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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Jovanovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jovanovitch comes into the arena with Just Like You Imagined - Nine Inch Nails blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stanislav Jovanovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaques Cousteau!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovitch fails to land the takedown.
Cousteau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cousteau clinches up with Jovanovitch and pushes him back against the cage.
Jovanovitch cracks Cousteau with a nice body shot.
Jovanovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jaques Cousteau has been cut.
Jovanovitch successfully pulls guard.
Cousteau won't allow Jovanovitch to get back to his feet.
Cousteau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cousteau advances position into side control!
Cousteau throwing strikes but Jovanovitch manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cousteau struggling a bit here.
Jovanovitch controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau can't do much from the bottom here.
Cousteau is trying to work for a sweep but Jovanovitch has mounted him!
Jovanovitch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cousteau really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cousteau throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jovanovitch. What's that going to do exactly?
Cousteau tries to lock up and control but Jovanovitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cousteau sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jovanovitch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovitch misses with a double jab.
Cousteau fails with the takedown.
Jovanovitch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cousteau looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jovanovitch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jovanovitch blocks the strikes from Cousteau.
Jovanovitch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cousteau is looking to get back to is feet but Jovanovitch passes into side control.
Cousteau trying to remain calm as Jovanovitch controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jovanovitch is looking to take a break and control but Cousteau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Jovanovitch stalls from top position.
Jovanovitch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cousteau keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Jovanovitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaques Cousteau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jovanovitch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cousteau as he jumps to the side.
Cousteau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jovanovitch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cousteau wants to hit a switch here but Jovanovitch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cousteau there!
Jovanovitch tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jovanovitch prevents Cousteau from getting the reversal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cousteau can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovitch content just to control the position here.
Cousteau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cousteau tries to hold on but Jovanovitch postures up.
Jovanovitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Jovanovitch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cousteau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cousteau is in a horrible position here. Jovanovitch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovitch avoids the attempt from Cousteau to control.
Cousteau is trying to escape the mount.
Cousteau tries to lock up and control but Jovanovitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cousteau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jovanovitch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cousteau is looking to escape.
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.
Jovanovitch controlling from the full mount.
Cousteau tries to hold on but Jovanovitch pushes him away.
Jovanovitch controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Jovanovitch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaques Cousteau's cut.
That's time! Jovanovitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jovanovitch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jovanovitch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cousteau's guard.
Cousteau throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jovanovitch preventing the sweep.
Cousteau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jovanovitch is controlling him.
Jovanovitch is standing up over Cousteau. Cousteau looks to escape but Jovanovitch dives into side control.
Cousteau tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jovanovitch easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau working to try and regain half guard.
Cousteau is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jovanovitch content just to control the position here.
Cousteau wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
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.
Cousteau is trying desperately to improve position.
Jovanovitch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cousteau can't escape the position.
Cousteau tries to hold on but Jovanovitch postures up.
Jovanovitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau tries to hold on but Jovanovitch postures up.
Cousteau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jovanovitch controlling from mount.
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.
Cousteau wants to hold on but Jovanovitch pushes him away.
Jaques Cousteau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jovanovitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jovanovitch tries to control but Cousteau wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislav Jovanovitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jovanovitch, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislav Jovanovitch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Audet has chosen Rammstein, fuer frei as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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189 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Audet!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audet misses with a combination
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Audet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Audet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Audet swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Audet throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammer.
Audet throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Audet's head.
Audet looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer winds up and cracks Audet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hammer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Audet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer wants to take a breather but Audet is having none of it.
Hammer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hammer decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Audet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Audet throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammer counters with a takedown into side control.
Audet looks gassed!
Audet trying to remain calm as Hammer controls from the top position.
Hammer throws an elbow but Audet slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Audet takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hammer working the body and head with strikes.
Hammer 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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hammer scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A control attempt from Audet but he's now mounted!
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hammer scoring with strikes but Audet is staying in there.
Audet in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer landing punches.
Hammer with the ground and pound from mount.
Hammer with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hammer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hammer unloading with bombs!
Hammer controlling the position easily from mount.
Hammer raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Audet looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hammer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Audet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Audet's guard.
Harry Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Audet trying to control the position.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Audet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Audet's guard.
Hammer with a nice head shot there.
Hammer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Audet is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control but Audet is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Hammer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Audet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hammer slips a nice elbow through Audet's hands, connecting with Audet's forehead.
Audet is breathing heavily.
Hammer content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer slips a nice elbow through Audet's hands, connecting with Audet's forehead.
Hammer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer lands with a punch from half guard.
Hammer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Audet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hammer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Audet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Audet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Audet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hammer in particular looking to stall.
Hammer throwing shots but Audet is blocking nicely.
Hammer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is nestled in close to Audet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Audet is trying to control but can't.
Hammer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hammer lands a nice short elbow.
Hammer trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Audet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hammer 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. This is the final round!
Audet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Audet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Audet won't be happy with that.
Hammer scoring with punches from side control.
Hammer cracks Audet with a big elbow.
Hammer laying and praying for a moment but Audet takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hammer lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Hammer.
Audet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Audet is refusing to be controlled, as Hammer sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hammer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Audet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hammer trying to control from half guard but Audet is working away.
Mick Audet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Hammer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Hammer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Audet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Hammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Audet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hammer controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Audet being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammer trying to control but Audet is working from the bottom.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Audet keeps moving.
Hammer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Audet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Audet, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Unger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Immortality by Pearl Jam. Thurston Unger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwayne Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thurston Unger!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard misses with the combination.
Unger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howard scores with a one two! Unger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Thurston Unger has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Unger.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Unger is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Unger defending well though.
Howard trying to pass the guard but Unger defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Howard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Unger lands a nice shot that snaps Howard's head back.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Unger as he jumps to the side.
Howard shoots for a double leg takedown but Unger sprawls well. He's pushed Howard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Unger lands the left hand.
Thurston Unger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Are you kidding me?! Unger ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Howard clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thurston Unger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcelo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a body punch but Matos moves out of range.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matos doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Marcelo Gracie has been cut.
Matos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Matos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Matos keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie passes Matos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matos is trying to stand.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Matos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Matos shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Matos is having none of it.
Matos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Matos is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie breaks from Matos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Matos really wants to buck Gracie off and get back to his feet.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Matos trying desperately to get to his feet.
Matos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matos?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Matos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matos is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Gracie but it's paid off an Matos is forced to tap! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcelo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St pierre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abe Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jefferson enables St pierre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jefferson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jefferson wants to sweep here but St pierre controlling him for the moment.
St pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jefferson keeping moving, preventing St pierre from controlling successfully.
Jefferson is pulling down on St pierre's head. It's preventing any offense from St pierre, at least for the moment.
St pierre drops back looking for a leg! Jefferson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jefferson manages to kick St pierre off! St pierre jumps back into Jefferson's guard.
Jefferson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
Jefferson stands up over St pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but St pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jefferson wants to pass the guard but St pierre is keeping the position.
Jefferson wants to control from the top but St pierre keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jefferson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jefferson stands and throws St pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St pierre is breathing heavily.
Jefferson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jefferson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jefferson lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Jefferson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jefferson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St pierre, who protects the arm well.
St pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Jefferson landing a few strikes.
Jefferson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt St pierre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jefferson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. St pierre is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jefferson yanks on the arm and St pierre is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jefferson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abe Jefferson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bustin Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bustin Balls!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Duarte coming out on top.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balls napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Duarte lands a few punches from side control.
Duarte landing a few strikes.
Balls should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Duarte creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Duarte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balls has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balls is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Balls has eaten all the pies!
Balls on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duarte grinds an elbow into Balls's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee asks Duarte politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Duarte prefers to stall for the moment though.
Balls gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Balls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duarte is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls won't allow Duarte to pass to mount.
Balls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Balls is staying active underneath Duarte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Balls is trying to maintain the position but Duarte is very close to passing his half guard.
Duarte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Balls might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Duarte kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte is nestled in close to Balls, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duarte 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duarte lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Duarte wants to pass to mount but Balls is defending the position.
Duarte lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte 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.
Balls tries to roll over but Duarte keeps him under control.
Balls looks gassed!
Duarte performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Duarte winds up and cracks Balls with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duarte lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Duarte 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.
Duarte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duarte with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balls slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Duarte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but Balls is retaining full guard.
Duarte won't allow Balls to get back to his feet.
Duarte chips away with some ground and pound.
Balls looking for a guillotine here but Duarte defends easily.
Duarte sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duarte stands and throws Balls's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Duarte has hold of Balls's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Balls seems comfortable defending it but Duarte has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Balls is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Balls is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Duarte couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Duarte!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iskar Jarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Case comes to the cage accompanied by Aki & Turo - Mahtisonni. Iskar Jarak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iskar Jarak!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarak misses with a hook to the body
and Case connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Iskar Jarak has been cut.
Jarak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Case counter with a right hand.
Case misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Case. Beautiful body shot.
Jarak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Case counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jarak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jarak looks gassed!
A shot to the body from Jarak misses
and Case counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Jarak! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Case!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Case!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Moskavony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Vulture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moskavony comes to the cage accompanied by Mindless Self Indulgence - Lights Out. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Moskavony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Vulture!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moskavony doesn't manage to clinch there - Vulture circles away.
Moskavony swats away the attempt to clinch by Vulture.
Moskavony avoids the body shot from Vulture.
Vulture jabs at Moskavony's body.
Vulture misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gary Moskavony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vulture drives through and clinches with Moskavony against the cage.
Vulture is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moskavony gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Moskavony turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Vulture is looking to regain half guard here but Moskavony keeps moving and retains side control.
Vulture gets back to half guard.
Vulture is trying to get back to full guard.
Vulture slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vulture wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskavony thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moskavony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vulture is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vulture is on top in guard.
Vulture stands up over Moskavony, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vulture's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moskavony tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vulture throwing strikes from guard but Moskavony blocks nicely.
Moskavony looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moskavony trying to control the position.
Vulture thows a big elbow that misses.
Moskavony is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vulture chips away with some ground and pound.
Vulture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vulture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moskavony will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moskavony is breathing heavily.
Moskavony controls Vulture momentarily but Vulture frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vulture lands a couple of elbows.
Vulture lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Moskavony 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.
Vulture scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vulture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vulture trying to control the position from guard on top but Moskavony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vulture postures up and lands a big shot to Moskavony's brow.
Vulture throwing strikes but missing.
Vulture must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moskavony keeping full guard, as Vulture tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moskavony trying to keep a closed guard but Vulture is proving a slippery customer.
Vulture is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vulture looking to pass the guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Peter Vulture hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vulture fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moskavony tries for a takedown but Vulture circles away easily
and Vulture counters with a left and a right that stings Moskavony.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vulture doesn't manage to clinch there - Moskavony circles away.
Moskavony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vulture lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vulture throws a right and a left that Moskavony avoids nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Vulture and sends Moskavony crashing to the mat! Vulture follows him down to the mat - Moskavony regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Vulture dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vulture throws a series of punches but Moskavony avoids them all with ease.
Moskavony is rocked!
Vulture gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vulture can't get the takedown.
Vulture is pressed up against the cage. Moskavony has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vulture down to the mat. Vulture avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vulture drops Moskavony with a nice combination! Vulture dives into Moskavony's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Moskavony is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vulture postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moskavony has momentary wrist control but Vulture slips an elbow through the middle.
Vulture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moskavony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moskavony seems to have got his legs back now.
Vulture with a nice head shot there.
Vulture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moskavony is keeping the position for now.
Vulture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vulture postures up and lands a big shot to Moskavony's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vulture looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskavony preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moskavony wants to hit a switch here but Vulture passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Moskavony there!
Vulture looking to control but Moskavony is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moskavony wants to hold on but Vulture pushes him away.
Vulture raining down shots from the mount!
Vulture lands with some strikes.
Vulture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vulture scoring with strikes but Moskavony is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vulture looking to control but Moskavony is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vulture scoring with strikes but Moskavony is staying in there.
Vulture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vulture landing strikes from the mount.
Vulture controlling from the full mount.
Vulture working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vulture trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Moskavony that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskavony is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vulture is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vulture lands a big shot there that rocks Moskavony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vulture connects with a bit shot that sees Moskavony covering up! More strikes from Vulture and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vulture is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Vulture!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between FkYou WithMyDik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Stanzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). FkYou WithMyDik had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, FkYou WithMyDik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Stanzi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanzi fails with the takedown
and WithMyDik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stanzi with a poor takedown
and WithMyDik counters with a straight right hand.
Stanzi has his takedown stuffed
and WithMyDik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
FkYou WithMyDik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Stanzi.
Stanzi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
WithMyDik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stanzi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WithMyDik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
WithMyDik with a nice head shot there.
WithMyDik throwing strikes from guard but Stanzi blocks nicely.
WithMyDik throwing strikes but missing.
WithMyDik throwing strikes from guard but Stanzi blocks nicely.
WithMyDik wants to control from the top but Stanzi keeps moving.
WithMyDik drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stanzi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now WithMyDik has Stanzi in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanzi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. WithMyDik is keeping the position for now.
Stanzi stops WithMyDik from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WithMyDik manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - WithMyDik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
WithMyDik closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
WithMyDik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stanzi on the ground.
WithMyDik lands a nice forearm strike.
WithMyDik working the strikes but Stanzi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
WithMyDik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stanzi taking some punishment here, with WithMyDik in his half guard.
WithMyDik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stanzi defending well though.
Stanzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WithMyDik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
WithMyDik decides to return to a standing position.
WithMyDik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
WithMyDik closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
WithMyDik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanzi moves into full guard.
WithMyDik throws a strike but Stanzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FkYou WithMyDik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stanzi misses with a takedown
and WithMyDik counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stanzi works his way to full guard. Good work.
WithMyDik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
WithMyDik throws a strike but Stanzi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
WithMyDik wants to get back to his feet but Stanzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
WithMyDik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stanzi passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WithMyDik is pushing Stanzi's head away, looking to escape. Stanzi manages to hold on to the position though.
WithMyDik tries to improve position but can't.
Stanzi tries for a kimura but WithMyDik is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanzi tries for a kimura but WithMyDik is defending well.
WithMyDik tries to improve position but can't.
WithMyDik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if WithMyDik tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanzi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. WithMyDik looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stanzi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. WithMyDik is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stanzi lets go of the hold and WithMyDik can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Stanzi!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chin Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierce Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TURBO. Chin Po has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chin Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierce Russell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Russell scores with a four punch combination!
Russell throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Po throws a jab when Russell was well out of range.
Russell misses with a looping right.
Po on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Po dodges the punch combination from Russell.
A jab from Russell does it's job there.
Po misses with a lunging right hand
and Russell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russell throws a nice looking combination but Po bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Russell.
Po with a hook.
Po takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Russell scores with a hook.
Russell misses with a few strikes there.
Russell throws a series of punches but Po avoids them all with ease.
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell looks to land a combination but Po avoids it well.
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russell counters with a three punch combo that has Po backing up. Po nods at Russell to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Russell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Po on the side of the head.
Po takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Po misses with a right hand
and Russell counters with a stiff right hand.
Po has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Russell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Russell misses with a hook
and Po counters with a nice body shot.
Po really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Russell tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Russell counters with a straight right hand.
Russell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Po misses
and Russell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Po thinking.
Russell lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Po on the side of the head.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po misses with a left hand
and Russell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierce Russell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands with a nice combination. Po backs away looking to recover.
Russell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Po had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Russell catches Po with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Po dodges the punch combination from Russell.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russell throws a combination that misses
and Russell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Po throws a right hand that misses
and Russell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Po looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Russell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Po catches Russell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Russell clobbers Po with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Russell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Po stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Po tries to score a power double leg takedown but Russell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Po somewhat.
Po walks into a straight right hand from Russell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po looks to land a left hand but Russell moved out of range nicely.
Po with a hook.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
Russell stuffs the takedown attempt from Po. Po gets slowly back to his feet.
Po drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Russell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Russell misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Russell, as that shot connected.
Po shoots for a double leg takedown but Russell sprawls well. He's pushed Po's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chin Po. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Po tries to move into range but Russell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Russell connects with a right hand. Po shakes it off.
Po misses with a body shot
and Russell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Po - just one landing.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russell.
Po has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Po walks into a left hand.
Russell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Po counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Russell connects with a looping right hand.
Po swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
Russell slips a jab from Po.
Russell scores with a nice right hand.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell loads up on a big right hand but Po slips the punch.
Po takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Po throws a body punch but Russell moves out of range.
Russell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Russell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Russell.
Pierce Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Po misses with a right hand
and Russell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Po shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Russell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Po lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Russell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Po is one step ahead there.
Po tries to free his leg and advance position but Russell is retaining full guard.
Po looking to sit in guard and control but Russell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Russell is fighting to break Po's control of his arms but Po is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Russell slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is trying to control. Po wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Po is trying to get back to full guard.
Po keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Russell misses with a head shot. Po uses the momentum to regain guard.
Po has Russell pulled in close to control his posture.
Po will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Russell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russell trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
Russell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Po pulls Russell in close to prevent any damage.
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Russell wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Russell slaps away a takedown attempt from Po, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Po is trying hard to land a takedown here. Russell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po misses the body punch
and Russell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Po takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Russell digs a good hook to Po's body.
Po swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Russell counters with a two punch combo.
Russell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Po circles away quickly and effectively.
Po throws an off balance right hand
and Russell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierce Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russell lands a nice shot that snaps Po's head back.
Russell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Po on the side of the head.
Russell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russell.
Russell's corner calls for a 1-2. Russell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Russell looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Russell. Those never looked like landing.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Russell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Po takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Russell.
Russell throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Russell avoids the body shot from Po.
Russell throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Russell lands a nice hook to Po's body. Po takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell lands with a nice body punch.
Russell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Russell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Russell tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Po bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Russell connects with a right hand. Po shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po thows a left - swing and a miss!
Po takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Russell looks to land a combination. Po sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Russell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Russell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Po stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Russell 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!
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russell connects with a body shot.
Russell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Russell throws a series of strikes that have Po backpedaling.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Po.
Nice shot by Russell.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
Russell lands a nice shot that snaps Po's head back.
Po throws a poor cross that misses
and Russell counters with a stiff right hand.
Russell throws a right and a left that Po avoids nicely.
Russell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Russell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Po misses with a hook
and Russell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Po thows a body shot but no joy.
Russell throws a big shot that misses.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.
Russell misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell connects with a right hand. Po shakes it off.
Russell throws a combination that misses
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Russell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Po doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Russell. Those never looked like landing.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell throws a series of strikes that have Po backpedaling.
Russell lands with an overhand left.
Russell throws a hook to the side of Po's head but Po sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russell 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.
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Russell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Po.
Russell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russell manages to avoid it.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Po closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Russell quickly recovers to half guard.
Russell wants to control but Po is keeping busy.
Russell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Po passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Russell!
Russell wants to control but Po is having none of it.
Po jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Russell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Russell stops Po from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to control but Po postures up.
Po is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Russell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Russell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Po grinds an elbow into Russell's temple.
Russell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Po trying to pass the guard but Russell defending well.
Po stalling.
Russell tries to get to full guard but Po has control of the leg.
Chin Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is trying to control the action in half guard but Russell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Chin Po wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Po misses with a shot to the body
and Russell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell lands a lovely overhand right.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Po misses with a body shot
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell misses the body punch
and Po counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce Russell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Po looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Po is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierce Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierce Russell!
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