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UEC 56:Too Extreme PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rodriguez de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Price has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez de Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodriguez de Lima shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Price looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez de Lima throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez de Lima works his way into side control.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rodriguez de Lima decides to stand back up.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez de Lima manages to avoid it.
Price walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez de Lima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Price tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez de Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima has hold of one of Price's legs. Price is fighting the takedown attempt but Rodriguez de Lima gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez de Lima postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Price has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez de Lima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez de Lima is one step ahead there.
Price working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez de Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriguez de Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodriguez de Lima stands and throws Price's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price taking a bit of punishment here - Rodriguez de Lima scoring with strikes.
Rodriguez de Lima is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Price's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rodriguez de Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima lands some shots froms side control.
Price is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rodriguez de Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodriguez de Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Price is not content to let Rodriguez de Lima control the position.
Price is trying to improve his position.
Price struggling a bit here.
Rodriguez de Lima decides to stand back up. Rodriguez de Lima steps back and let's Price get back to his feet.
Rodriguez de Lima lands with a cross.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez de Lima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
Rodriguez de Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodriguez de Lima obliges.
Rodriguez de Lima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Rodriguez de Lima lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
It looks like Ryan Price has been cut.
Rodriguez de Lima landing knees to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima jumps guard and drags Price to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez de Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Price is aware though and is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez de Lima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodriguez de Lima is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Price frees his head nicely. Oh but Rodriguez de Lima has switched to an armbar! Price is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quer Tajik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quer Tajik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Morris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Tajik misses with a straight left.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tajik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tajik throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Morris is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tajik has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tajik!
Tajik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Tajik wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Tajik trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tajik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tajik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tajik looking to sit in guard and control but Morris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tajik has momentary wrist control but Morris slips an elbow through the middle.
Tajik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tajik looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tajik looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tajik!
Tajik in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tajik taking a breather here.
Tajik tries to score with some ground and pound. Morris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tajik throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Morris being controlled for a moment.
Tajik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tajik lands a few punches from side control.
Tajik misses with the ground and pound.
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.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Morris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morris is not content to let Tajik control the position.
Morris can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morris is trying to improve his position.
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 Quer Tajik will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Morris blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Tajik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Asher Morris has been cut.
Tajik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tajik throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Morris moves out of range as Tajik throws a body kick.
Tajik throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Morris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tajik throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris slips a straight right by Tajik.
Morris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tajik.
A combination from Tajik does no damage.
Tajik tries to score with a low kick but Morris moves his leg out of the way.
Tajik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris throws a shot to the body.
Tajik avoids the head kick by Morris.
Tajik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tajik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris looks to land a body kick but Tajik moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tajik.
Tajik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Tajik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tajik sprawls well. Tajik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morris gets slowly back to his feet.
Tajik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tajik.
Tajik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tajik misses with a double jab.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tajik looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Tajik looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Tajik looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Tajik throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Morris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tajik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morris swings around for an armbar but Tajik sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morris's guard.
Morris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tajik wants to control from the top but Morris keeps moving.
Morris has a closed guard, preventing Tajik from standing up.
Morris trying to control the position.
Morris looking for a sweep. Not yet Morris, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tajik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quer Tajik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tajik cracks Morris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morris checks a leg kick.
A combination from Tajik does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Morris misses.
Morris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tajik.
Tajik lands an overhand right.
Morris scores with a nice body kick.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but Tajik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tajik takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Quer Tajik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tajik lands a left and a right that send Morris crashing to the mat, dazed. Tajik thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tajik misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Tajik.
Morris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morris slips under a jab from Tajik.
Morris moves away from the strike by Tajik.
A combination from Tajik does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tajik.
Tajik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quer Tajik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
Morris slips a jab and a cross from Tajik.
Morris blocks a jab.
Tajik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morris.
Quer Tajik is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Tajik misses.
A clash of legs there as Morris blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tajik looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Tajik scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Asher Morris's cut even more.
Morris checks a low kick from Tajik.
Morris shoots in and bounces Tajik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morris stands and throws Tajik's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morris tries for a kimura but Tajik is defending well.
Tajik wants to control but Morris postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tajik holds on to Morris's head and controls the position momentarily.
Tajik is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morris off and has taken his back!
Asher Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris trying to control the hands but Tajik won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quer Tajik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tajik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quer Tajik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker has chosen MMA THEME as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dick Hard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Striker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker throws a good cross that connects.
Striker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Striker throws a one two combo.
Hard tries a head kick but it misses.
Hard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liam Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hard is defended easily by Striker.
Striker fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker swings for the body but Hard moves out of range.
Hard wants to clinch.
Hard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Striker throws out the jab.
Hard dodges the punch combination from Striker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard tries to clinch but Striker moves out of range.
Striker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hard's head backwards.
Hard moves out of range as Striker strikes.
Striker lands with an overhand left.
Striker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hard moves forwards but Striker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hard wants to clinch.
A cross from Striker lands.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Striker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Striker misses with a two punch combination.
Hard looks for a takedown but Striker sprawls well.
Striker swings for the body but Hard moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Striker cracks a nice hook into Hard's ribs.
Striker just misses with a punch to the body.
Hard loses concentration momentarily and Striker pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hard crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Striker finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liam Striker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Young's choice of entrance music: Dont Sweat The Technique. James Young is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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156 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Young!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick blocks the body kick.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slick.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Slick tightens his grip and picks Young up, before dumping him to the ground. Young manages to land in guard.
Slick postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Slick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slick defends it easily.
Young is looking for a triangle but Slick pushes his legs off easily.
Young has his foot on Slick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slick works his way back into a safe position though.
Slick wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Young is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Slick has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Slick!
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slick throws a big right hand that misses.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Slick is proving a slippery customer.
Slick trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slick postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Slick trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
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.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Slick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
Slick is breathing heavily.
Slick avoids the head kick by Young.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Slick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young tries to clinch up.
Young is looking to clinch but Slick is avoiding it.
Slick throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Young was covering up waiting for the punch and Slick finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Young controls Slick momentarily but Slick frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Slick is proving a slippery customer.
Young throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slick wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slick is sitting in close to Young's body. Young has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Slick is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Slick is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Young.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Young!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Batchiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sebastien Blais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blais has chosen Metallica - One as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Batchiska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Sebastien Blais!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blais closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Batchiska looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blais wants to control but Batchiska is keeping him busy.
Blais stalling away here and it's allowed Batchiska to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Blais won't allow Batchiska to get back to his feet.
Batchiska managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batchiska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blais is one step ahead there.
Blais wants to control from the top but Batchiska keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blais avoids the head kick by Batchiska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blais looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batchiska takes a swing at Blais's ribcage but misses.
Blais is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batchiska keeps the fight on the outside.
Batchiska cracks Blais with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blais gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blais misses with a knee to the head.
Blais dodges an elbow strike from Batchiska.
Batchiska avoids a wild elbow strike from Blais.
Batchiska wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blais's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Batchiska is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batchiska blocks an uppercut.
Blais misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blais just misses with a elbow thrown towards Batchiska's brow.
Nice body punch from Batchiska.
Blais throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blais tries to pull guard but Batchiska holds him up against the cage and eventually Blais drops back down to his feet.
Blais pulls Batchiska into guard.
Batchiska decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blais, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batchiska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blais doesn't manage to clinch there - Batchiska circles away.
Batchiska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blais paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batchiska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blais tries for a takedown but Batchiska circles away easily
and Batchiska counters with a big head kick but Blais shrugs it off.
Blais closes the distance but Batchiska moves to the side
and Batchiska counters with a shoot takedown. Blais fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blais looking for a guillotine here but Batchiska defends easily.
Blais not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blais looks gassed!
Batchiska trying to control the position from guard on top but Blais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batchiska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blais is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska stands up and waves to Blais to follow him.
Blais fails with the takedown
and Batchiska counters with a straight right hand.
Niko Batchiska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sebastien Blais.
Blais looks to clinch
and Batchiska counters with a good low kick that Blais was not able to check.
Blais keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blais closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batchiska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blais looks to clinch
enabling Batchiska to counter with a crisp jab.
Blais shoots and misses
and Batchiska makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batchiska forces Blais back against the cage and clinches.
Blais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batchiska manages to break the clinch.
Blais looks to clinch
and Batchiska counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blais tries to keep at a distance but Batchiska has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batchiska breaks from the clinch.
Batchiska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batchiska throws a head kick that misses.
Batchiska closes the distance and pushes Blais back into the cage.
Batchiska lands with a short shot to the head.
Blais tries to pull guard but Batchiska won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blais throws an elbow but misses.
Batchiska gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blais looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Batchiska controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batchiska works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Batchiska 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.
Batchiska closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blais did well to prevent Batchiska getting side control.
Batchiska trying to control the action but Blais is working from the bottom.
Batchiska passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blais working to try and regain half guard.
Blais tries to hold on but Batchiska pushes him away.
Batchiska working Blais over with strikes here.
Batchiska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blais hang on?
Batchiska can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blais is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blais is desperately trying to improve his position but Batchiska has a good base and remains in mount.
Batchiska controlling from mount.
Batchiska get's back to his feet.
Batchiska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blais pushes Batchiska up against the cage in a clinch.
Blais lands a nice elbow.
Blais blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blais tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batchiska smiles and moves away.
Batchiska darts in and clinches Blais up against the cage.
Blais stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blais throws an elbow that misses.
Blais breaks from the clinch.
Batchiska decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Niko Batchiska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blais wants to improve his position but Batchiska is controlling well.
Blais is breathing heavily.
Blais gets back to full guard.
Blais is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blais content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blais is stalling here. Batchiska is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Blais seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Batchiska has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Batchiska is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blais is looking for a sweep.
Batchiska stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Batchiska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batchiska misses with a takedown attempt - Blais sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blais changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Batchiska tries to avoid it but Blais manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Batchiska to the ground. Batchiska escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blais tries for a takedown but Batchiska circles away easily
and Batchiska counters with a stiff right hand.
Niko Batchiska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sebastien Blais.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blais looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Batchiska perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Batchiska is trying to control the action in half guard but Blais is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Batchiska decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Batchiska shoots for a double leg takedown but Blais sprawls well. He's pushed Batchiska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blais throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batchiska looks for a takedown but Blais sprawls well.
Blais wants to clinch but Batchiska slips to the side
and Batchiska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Batchiska dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blais shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blais controlling the position easily from mount.
Blais trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batchiska tries to lock up and control but Blais gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batchiska is looking to get to half guard.
Blais goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Batchiska turns into him and now he's in Blais's guard.
Blais is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batchiska pushing down on Blais's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Batchiska tries to stand and escape but Blais is controlling the position.
Blais looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Batchiska wants to control but Blais is keeping him busy.
Blais looking for submissions off his back.
Blais tries to kick Batchiska off but Batchiska keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blais has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Batchiska is working away from the top position though.
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.
Blais looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Batchiska lands a head shot.
Blais tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batchiska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batchiska connects with a body shot.
Batchiska closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blais did well to prevent Batchiska getting side control.
Blais looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Batchiska pushes past his half guard into mount!
Blais is working to get back to half guard.
Batchiska working the ground and pound effectively.
Batchiska tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Batchiska prevents Blais from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Batchiska avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blais tries to clinch but Batchiska moves out of range.
Batchiska walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blais checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blais tries for a takedown but Batchiska circles away easily
and Batchiska counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blais's guard now.
Blais looking for a sweep. Not yet Blais, not yet.
Batchiska trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blais's guard.
Blais is looking for a triangle but Batchiska pushes his legs off easily.
Batchiska wants to stand but Blais is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jean Sebastien Blais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batchiska trying to control the position from guard on top but Blais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blais working a defensive guard here.
Batchiska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Batchiska advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Batchiska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batchiska 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Batchiska!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ash Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Troy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Ken Troy has been cut.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Troy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses the jab.
Troy swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Thomas slips under a jab from Troy.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Troy!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Troy clinches but Thomas breaks the clinch
and Troy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troy looks to clinch
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Jab by Thomas.
Troy is rocked!
Troy misses the jab.
Troy is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Troy counters with a right hand to the body.
Troy avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Ash Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy avoids the body shot from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Troy looks gassed!
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Troy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Troy lands with a right hand.
Troy clinches but Thomas breaks the clinch
and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Troy! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Troy to his feet! Troy is in big trouble!
Thomas ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Troy out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ash Thomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa comes into the arena with War drums blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pierre's choice of entrance music: Where is My Mind. Akira Kurosawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saint Pierre's chin.
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Saint Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre throws a right hand that Kurosawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurosawa also avoids with ease.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pierre but Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurosawa.
Kurosawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Pierre.
Pierre throws the left hand but Kurosawa avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Kurosawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pierre did well to prevent Kurosawa getting side control.
Pierre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kurosawa.
Pierre trying to control the position here.
Kurosawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre wants to stand but Kurosawa is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa looking to sit in guard and control but Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kurosawa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pierre has passed into half guard!
Kurosawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kurosawa gets full guard.
Kurosawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurosawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kurosawa has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pierre is looking to defend but Kurosawa has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pierre! Kurosawa pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pierre taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Akira Kurosawa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Bramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Van Dam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Bramer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bramer sends Van Dam crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bramer is motioning to the referee to let Van Dam up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Jack Van Dam has been cut.
Bramer lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Van Dam falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregory Bramer!
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