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RFC 9: Gilbert vs St. Taylor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Sanchez had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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172 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Timmons counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanchez won't be happy with that.
Sanchez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Timmons.
Sanchez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from Timmons are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Timmons is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Timmons asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez dodges the ground and pound from Timmons.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Timmons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanchez down.
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanchez defending against the ground and pound.
Timmons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanchez down.
Timmons working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Timmons in side control, throwing shots but Sanchez defends.
Sanchez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Timmons asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Timmons working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Timmons crashes against the mat.
Timmons is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Timmons works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Timmons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Timmons postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanchez sneaks out the side door and pushes Timmons away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Timmons has a takedown stuffed.
Timmons fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Timmons persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Timmons wants to pass to mount but Sanchez is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Timmons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Sanchez kicks off Timmons and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Timmons dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Timmons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timmons.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Timmons manages to break the clinch.
Timmons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diego Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Timmons.
Timmons drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Timmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Timmons's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timmons shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Timmons is breathing heavily.
Timmons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez stalks Timmons and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Timmons's face. Timmons staggers backwards, shaken.
Timmons is rocked!
Timmons drops his hands momentarily. Sanchez doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Timmons staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Timmons doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronilson Tonelada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bader comes to the ring accompanied by 99 Problems. Tonelada has chosen Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronilson Tonelada!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader misses with a takedown attempt
and Tonelada counters with a left to the body.
Tonelada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tonelada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Tonelada from controlling successfully.
Tonelada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tonelada wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
Tonelada thows a big elbow that misses.
Bader on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bader tries to get out of the position.
Bader utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tonelada throws a big right hand that misses.
Tonelada postures up and lands a big shot to Bader's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonelada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tonelada distracts Bader with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonelada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bader trying to keep a closed guard but Tonelada is proving a slippery customer.
Tonelada trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Tonelada throwing strikes but missing.
Tonelada throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tonelada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tonelada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tonelada thows a big elbow that misses.
Bader being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonelada scoring with some ground and pound.
Tonelada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tonelada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonelada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tonelada distracts Bader with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bader knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tonelada on the ground.
Bader is breathing heavily.
Tonelada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tonelada with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tonelada lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tonelada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tonelada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tonelada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tonelada pushes down on Bader's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronilson Tonelada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tonelada moves into the clinch.
Tonelada works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tonelada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Tonelada from controlling successfully.
Ronilson Tonelada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tonelada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tonelada trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
Tonelada throwing strikes but missing.
Bader wants to sweep but no luck.
Tonelada advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonelada lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonelada working the ground and pound from side control.
Bader taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bader is rocked!
Tonelada cracks Bader with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Tonelada immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bader is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Tonelada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronilson Tonelada!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: N/A. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Schwetty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander White!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwetty misses with a low kick.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Schwetty defends it nicely.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schwetty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White is rocked!
It looks like Alexander White has been cut.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwetty misses with a wild combination.
Schwetty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schwetty napping and manages to drive through into side control!
White working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White decides to stand back up.
Schwetty cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Schwetty finish him?
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwetty finish him?
Schwetty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schwetty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwetty wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Schwetty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schwetty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schwetty tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schwetty to the ground. Schwetty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. White stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Schwetty runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pete Schwetty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt James!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
James misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by James.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James 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.
James misses the jab.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
Thompson blocks a head kick by James.
James misses with a hook.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
That kick from James tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Thompson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matt James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from James.
Matt James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson avoids the head kick by James.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James misses with a low kick.
James throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt James will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Thompson blocks the low kick.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sean Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James scoring well with a low kick there.
James lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Matt James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
James throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Thompson throws a low kick but James avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and moves out of range.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Thompson slips a jab from James.
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Thompson avoids the head kick by James.
James is breathing heavily.
Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
James misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a head kick.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in James's guard.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thompson wants to stand but James has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thompson wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Thompson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
James catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson checks a low kick from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James tries to clinch but Thompson moves away
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
James throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a head kick.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson shoots in and gets a takedown into James's 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thompson cracks James with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Thompson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James throws a leg kick but Thompson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
James moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the ropes. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
A big left from James misses.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a single leg into guard. James didn't expect that.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thompson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
James is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
James is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson stands up and waves to James to follow him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thompson is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice cross by Thompson.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sean Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James misses with a hook.
James throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
James misses with a body punch
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
James tries to clinch up.
James misses with a straight right.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson wants to land a leg kick but James is out of range.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
James is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now James has his back to the ropes.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thompson wants to break free but James has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as James tries to tie him up.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to stall.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the ropes.
Thompson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
James is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Thompson has denied him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James working aggressively here.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac-Nig ready 4 war. Cross comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Caught in a Hustle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Cross!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross moves into the clinch.
Aldo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aldo is looking to take a break and control but Cross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross trying to control but Aldo postures up.
Aldo uses his free foot to push down on Cross's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cross.
Aldo controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aldo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aldo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo punching from mount but Cross doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cross wants to control but Aldo is having none of it.
Cross is trying to stand up.
Aldo tries to control but Cross wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross tries to hold on but Aldo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Aldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Michael Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo has managed to clinch.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ron Aldo has been cut.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Cross holds him up against the ropes and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.
Cross lands an elbow inside.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cross landing some nice looking 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!
Cross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ron Aldo's cut is getting worse.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo is rocked!
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ron Aldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cross lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Cross lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Jeez, Ron Aldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Aldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cross pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cross throws a head kick that half lands.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands a knee to the head.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo is looking to control Cross's arms but Cross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aldo has his back to the ropes.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ron Aldo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Cross!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Firnanda Talha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firnanda Talha keeps the fight on the outside.
Firnanda Talha feints and as St Pierre raises his hands in defense, Firnanda Talha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Firnanda Talha controlling him for the moment.
Firnanda Talha drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Firnanda Talha off! Firnanda Talha jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Firnanda Talha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Firnanda Talha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Firnanda Talha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Firnanda Talha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Firnanda Talha winds up and cracks St Pierre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firnanda Talha is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Firnanda Talha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Firnanda Talha pushes him off.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Firnanda Talha moves away
and Firnanda Talha counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
Firnanda Talha trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Firnanda Talha drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Firnanda Talha off! Firnanda Talha jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
Firnanda Talha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Firnanda Talha wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firnanda Talha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Firnanda Talha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firnanda Talha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Firnanda Talha trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Firnanda Talha is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Pierre has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Firnanda Talha to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! St Pierre is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Firnanda Talha pulls down on the head and he's put St Pierre to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ahmad Firnanda Talha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen UFC - Face the Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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27
206 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Kyle !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle is looking to clinch but Gilbert is avoiding it.
Kyle lunges at Gilbert with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gilbert's hand.
It looks like Wayne Gilbert has been cut.
Kyle tries to clinch up but Gilbert circles away and keeps his distance.
Gilbert fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kyle checks it well.
Kyle sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gilbert to the ground! Kyle dives into full mount looking to finish!
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!
Gilbert wants to control but Kyle is having none of it.
Kyle tries to control but Gilbert wriggling away.
Gilbert is trying desperately to improve position.
Gilbert tries to lock up and control but Kyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kyle looking to control but Gilbert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gilbert is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle looking to control but Gilbert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kyle is looking to stand but Kyle has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Gilbert flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kyle trying to control but Gilbert is having none of it.
Kyle tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Gilbert can't escape the position.
Kyle wants to control the action but instead Gilbert gets a body lock and reverses into Kyle 's guard! Nice work!
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
Gilbert scoring with some ground and pound.
Kyle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kyle wants to stand but Gilbert is controlling the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kyle holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gilbert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kyle is looking to stand up but Gilbert isn't so interested in that idea.
Gilbert wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilbert with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Gilbert's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilbert.
Gilbert swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyle .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyle , right into the meat.
Kyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilbert tries to clinch up but Kyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Gilbert moves forwards but Kyle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kyle scores with a hook.
Kyle feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Gilbert crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Kyle !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's entrance music is Black Snake Moan. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling the position.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morgan wants to stall.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morgan prevents it.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has Morgan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taylor.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Morgan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ronnie Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Taylor.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.
Taylor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Taylor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ronnie Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Taylor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taylor looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Ronnie Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan lands with a slapping head kick.
Morgan lands a head kick. Taylor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan lands with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morgan.
Morgan pushes Taylor away with a front kick.
Taylor 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taylor's head.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Taylor will feel that in the morning.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronnie Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan throws a head kick that half lands.
Taylor is rocked!
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Morgan! Taylor is out on his feet! Morgan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Taylor is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Taylor is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Morgan!
Ronnie Morgan is the new lightweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheilds's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Game. Timmy Turner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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23
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Sheilds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Turner!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheilds drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turner looking to control.
Sheilds won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Turner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Timmy Turner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sheilds decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sheilds controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sheilds looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds controlling the pace for now.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turner tries to hold on but Sheilds postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds prevents Turner from getting the reversal.
Sheilds controlling his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sheilds's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Sheilds wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sheilds avoids the head kick by Turner.
Sheilds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sheilds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sheilds trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Turner wants to sweep here but Sheilds controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sheilds dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sheilds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheilds wants it to stay on the feet.
Sheilds looking to score a takedown here. Turner is defending well but Sheilds drives through and ends up in Turner's guard.
Turner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sheilds has picked Turner up and slammed him! Turner can't keep hold of the triangle and Sheilds manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here as Sheilds stalls from top position.
The ground and pound from Sheilds seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Turner is looking to reverse the position.
Turner manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is trying to control but Sheilds passes into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Turner is trying to improve his position.
Turner struggling a bit here.
Turner looks to move to half guard but instead Sheilds has passed into mount! Damn!
Turner tries to lock up and control but Sheilds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds with the ground and pound from mount.
Sheilds prevents Turner from getting the reversal.
Sheilds landing strikes from the mount and Turner is in trouble!
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheilds 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.
Turner tries to lock up and control but Sheilds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sheilds controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kevin Sheilds has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up with Sheilds, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes Sheilds against the ropes but Sheilds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheilds closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sheilds lands in his opponent's guard.
Sheilds prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheilds sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sheilds dominated that second round.
That's time! Sheilds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sheilds avoids a kick to the body.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sheilds, right into the meat.
Sheilds throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sheilds is in Turner's guard.
Sheilds wants to pass the guard but Turner is keeping the position.
Turner wants to stand and escape but Sheilds is having none of it.
Sheilds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheilds won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
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 Kevin Sheilds wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Turner gets caught napping as Sheilds dives in and scores a takedown. Turner manages to retain guard.
Kevin Sheilds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sheilds stands up and waves to Turner to follow him.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sheilds pinned against the ropes. Sheilds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds gets a double leg takedown into Turner's guard.
Sheilds stands and throws Turner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turner is trying to control Sheilds's posture but Sheilds avoids it.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sheilds controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turner for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Sheilds wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sheilds looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Turner!
Turner can't escape the position.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control but Sheilds is having none of it.
Sheilds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turner is rocked!
Sheilds postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Turner bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sheilds and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Sheilds!
Kevin Sheilds retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Taylor has chosen Ne Compare Pas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Phil Gilbert has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Gilbert!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Gilbert.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Taylor shoots in and drives through. Gilbert sprawls well.
St Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Gilbert is looking to clinch but St Taylor is avoiding it.
St Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gilbert's half guard.
Gilbert is defending against the submission attempts here by St Taylor.
St Taylor prevents Gilbert from improving his position.
St Taylor is looking for a kimura but Gilbert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Taylor to get the leverage.
St Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Gilbert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gilbert is trying to get back to full guard.
St Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
St Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gilbert tries to roll over but St Taylor keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gilbert manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Taylor has gone for a leg lock! Gilbert slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Taylor's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gilbert controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gilbert is pushing down on St Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Gilbert has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Taylor looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Gilbert.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Gilbert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gilbert wants to control but St Taylor is keeping him busy.
Gilbert throwing shots but St Taylor is blocking nicely.
Gilbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gilbert slips a nice elbow through St Taylor's hands, connecting with St Taylor's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gilbert working over St Taylor with some ground and pound. St Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gilbert moves into full mount! St Taylor won't be happy about that!
Gilbert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gilbert trying to control but St Taylor is having none of it.
Gilbert working the ground and pound effectively.
Gilbert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Taylor is looking to escape.
Gilbert landing strikes from the mount and St Taylor is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilbert controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gilbert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
St Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
Gilbert breaks from St Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gilbert lands a big elbow.
Gilbert working the ground and pound effectively.
Gilbert lands with some strikes.
St Taylor is rocked!
Gilbert landing strikes from the mount.
St Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Gilbert finish him?
St Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilbert is landing with some decent strikes but St Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gilbert landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gilbert connects with a bit shot that sees St Taylor covering up! More strikes from Gilbert and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gilbert is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Gilbert!
Phil Gilbert is the new welterweight champion!
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