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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kruci Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Silvu
vs
Burns

189 cm
24
188 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silvu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kruci Burns!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvu throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Silvu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvu.
Silvu scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Silvu does it's job there.
Silvu throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silvu.
Silvu connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvu feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Silvu throws a head kick that half lands.
Silvu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
Burns sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silvu as he avoids it easily.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Silvu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silvu - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silvu. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson Silvu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Silvu.
Silvu lands with a kick to the temple. Burns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silvu fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Burns is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Silvu knocks Burns out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Silvu!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 26 Bass by Roni Size. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

MacLeod
vs
Costa

180 cm
29
160 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

186 cm
29
186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Costa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacLeod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from MacLeod.
Costa throws a hook but MacLeod blocks it.
Costa dodges the punch combination from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacLeod loads up on a big right hand but Costa slips the punch.
Jab by MacLeod.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
MacLeod throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Costa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacLeod lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
MacLeod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacLeod lands a nice looking body shot.
MacLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
MacLeod rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Costa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Costa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Costa lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as MacLeod is looking to escape.
MacLeod is looking to improve his position but Costa isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a big shot there that rocks MacLeod but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Costa lands a nice shot to the head.
Costa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Costa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of MacLeod's face.
Costa connects with a bit shot that sees MacLeod covering up! More strikes from Costa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Costa is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Costa!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duse Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duse Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rua
vs
Smith

178 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duse Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Rua slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua landing knees to the head.

It looks like Duse Smith has been cut.
Rua stalling.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua is stalling here.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rua.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rua.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua stalling the fight.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua is struggling to control the position.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua has Smith pressed against the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rua.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua avoiding damage.
Rua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duse Smith's cut.
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.

Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua working Smith over with knees to the body.
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!
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rua seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Duse Smith's cut even more.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.

Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua has Smith pressed against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.
Rua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Rua has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua avoiding damage.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua has Smith pressed against the cage.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith jumps guard but Rua stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rua effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Rua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duse Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua stalling.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua has Smith pushed against the cage.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Renato Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Duse Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Renato Rua.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rua.

Rua has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rua stalling against the cage.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duse Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Rua!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Tretow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tretow comes into the arena with Days of Thunder blaring out of the sound system. Troc has chosen Like a Surgeon as his entrance music. Trang Troc has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tretow
vs
Troc

178 cm
26
143 lbs
11 - 18 - 0

175 cm
27
158 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Tretow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tretow gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tretow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Troc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tretow staying calm.
Troc is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc is trying to control Tretow's posture but Tretow avoids it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Trang Troc hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tretow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Troc avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Troc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tretow.

Troc forces Tretow back against the cage and clinches.
Troc crunches a lovely knee into Tretow's ribcage.
Troc prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Tretow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troc putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tretow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Troc lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tretow struggles to land a body shot inside as Troc controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Troc lands an elbow that stopped Tretow in his tracks for a moment.
Troc lands with a short shot to the head.
Troc is stalling here.
Troc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Troc throws an elbow but misses.
Tretow is trying to break the clinch but Troc is controlling him.
Tretow jumps guard but Troc stands there with Tretow around his waist. Tretow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Troc missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Troc lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tretow up against the cage.
Tretow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Troc is trying to maintain a safe position but Tretow gets an underhook and turns Troc into the cage.
Tretow avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.

Tretow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Troc stops Tretow from passing to mount.
Troc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troc can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trang Troc dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tretow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Troc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tretow somewhat.
Tretow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troc tries to avoid it but Tretow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troc to the ground. Troc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dennis Tretow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tretow slips under a jab from Troc.
Troc swings for the body but Tretow moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troc connects with a jab.
Tretow fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Tretow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tretow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troc tries to avoid it but Tretow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troc to the ground. Troc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tretow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tretow walks into a stiff left hand from Troc.
Troc misses with a wild body shot.
Tretow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tretow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tretow slips under a jab from Troc.

Tretow rushes Troc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tretow is working for takedown but Troc is calmly controlling the position for now.
Troc scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troc looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretow tries to score a body lock takedown but Troc shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Come on Troc - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tretow tries to pull guard but Troc holds him up against the cage and eventually Tretow drops back down to his feet.
Tretow can't find room to land a body shot as Troc controls the action.
Tretow wants a takedown.
Tretow fails to pull guard.
Troc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tretow's efforts to push away.
Trang Troc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troc.
Tretow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troc is pressed up against the cage. Tretow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Troc down to the mat. Troc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Troc steps in with a hook that catches Tretow right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Troc follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tretow looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trang Troc!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fausto Carmelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Throttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fausto Carmelon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carmelon
vs
Throttle

172 cm
23
157 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

176 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fausto Carmelon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axel Throttle!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Throttle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carmelon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Throttle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carmelon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Throttle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carmelon.
Carmelon throws a series of punches but Throttle avoids them all with ease.
Carmelon slips under a jab.

Throttle scores with a takedown into Carmelon's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Throttle stops Carmelon from standing up.
Throttle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carmelon is looking to stand up but Throttle isn't so interested in that idea.
Throttle won't allow Carmelon to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Throttle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Throttle throws a strike but Carmelon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carmelon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Throttle is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Throttle controls Carmelon momentarily but Carmelon frees himself.

Carmelon stands and steps away. Throttle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carmelon misses the shot to the body.

Carmelon darts in and clinches Throttle up against the cage.

Throttle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carmelon moves in looking to clinch but Throttle pushes him off.
Throttle lands a jab to Carmelon's midsection.
Carmelon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Throttle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carmelon needs to keep his hands up - Throttle had a free shot at his head there.
Throttle looks to land a combination. Carmelon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Fausto Carmelon has been cut.
Carmelon is breathing heavily.
Donk. Throttle catches Carmelon right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Carmelon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Throttle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carmelon's guard.
Throttle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Throttle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Throttle wanted to stand there but Carmelon had control of the position.
Throttle thows a big elbow that misses.
Carmelon wants to sweep but no luck.

Carmelon kicks Throttle off and gets to his feet.
Throttle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Throttle lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Carmelon.
Throttle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Throttle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Throttle lands a nice looking body shot.
Carmelon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Throttle finds it's way through Carmelon's defenses.
Throttle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carmelon.
Throttle stuffs the takedown attempt from Carmelon. Carmelon gets slowly back to his feet.
Throttle throws a jab when Carmelon was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Throttle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carmelon.
Throttle looks to throw the jab but Carmelon is out of range.
Carmelon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Throttle's hands.
Carmelon misses with a double jab.
Throttle jabs at Carmelon's body.
Throttle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carmelon. Carmelon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Carmelon is rocked!
Carmelon tries to clinch up but Throttle circles away and keeps his distance.
Throttle shoots for a double leg takedown but Carmelon sprawls well. He's pushed Throttle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carmelon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Throttle.
Throttle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carmelon.
Carmelon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Throttle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Carmelon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Throttle misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carmelon slips a jab and a cross from Throttle.
Throttle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carmelon momentarily.
Throttle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carmelon.
Nice jab there from Throttle.
Carmelon looks up at the clock. Bad move! Throttle lands a right hand from hell, dropping Carmelon. Throttle pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Throttle!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigor Ashubaragan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashubaragan has chosen RAMMSTEIN - Du Hast as his entrance music. Alvaro De Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De Silva
vs
Ashubaragan

187 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

182 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigor Ashubaragan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashubaragan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva fails with the takedown

and Ashubaragan counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends De Silva down! Ashubaragan is looking to finish but De Silva is intelligently defending himself.
Ashubaragan wanted to stand there but De Silva had control of the position.

De Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ashubaragan defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

De Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ashubaragan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ashubaragan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

De Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

De Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ashubaragan has his hands clasped together but De Silva extends an breaks Ashubaragan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alvaro De Silva!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Krzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald has chosen Bill Conti - Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Krzak
vs
MacDonald

190 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Krzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krzak counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Anthony MacDonald has been cut.

Krzak lands a left and a right that send MacDonald crashing to the mat, dazed. Krzak thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

MacDonald is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDonald circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Krzak. MacDonald falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Krzak!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysztof Krzak!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snap Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Lokki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Bottoms Up by Trey Songz f. Nicki Minaj blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Lokki

194 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

191 cm
22
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Beast Body

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snap Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Lokki!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokki throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Lokki misses with a low kick.
Lokki avoids a kick to the body.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lokki doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Lokki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lokki. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lokki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lokki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Lokki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lokki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Lokki.
Lokki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Lokki lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis tries for a takedown but Lokki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snap Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lokki connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lokki's head backwards.
Lokki throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Lokki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Lokki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lokki but Lokki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Samuel Lokki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Lokki.
Lokki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Lokki throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Lokki.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Lokki. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Lokki darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Samuel Lokki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lokki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lokki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lokki stuffs the takedown attempt from Davis. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lokki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lokki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lokki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lokki.
Lokki throws a front kick that sends Davis stumbling back into the cage.
Lokki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Lokki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lokki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good shot there by Lokki.
Lokki pushes Davis away with a front kick.

Davis gets tackled into the cage by Lokki. Lokki maintains the clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but Lokki won't allow it.
Lokki gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis letting Lokki take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lokki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lokki lands an uppercut.
Lokki lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Davis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lokki prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Lokki.
Lokki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Lokki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Lokki.
Lokki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lokki wants it to stay on the feet.
Lokki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lokki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lokki circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snap Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lokki tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lokki pinned against the cage. Lokki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lokki scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lokki.
Lokki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lokki throws a shot to the body.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lokki.
Lokki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lokki, right into the meat.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lokki but Lokki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lokki.
Lokki throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lokki, right into the meat.
Lokki connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lokki throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lokki connects with a solid leg kick.
Snap Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lokki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lokki.
Lokki thumps Davis with a low kick.
Lokki cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Lokki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lokki throws a shot to the body.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lokki.
Lokki tries to clinch up.
Lokki lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Lokki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lokki throws a body kick that misses.
Lokki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lokki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Samuel Lokki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lokki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lokki connects with a crisp jab.
Lokki tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lokki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davis.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Lokki.
Lokki lands a nice looking body kick.
Lokki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davis's head.
Lokki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lokki moves into range and connects with a jab.
That kick from Lokki tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lokki tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Lokki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Lokki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lokki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
Lokki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Lokki throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lokki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lokki!

Lokki lands a big head kick that sends Davis tumbling to the mat! Lokki takes a step backwards and waves Davis back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Davis is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Lokki.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lokki lands a big head kick that sends Davis tumbling to the mat! Lokki takes a step backwards and waves Davis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lokki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lokki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lokki circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Davis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lokki follows Davis to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Lokki!