damage as Von Barva throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyatt is working Von Barva over against the cage.
Pyatt lands a right hand.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but Pyatt blocks it.
Pyatt pushes Von Barva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyatt digs a right hand underneath Von Barva's ribcage. Von Barva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von Barva tries to throw a body punch but Pyatt avoids it by throwing Von Barva back against the cage.
Von Barva looking to throw knees to the head but Pyatt is blocking nicely.
Pyatt gets through Von Barva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pyatt scores with a shot to the side of Von Barva's head.
Pyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Pyatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pyatt scores with a shot to the side of Von Barva's head.
Pyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Pyatt misses with some punches.
Pyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Von Barva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Barva.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
Pyatt misses with some punches.
Von Barva lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Pyatt.
Pyatt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Von Barva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Barva lands a knee to the head.
Pyatt throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Barva.
Von Barva lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Barva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Von Barva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pyatt.
Pyatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pyatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Barva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyatt blocks an elbow strike.
Pyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baron Von Barva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Barva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Von Barva crunches a lovely knee into Pyatt's ribcage.
Pyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Barva lands a knee to the body.
Pyatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pyatt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
Pyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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.
Pyatt lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyatt.
Nice elbow from Von Barva.
Pyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Barva.
Pyatt lands a right hand.
Von Barva taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Pyatt.
Von Barva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pyatt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyatt.
Von Barva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Barva missing with knees to the body.
Pyatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Barva stalling in the clinch but Pyatt improves position.
Pyatt lands an uppercut.
Pyatt misses with the head strike.
Von Barva lands a nice elbow.
Von Barva trying to land knees to the body.
Von Barva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Pyatt.
Pyatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Pyatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Barva backwards.
Pyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Von Barva.
Von Barva lands a good knee to the midsection. Pyatt won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyatt.
Peyton Pyatt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Von Barva.
A short right from Pyatt on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peyton Pyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pyatt 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peyton Pyatt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mighty Ducks. Kennedy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Domination by Jim Johnson. Evan Kennedy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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209 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Sheen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennedy.
Kennedy shoots in for a double leg but Sheen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sheen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Sheen.
Evan Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sheen is looking to pass Kennedy's guard but actually Kennedy recovers to full guard.
Sheen trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy looking for a sweep. Not yet Kennedy, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking for a triangle but Sheen pushes his legs off easily.
Sheen thows a big elbow that misses.
Sheen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheen wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is keeping the position.
Kennedy wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheen advances position into side control!
Kennedy can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kennedy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sheen is trying to control. Kennedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sheen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kennedy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kennedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kennedy wants to control but Sheen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Sheen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcus Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sheen counter with a right hand.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Kennedy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheen.
Kennedy fails with the takedown
and Sheen counters with a two punch combo.
Sheen throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt
and Sheen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen seems to be looking for submissions.
Sheen is keen to just control but Kennedy is a slippery customer.
Sheen works his way into full mount!
Sheen trying to control but Kennedy is having none of it.
Sheen takes Kennedy's back.
Sheen scores with strikes from the back.
Sheen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kennedy is defending well though. Sheen let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sheen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sheen cracks Kennedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sheen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kennedy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sheen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sheen has his feet on Kennedy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sheen misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sheen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Sheen from controlling successfully.
Sheen forces his way into half guard.
Kennedy wants to get back to full guard.
Sheen wants to work for an arm triangle but Kennedy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sheen connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy's temple.
Kennedy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sheen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.
Kennedy is not content to let Sheen control the position.
Kennedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sheen.
Kennedy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kennedy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sheen escapes and throws Kennedy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to control but Sheen postures up.
Kennedy tries to improve position but can't.
Sheen cracks Kennedy with a big elbow.
Kennedy tries to buck Sheen off but Sheen is having none of it.
Sheen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sheen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sheen scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Sheen cracks Kennedy with a big right hand but Kennedy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sheen looks up at the clock and then as Kennedy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sheen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kennedy is looking for a sweep.
Sheen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kennedy struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sheen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kennedy with a poor takedown
enabling Sheen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy has his takedown stuffed
and Sheen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Sheen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Marcus Sheen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Kennedy.
Kennedy is staying active underneath Sheen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sheen slips a nice elbow through Kennedy's hands, connecting with Kennedy's forehead.
Kennedy won't allow Sheen to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy landing rabbit punches to the side of Sheen's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Sheen wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is defending well.
Sheen is thwarting Kennedy's attempts to control the position.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sheen connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy's temple.
Kennedy looking for subs from the bottom but Sheen mounts him!
Sheen looking to control but Kennedy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sheen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sheen working the ground and pound effectively.
Kennedy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kennedy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kennedy!
Sheen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kennedy is controlling him.
Sheen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Sheen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sheen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marcus Sheen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sheen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy fails with the takedown
and Sheen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Sheen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy wants to clinch but Sheen slips to the side
and Sheen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sheen is trying to defend but Kennedy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Evan Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy stops Sheen from getting back to his feet.
Sheen trying to control here.
Sheen wants to get back to his feet.
Kennedy 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.
Marcus Sheen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sheen is trying to maintain the position but Kennedy is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Sheen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sheen 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 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Sheen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stevenson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Hopp!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Hopp shows good takedown defense.
Hopp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stevenson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hopp wants to control but Stevenson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stevenson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hopp is trying to control the action in half guard but Stevenson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stevenson pushes Hopp off but Hopp dives into side control.
Stevenson tries to buck Hopp off but Hopp is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
An elbow from Hopp crashes against the mat.
Hopp trying to control the position but Stevenson is working away.
Stevenson tries to buck Hopp off but Hopp is having none of it.
Hopp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stevenson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hopp tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hopp has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stevenson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopp looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet but Hopp drags him back down.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Hopp circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Hopp looks for a takedown but Stevenson sprawls well.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopp shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
Stevenson works over Hopp's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Michael Hopp has been cut.
Stevenson gets a clinch.
Stevenson working Hopp over with knees to the body.
Hopp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stevenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joseph Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hopp.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Stevenson finds it's way through Hopp's defenses.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopp shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hopp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Hopp 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.
Hopp uses his free foot to push down on Stevenson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hopp with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stevenson wants to control but Hopp is having none of it.
Stevenson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hopp trying to pass the guard but Stevenson defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Hopp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Hopp from controlling successfully.
Stevenson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hopp lands a couple of digs.
Hopp passes Stevenson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hopp wants to take a breather but Stevenson is having none of it.
Hopp prevents Stevenson from improving his position.
Hopp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson is pressing down on Hopp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Hopp'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.
Hopp shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevenson tries to sprawl out of it but Hopp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevenson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hopp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson misses with a jab to the body
and Hopp counters with a single leg into guard. Stevenson didn't expect that.
Stevenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hopp manages to pass to side control.
Stevenson actively working from the bottom here.
Stevenson is trying to stand back up but Hopp is controlling him
Hopp trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stevenson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stevenson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hopp wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevenson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Hopp moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Hopp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Hopp with that takedown attempt.
Joseph Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hopp.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Stevenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hopp counters with a single leg into guard. Stevenson didn't expect that.
Stevenson trying to keep a closed guard but Hopp is proving a slippery customer.
Hopp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hopp tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevenson is retaining full guard.
Stevenson trying to strike off his back.
Hopp trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Hopp is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hopp.
Hopp slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
Stevenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopp. Hopp gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stevenson tries to get to full guard but Hopp has control of the leg.
Hopp lands strikes from half guard.
Hopp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hopp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stevenson is squirming around, avoiding Hopp's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stevenson is squirming around, avoiding Hopp's attempts to control the action.
Hopp is landing with some decent strikes but Stevenson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stevenson tries to lock up and control but Hopp gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hopp looking to control but Stevenson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hopp throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Stevenson has his hands clasped together but Hopp breaks the hold and Stevenson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hopp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Hopp!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower. Frankie Pep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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152 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Pep!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoshihiro Takaya!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Takaya misses.
Takaya connects with a body shot.
Pep misses with a hook. Takaya ducked under it nicely.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch but Takaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaya gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Takaya crashes against the mat.
Takaya looking to control but instead Pep has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Pep is trying to get back to full guard.
Pep works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takaya with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pep keeping moving, preventing Takaya from controlling successfully.
Takaya is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Takaya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pep's guard.
Takaya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pep wants to control but Takaya is keeping busy.
Pep avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Takaya.
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.
Takaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pep keeps working.
Takaya is pressing down on Pep's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pep is holding on for now.
Takaya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pep wants to improve his position but Takaya is controlling well.
Takaya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pep knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Takaya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pep is fending him off so far but Takaya persists. Nope, Pep circles away and we're back to standing.
Takaya dives in and grabs Pep's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pep pushes down on Takaya's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Takaya fails with a takedown attempt.
Frankie Pep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Takaya.
Pep connects with a nice looking jab.
Takaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takaya looks gassed!
Pep misses with a low kick as Takaya jumps back.
A left lands for Pep.
Pep is looking to clinch.
Takaya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Takaya misses.
Pep throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaya moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Takaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Takaya.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Takaya.
Takaya tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takaya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takaya is defended easily by Pep.
Pep sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Takaya to the ground! Pep dives into full mount looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pep throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takaya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takaya misses the body punch
and Pep counters by moving into the clinch.
Pep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takaya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pep's efforts to push away.
Takaya blocks an uppercut.
Pep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takaya gets a takedown into half guard.
Takaya trying to pass the guard but Pep defending well.
Takaya passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pep!
Pep is squirming around, avoiding Takaya's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep is in a horrible position here. Takaya smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pep wants to control but Takaya is having none of it.
Takaya looking to control but Pep is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takaya looking to finish Pep with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Takaya wants to control the pace but Pep is squirming around nicely.
Takaya prevents Pep from getting the reversal.
Pep tries to hold on but Takaya postures up.
Pep is trying to escape the mount.
Takaya controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Takaya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Takaya wants to control but instead Pep manages to regain half guard.
Takaya is just content to waste time from the top position. Pep takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pep pulls Takaya in close to his closed guard and prevents Takaya from doing any damage or advancing position.
Takaya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Pep wants to sweep but no luck.
Takaya postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pep is trying to control the position but Takaya postures up.
Takaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Pep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pep looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pep pulls Takaya in close to prevent any damage.
Takaya won't allow Pep to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Takaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 big right from Takaya misses.
Pep misses with a straight left.
Takaya moves out of range of the body kick.
Pep misses with a head kick.
Takaya ducks right into an uppercut from Pep.
Takaya lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pep!
Pep ducks right into an uppercut from Takaya.
Takaya has his takedown stuffed
and Pep counters with a straight right hand.
Takaya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pep sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep stuffs the takedown attempt from Takaya. Takaya gets slowly back to his feet.
Pep misses with a combination
and Takaya counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep thumps Takaya with a low kick.
Takaya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pep sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Frankie Pep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Takaya.
Pep lands with a right hand.
Pep scores with a body shot.
Takaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pep misses with a body shot
and Takaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Takaya misses
and Pep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takaya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pep sprawls well. Pep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takaya gets slowly back to his feet.
Pep 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.
Takaya is looking to clinch.
Pep swings for the body but Takaya moves out of range.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Takaya is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Takaya.
Pep throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pep tries to move into range but Takaya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takaya lands the left hand.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takaya ducks under a wild hook from Pep.
Takaya with a poor takedown
and Pep counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takaya is trying to drag Pep to the mat but Pep just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pep just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takaya's brow.
Pep lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pep taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pep - that landed with a thud.
Pep lands with a light punch inside.
Takaya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pep prevents it.
Takaya avoiding damage as Pep throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya is leaning against Pep and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Pep.
Pep prevents Takaya from breaking the clinch.
Pep blocks an uppercut.
Pep throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pep breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Pep.
Takaya misses with a few strikes there.
Pep connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takaya's hands.
No joy there for Pep, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pep throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takaya throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Pep misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Takaya.
Pep throws a series of punches but Takaya moves out of range.
Takaya misses the shot to the body.
Takaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pep.
Pep misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takaya.
Takaya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pep counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frankie Pep is winning the standup battle so far.
Pep stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep clearly takes that round.
That's time! Pep's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Takaya slips a jab and a cross from Pep.
Takaya ducks under a wild hook from Pep.
Takaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pep.
Pep feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takaya's calf.
Takaya wants to clinch.
Takaya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Takaya there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Pep, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Takaya.
Takaya is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pep's half guard.
Takaya looks to land a strike but Pep avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya tries to free his leg and advance position but Pep is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pep is on top in guard.
Pep trying to control but Takaya is working from the bottom.
Takaya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pep loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Takaya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takaya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pep manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Takaya postures up.
Pep seems keen to control Takaya's posture.
Takaya is looking to work some ground and pound but Pep has wrist control.
Pep pulls Takaya in to control the position.
Takaya is pushing down on Pep's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pep is fighting to maintain full guard but Takaya has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pep works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takaya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pep manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya keeping full guard, as Pep tries to pass.
Takaya trying to control the position.
Pep wants to control from the top but Takaya keeps moving.
Pep throws a big right hand that misses.
Takaya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takaya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pep!
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.
Takaya working the ground and pound effectively.
Takaya is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pep is looking to improve his position but Takaya isn't that keen on the idea.
Pep tries to lock up and control but Takaya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Takaya dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Takaya fails with a takedown attempt.
Pep throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takaya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takaya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pep takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takaya shoots for a double leg takedown but Pep sprawls well. He's pushed Takaya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pep scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pep misses with a jab to the body
and Takaya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Takaya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pep manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Takaya is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pep wants to control from the top but Takaya keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pep lands a couple of digs.
Takaya trying to keep a closed guard but Pep is proving a slippery customer.
Takaya pulls Pep in to control the position.
Pep advances to half guard.
Pep moves nicely into side control.
Pep cracks Takaya with a big right hand but Takaya just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep working away.
Pep tries to move into full mount but can't pass Takaya's legs.
Takaya wants to control but Pep postures up.
What's Takaya going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Takaya taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pep is looking to take a break and control but Takaya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takaya is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep tries to advance to mount but Takaya denies him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Takaya.
Pep lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takaya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pep.
Takaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Takaya scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pep is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takaya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takaya's back!
Pep gets his hands free as Takaya looks to control.
Pep lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Takaya tries to hold on but Pep postures up.
Pep lands a nice shot to the head.
Pep breaks from Takaya's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pep controlling from the full mount.
Pep pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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 Frankie Pep.
I think Pep 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
Frankie Pep retains his featherweight title!
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