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WCF 25: Gerard vs. Semenov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sompong Seesumran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Felix Zakora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sompong Seesumran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emmanuel Felix Zakora!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seesumran punishes Zakora's body with a nice straight punch.
Zakora doesn't manage to clinch there - Seesumran circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zakora checks a leg kick.
Seesumran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zakora tries to clinch but Seesumran is having none of it.
Zakora tries to clinch but Seesumran is having none of it.
Seesumran clinches up against the cage.
Seesumran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zakora takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Emmanuel Felix Zakora has been cut.
Zakora trying to land knees to the body.
Seesumran missing with knees to the body.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seesumran misses with a knee strike.
Seesumran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seesumran breaks the clinch.
Seesumran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zakora closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seesumran counters with a nice leg kick.
Zakora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seesumran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sompong Seesumran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seesumran takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zakora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seesumran can pounce on him.
Seesumran stalks Zakora and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zakora's face. Zakora staggers backwards, shaken.
Zakora closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zakora lands in his opponent's guard.
Seesumran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zakora scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zakora trying to control but Seesumran is working from the bottom.
Zakora won't allow Seesumran to get back to his feet.
Zakora tries to free his leg and advance position but Seesumran is retaining full guard.
Zakora has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zakora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Seesumran uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Seesumran blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakora checks a leg kick.
Zakora misses with a head kick.
Seesumran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zakora gets tackled into the cage by Seesumran. Seesumran maintains the clinch.
Zakora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seesumran is defending well for now.
Seesumran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seesumran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakora is defending well for now.
Zakora gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zakora misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seesumran as Zakora tries to tie him up.
Zakora working aggressively here.
Zakora looking to stall.
Zakora avoiding damage as Seesumran throws knees to the body.
Seesumran missing with knees to the body.
Zakora throws an elbow that misses.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks it.
A body shot lands from Seesumran.
Seesumran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seesumran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zakora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown by Zakora or perhaps it was just good defense by Seesumran which made him look bad.
Seesumran scoring well with a low kick there.
Zakora looks gassed!
Seesumran connects with a body shot that sends Zakora's belly button to the back.
Seesumran clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seesumran.
Seesumran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakora is defending well for now.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks it.
Seesumran blocks an elbow strike.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Zakora avoids the damage to the body.
Zakora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seesumran blocks it with crossed arms.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seesumran lands with a right to the head.
Seesumran lands a good knee to the midsection. Zakora won't want to take too many of those.
Seesumran trying to stall but Zakora improves his position.
Seesumran misses with a knee to the head.
Zakora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seesumran.
Seesumran missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seesumran.
Seesumran trying to land knees to the body.
Zakora blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seesumran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seesumran misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seesumran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zakora looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zakora digs a right hand into Seesumran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seesumran's gas tank.
Seesumran throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sompong Seesumran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Felix Zakora's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seesumran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zakora darts in trying to clinch
and Seesumran counters with an outside leg kick.
Seesumran clinches up with Zakora and pushes him back against the cage.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zakora misses with an elbow strike.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zakora avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seesumran.
Seesumran looking to slow down the pace here.
Zakora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seesumran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zakora effectively controlling the action here.
Sompong Seesumran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seesumran tries to work over Zakora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seesumran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seesumran throws an elbow but it misses.
Zakora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seesumran breaks from the clinch.
Zakora moves to clinch but Seesumran breaks away
and Seesumran counters with a nice leg kick.
Seesumran clinches up against the cage.
Seesumran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Zakora.
Zakora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seesumran throws an elbow that misses.
Seesumran prevents a body shot from Zakora.
Seesumran avoiding damage as Zakora throws knees to the body.
Seesumran blocks an elbow strike from Zakora.
A short right from Seesumran on the inside.
Seesumran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zakora is keeping busy.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Zakora avoids the damage to the body.
Seesumran is trying to break free.
Zakora tries to land knees in the clinch but Seesumran avoids the damage to the body.
Zakora misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakora lands an elbow inside.
Zakora tries to land a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks with his arms.
Seesumran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zakora 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seesumran has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zakora off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zakora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seesumran thumps Zakora with a low kick.
Sompong Seesumran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seesumran. Seesumran obviously looking to wear him down.
Seesumran pushes Zakora up against the cage in a clinch.
Zakora missing with knees to the body.
Seesumran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seesumran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seesumran rushes Zakora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zakora.
Seesumran lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seesumran tries to land knees in the clinch but Zakora avoids the damage to the body.
Seesumran lands an elbow inside.
Seesumran prevents a body shot from Zakora.
Zakora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seesumran blocks it with crossed arms.
Zakora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seesumran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zakora's defenses.
Knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran lands an elbow that stopped Zakora in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Emmanuel Felix Zakora's cut even more.
Zakora looking to slow down the pace here.
Seesumran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zakora tries to land a knee to the head but Seesumran blocks with his arms.
Seesumran lands a damaging elbow.
Zakora missing with knees to the body.
Zakora throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Seesumran.
Zakora takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seesumran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zakora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seesumran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zakora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zakora blocks the elbow strike.
Zakora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seesumran blocks it with crossed arms.
Seesumran taking a breather.
Seesumran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zakora in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seesumran blocks an elbow strike.
Seesumran lands a left hand.
Seesumran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seesumran managing to block the knees to the body from Zakora.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seesumran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zakora avoids it.
Seesumran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sompong Seesumran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Felix Zakora's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Seesumran blocks a head kick by Zakora.
Sompong Seesumran is winning the standup battle so far.
Zakora tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seesumran counters with a three punch combo that has Zakora backing up. Zakora nods at Seesumran to acknowledge the strikes.
Seesumran is looking to slow Zakora down with leg kicks.
Seesumran throws a right hand that Zakora ducks under and follows up with a left that Zakora also avoids with ease.
Zakora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zakora wants to clinch
and Seesumran counters with an outside leg kick.
Zakora throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seesumran's waist but Seesumran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zakora off to one side.
Seesumran rushes Zakora and presses him up against the cage.
Seesumran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zakora will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seesumran up against the cage.
Seesumran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seesumran swinging wildly here.
Seesumran tries to score with a low kick but Zakora moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seesumran throws a low kick but Zakora avoids it.
Zakora fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seesumran darts in and clinches Zakora up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Seesumran.
Zakora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seesumran.
Zakora tries to land knees in the clinch but Seesumran avoids the damage to the body.
Seesumran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zakora's elbow.
Zakora trying to stall but Seesumran improves his position.
Zakora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seesumran lands an uppercut.
Seesumran stalling in the clinch.
Seesumran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakora is defending well for now.
Zakora takes an elbow to the temple.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zakora takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seesumran lands a good knee to the midsection. Zakora won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran dodges an elbow strike from Zakora.
Zakora misses with a knee strike.
Seesumran tries to land a knee to the head but Zakora blocks with his arms.
Seesumran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Zakora.
Seesumran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zakora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seesumran is defending well for now.
Seesumran connects with a knee to the head.
Zakora on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seesumran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zakora looking to stall.
Seesumran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Seesumran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zakora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakora managing to block the knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran tries a body shot but Zakora blocks it.
Zakora avoiding damage as Seesumran throws knees to the body.
Zakora slowing the pace effectively.
Seesumran looking to throw knees to the head but Zakora is blocking nicely.
Seesumran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zakora stalling in the clinch.
Zakora is trying to maintain a safe position but Seesumran gets an underhook and turns Zakora into the cage.
Zakora pushes Seesumran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zakora prevents Seesumran from breaking the clinch.
Seesumran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seesumran blocking some punches.
Seesumran lands with a left to the head.
Seesumran managing to block the knees to the body from Zakora.
Zakora managing to block the knees to the body from Seesumran.
Seesumran lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seesumran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zakora avoiding damage as Seesumran throws knees to the body.
Seesumran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zakora wants to clinch up but Seesumran keeps it at a distance.
Seesumran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zakora.
Sompong Seesumran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emmanuel Felix Zakora.
Seesumran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seesumran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seesumran trying to land knees to the body.
Zakora lands an elbow just above Seesumran 's eye.
Seesumran lands an elbow that stopped Zakora in his tracks for a moment.
Zakora misses with a knee to the head.
Zakora tries to stall but Seesumran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seesumran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seesumran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zakora.
Seesumran being controlled against the cage.
Emmanuel Felix Zakora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sompong Seesumran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zakora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seesumran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sompong Seesumran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seesumran, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sompong Seesumran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sompong Seesumran made sure he mentioned Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Fernando Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovanni Brunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Fernando Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunner wants to clinch.
A combination from Moreira does no damage.
Moreira stuffs the takedown attempt from Brunner. Brunner gets slowly back to his feet.
Brunner is looking to clinch.
Moreira misses with a looping right.
Brunner throws a nice looking combination but Moreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Moreira cracks Brunner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Moreira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brunner doesn't seem phased though.
Brunner closes the distance and pushes Moreira back into the cage.
Brunner stalling.
Moreira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moreira is trying to force a seperation but Brunner has the dominant position.
Moreira tries to break free but Brunner pushes him back against the cage.
Moreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brunner back to the cage. Moreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moreira scores with a nice head shot.
Moreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moreira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Giovanni Brunner has been cut.
Moreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Brunner.
Moreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brunner wants to clinch but Moreira slips to the side
and Moreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira punishes Brunner's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moreira.
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunner circles away quickly and effectively.
Moreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luis Fernando Moreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreira tries to bum rush Brunner with a series of wild strikes but Brunner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Moreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moreira lands a jab-cross combination.
Brunner wants to clinch.
Moreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Brunner moves into range and clinches up with Moreira.
Brunner pushes Moreira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreira looks gassed!
Moreira wants to break free but Brunner has control.
Brunner scores a nice knee to the body.
Brunner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brunner landing knees to the head.
It looks like Luis Fernando Moreira has been cut.
Brunner is stalling here.
Moreira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunner has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brunner on the inside.
Brunner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moreira managing to block the knees to the body from Brunner.
Moreira is trying to push Brunner away but Brunner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brunner is trying to maintain a safe position but Moreira gets an underhook and turns Brunner into the cage.
Brunner lands a knee to the head.
Brunner lands a knee to the head.
Moreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moreira throws a series of punches but Brunner moves out of range.
Brunner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moreira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brunner back to the cage. Moreira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brunner slips a jab and a cross from Moreira.
Moreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunner counters with a left right combination that sends Moreira crashing to the mat - Brunner wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Moreira out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Brunner!
After the big win, Giovanni Brunner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luisito Pallagud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luisito Pallagud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Pallagud misses.
Ali fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pallagud takes one on the button.
Pallagud blocks a jab.
Ali wants to clinch.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Pallagud is just out of range.
Ali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pallagud throws out the jab.
Pallagud thows a body shot but no joy.
Pallagud dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Ali tries to clinch up.
Ali throws a hook but Pallagud blocks it.
Pallagud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Pallagud.
Pallagud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ali throws a series of punches but Pallagud moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ali misses.
Pallagud misses the jab.
Pallagud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Pallagud does no damage.
Pallagud fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pallagud was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Pallagud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pallagud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pallagud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ali is looking to break free of the clinch but Pallagud has double underhooks.
Pallagud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pallagud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pallagud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pallagud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Pallagud.
Ali looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallagud lands a body punch.
Pallagud scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Pallagud.
A shot in the inside from Pallagud.
Pallagud lands a shoulder strike.
Pallagud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pallagud lands a shot to the body.
Pallagud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Pallagud won't allow it.
Pallagud lands with a light punch inside.
Pallagud digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pallagud lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Pallagud.
Pallagud lands a shoulder strike.
Pallagud digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pallagud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Pallagud - that landed with a thud.
Pallagud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pallagud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallagud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pallagud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A short body shot lands from Pallagud as the two fighters clinch.
Pallagud lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pallagud.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Pallagud lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pallagud.
Pallagud lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pallagud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pallagud.
Ali can't break the clinch.
Pallagud digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pallagud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pallagud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pallagud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pallagud lands an uppercut.
A short right from Pallagud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pallagud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pallagud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Pallagud lands a shoulder strike.
Pallagud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pallagud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pallagud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pallagud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A hook to the body from Pallagud.
Pallagud lands with a left to the head.
Pallagud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pallagud.
Ali takes a shot to the head.
Pallagud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pallagud lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pallagud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pallagud.
Ali is rocked!
Pallagud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Pallagud finish him?
Pallagud lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Pallagud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luisito Pallagud dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pallagud lands a right hook to the body.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Pallagud looks to land a combination. Ali sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pallagud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Pallagud moved out of range nicely.
Pallagud fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pallagud walks into a left hand.
Pallagud closes the distance and clinches.
Pallagud presses Ali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pallagud lands with a right to the head.
Pallagud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pallagud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A short left from Pallagud.
Pallagud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Pallagud lands a left hand.
Ali is rocked!
Pallagud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pallagud - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Pallagud.
Pallagud digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ali is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pallagud scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pallagud.
Pallagud gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pallagud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Pallagud finish him?
Pallagud scores with a shoulder strike.
Pallagud pushes Ali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pallagud lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Pallagud.
Pallagud lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ali to his knees! Pallagud keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luisito Pallagud!
Luisito Pallagud gave a mention to Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Proskhurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabi Garz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitaly Proskhurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabi Garz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proskhurin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Proskhurin throws a series of strikes that have Garz backpedaling.
It looks like Fabi Garz has been cut.
Proskhurin throws a series of punches but Garz avoids them all with ease.
Garz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garz thows a body shot but no joy.
Garz swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Garz.
Some bone on bone action there as Garz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Proskhurin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garz throws a combination that misses
and Proskhurin counters with a three punch combo that has Garz backing up. Garz nods at Proskhurin to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Garz avoids the head kick by Proskhurin.
Proskhurin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Proskhurin shoots in but Garz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garz misses with a head kick.
Fabi Garz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garz throws a sloppy head kick and Proskhurin moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proskhurin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garz scores with a body shot.
Garz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Vitaly Proskhurin has been cut.
Garz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Proskhurin shoots in looking for a takedown. Garz tries to sprawl out of it but Proskhurin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Proskhurin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Proskhurin fails with a takedown attempt.
Proskhurin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garz is looking to land body kicks.
Garz misses with a two punch combination.
Garz misses with a double jab.
Garz avoids a kick to the body.
Garz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proskhurin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Proskhurin tries for a takedown but Garz circles away easily
and Garz counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proskhurin throws a right and a left that Garz avoids nicely.
Garz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Proskhurin takes a swing at Garz's ribcage but misses.
Proskhurin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Proskhurin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garz misses with a few strikes there.
Proskhurin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garz as he avoids it easily.
Proskhurin is breathing heavily.
Garz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Proskhurin throws the kick towards the body but Garz avoids it.
Garz misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Garz misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proskhurin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Proskhurin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garz as he jumps to the side.
Proskhurin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Garz scores with a four punch combination!
Garz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proskhurin.
Proskhurin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Proskhurin with that takedown attempt.
Proskhurin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fabi Garz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proskhurin slips a jab and a cross from Garz.
Proskhurin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garz slips a straight right by Proskhurin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proskhurin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garz. Garz obviously looking to wear him down.
Garz looks to land a combination. Proskhurin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proskhurin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Proskhurin throws a sloppy head kick and Garz moves out of range easily.
Proskhurin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garz circles away.
Proskhurin swinging wildly here.
Garz blocks a head kick by Proskhurin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Proskhurin!
A punch combination from Garz misses.
Garz misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vitaly Proskhurin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Proskhurin.
Garz throws a right and a left that Proskhurin avoids nicely.
Proskhurin misses with a few strikes there.
Garz misses with a double jab
and Proskhurin counters with a two punch combo.
Proskhurin tries a head kick but it misses.
Proskhurin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Proskhurin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garz circles away quickly and effectively.
Garz misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Garz misses.
Proskhurin lands with a good body shot.
Garz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Proskhurin dodges the punch combination from Garz.
Proskhurin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garz.
Garz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vitaly Proskhurin is winning the standup battle so far.
Proskhurin has his takedown stuffed
and Garz counters with a right hand to the body.
Proskhurin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Proskhurin shoots in for a takedown but Garz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Proskhurin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garz throws a right and a left that Proskhurin avoids nicely.
Garz throws a nice looking combination but Proskhurin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Garz.
Proskhurin takes a swing at Garz's ribcage but misses.
Garz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Proskhurin is defended easily by Garz.
Proskhurin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Proskhurin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Proskhurin looks to land a combination but Garz avoids it well.
Proskhurin misses with a head kick.
Garz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proskhurin.
Proskhurin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Proskhurin.
Garz tries to bum rush Proskhurin with a series of wild strikes but Proskhurin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garz misses with a hook to the body
and Proskhurin counters with a nice uppercut.
Proskhurin connects with the punch.
Proskhurin throws out a powerful jab.
Proskhurin slips a jab and a cross from Garz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proskhurin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Proskhurin looks to land a body kick but Garz moved away.
Proskhurin has a takedown stuffed.
Vitaly Proskhurin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Proskhurin fails to land the takedown.
Garz throws a right and a left that Proskhurin avoids nicely.
Garz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Fabi Garz's cut even more.
Garz misses with a few strikes there.
Garz misses with a two punch combination.
Proskhurin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Proskhurin counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Proskhurin misses.
Garz throws a series of punches but Proskhurin avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proskhurin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garz swivels and escapes.
Garz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Proskhurin.
Proskhurin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Proskhurin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Proskhurin is looking to clinch.
A combination from Garz does no damage.
Good shot there by Garz.
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!
Garz looks to score with a jab to the body but Proskhurin is just out of range.
Proskhurin tries to clinch but Garz moves out of range.
Proskhurin swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garz blocks a low kick nicely.
Garz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vitaly Proskhurin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garz dodges the punch combination from Proskhurin.
Proskhurin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Proskhurin backs up against the cage.
Garz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Proskhurin back to the cage. Garz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Garz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garz misses with a few strikes there.
Proskhurin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Proskhurin misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garz misses with a double jab
and Proskhurin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proskhurin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Proskhurin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garz counters with a two punch combo.
Garz misses with a two punch combination.
Garz lands with an uppercut that bounces Proskhurin off the cage and back into range.
Garz misses with the combination.
Proskhurin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garz throws a right hand that misses
and Proskhurin counters with a one-two to the body.
Proskhurin throws a sloppy head kick
and Garz counters with a nice uppercut.
Garz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Proskhurin fails with a takedown attempt.
Proskhurin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Proskhurin tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Proskhurin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garz fails to land with a series of punches.
Proskhurin scores with a hook to the body. Garz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garz keeps the fight on the outside.
Garz misses the shot to the body.
Proskhurin misses with a body kick.
Garz stuffs the takedown attempt from Proskhurin. Proskhurin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Proskhurin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Proskhurin with that takedown attempt.
Garz throws a nice looking combination but Proskhurin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proskhurin throws a head kick but Garz moves out of range.
Proskhurin throws a leg kick that misses.
Garz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proskhurin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Proskhurin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Garz. Those never looked like landing.
Proskhurin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garz.
Proskhurin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Proskhurin tries to clinch there but Garz circles away.
A head kick misses from Proskhurin.
Garz misses with a series of wild punches.
Garz misses with a double jab
and Proskhurin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proskhurin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garz defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Proskhurin.
Proskhurin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garz.
Proskhurin connects with a body shot.
Proskhurin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Proskhurin throws a right and a left that Garz avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Proskhurin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fabi Garz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitaly Proskhurin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Proskhurin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garz momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabi Garz.
Well Proskhurin 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vitaly Proskhurin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chupacabra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Kane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, El Chupacabra!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chupacabra's guard.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kane is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chupacabra has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kane is looking to defend but Chupacabra has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kane! Chupacabra pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kane taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). El Chupacabra!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Chiappinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francesco Chiappinelli!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiappinelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Chiappinelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chiappinelli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chiappinelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chiappinelli throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chiappinelli is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Chiappinelli is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz trying to control but Chiappinelli is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Chiappinelli had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Chiappinelli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chiappinelli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Chiappinelli pushes him off.
Chiappinelli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Chiappinelli.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chiappinelli as he avoids it easily.
Chiappinelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Chiappinelli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Chiappinelli circles away.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiappinelli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Diaz works his way into full mount!
Chiappinelli is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
Diaz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz tests Chiappinelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz gets caught napping as Chiappinelli dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Diaz pulls Chiappinelli in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiappinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chiappinelli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound.
Diaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chiappinelli.
Diaz tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Chiappinelli easily slips into full mount!
Chiappinelli with the ground and pound from mount.
Chiappinelli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chiappinelli lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to hold on but Chiappinelli pushes him away.
Diaz is desperately trying 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!
Chiappinelli controlling the position easily from mount.
Chiappinelli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chiappinelli is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Chiappinelli's body position as best he can.
Diaz wants to hold on but Chiappinelli pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chiappinelli has hold of Diaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diaz wants to control but Chiappinelli is keeping him busy.
Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chiappinelli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Chiappinelli has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chiappinelli lands a shoulder strike.
Chiappinelli wants a takedown.
Chiappinelli tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Jose Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Chiappinelli.
Chiappinelli working aggressively here.
Chiappinelli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Chiappinelli is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chiappinelli's defenses.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Chiappinelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiappinelli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diaz lands an elbow inside.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz presses Chiappinelli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiappinelli takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Chiappinelli is rocked!
Diaz scores with a knee to the head.
Chiappinelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Chiappinelli! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Diaz is unloading with more strikes now! Chiappinelli drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Diaz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jose Diaz thanked 5th Round Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osulf Durin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mark Munoz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mark Munoz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osulf Durin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munoz.
Munoz thumps Durin with a low kick.
Durin gets tackled into the cage by Munoz. Munoz maintains the clinch.
Durin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Munoz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Durin up against the cage.
Munoz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Munoz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durin wants to break free but Munoz has control.
Munoz tries a body shot but Durin blocks it.
Munoz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durin tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Munoz cracks Durin with a nice body shot.
Munoz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durin's efforts to push away.
Durin is trying to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling him.
Munoz lands with a right to the head.
Durin is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Durin is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz is working Durin over against the cage.
Munoz cracks Durin with a nice body shot.
Munoz lands a shot to the body.
Munoz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Osulf Durin has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munoz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Munoz.
Durin looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz lands a shot to the body.
Munoz scores with a shoulder strike.
Munoz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is pushing Durin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Durin wants to get back to striking at distance but Munoz won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Munoz.
Munoz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Munoz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
Munoz presses Durin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz prevents Durin from breaking the clinch.
Durin wants to break free but Munoz has control.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durin backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munoz.
Munoz taking a breather.
Munoz pushes Durin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durin is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
Munoz stalling the fight.
Munoz has Durin pressed against the cage, preventing Durin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Munoz lands with a left to the head.
Durin is rocked!
Munoz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durin.
Durin is still on wobbly legs! Can Munoz finish him?
Munoz scores with a shot to the side of Durin's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Munoz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Munoz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Munoz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durin's efforts to push away.
Munoz lands a nice shot to the body.
Durin seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz presses Durin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Munoz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Munoz.
Munoz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durin backwards.
Munoz lands a left hand.
Munoz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Munoz.
Munoz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durin backwards.
Munoz creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Durin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Durin drops to his knees and Munoz pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Munoz!
Mark Munoz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cournoyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sproule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Sproule enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Cournoyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Sproule!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproule misses with a double jab.
Cournoyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sproule checks a leg kick.
A combination from Sproule does no damage.
Sproule misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cournoyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cournoyer misses with a body kick.
Sproule misses with a double jab.
Cournoyer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cournoyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sproule tries to land a front kick but Cournoyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cournoyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot lands for Cournoyer.
Cournoyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sproule misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cournoyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cournoyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Cournoyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Sproule swinging wildly here.
Sproule tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cournoyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Cournoyer tenderised Sproule's leg. Sproule is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sproule looks to land a combination but Cournoyer avoids it well.
Sproule fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James Sproule seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sproule moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sproule swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sproule gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cournoyer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by Cournoyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Sproule which made him look bad.
Sproule will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sproule misses with a series of wild punches.
Sproule lands with a nice combination. Cournoyer backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ryan Cournoyer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sproule lands a left and a right that send Cournoyer crashing to the mat, dazed. Sproule thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cournoyer is rocked!
Sproule throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cournoyer.
Oh Cournoyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sproule lands a really nice looking cross but Cournoyer seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproule misses with a two punch combination.
Sproule looks gassed!
Cournoyer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cournoyer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Cournoyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cournoyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Cournoyer lands with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Cournoyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cournoyer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like James Sproule has been cut.
Sproule throws a jab but it's blocked by Cournoyer.
Sproule throws a right hand that Cournoyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Cournoyer also avoids with ease.
Sproule misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sproule swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cournoyer ducks under a wild hook from Sproule.
Cournoyer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cournoyer throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Sproule throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sproule misses with a series of wild punches.
Sproule tries to bum rush Cournoyer with a series of wild strikes but Cournoyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cournoyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cournoyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cournoyer throws a body kick that misses.
Sproule scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cournoyer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cournoyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sproule in his tracks.
Sproule lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sproule misses with a wild combination.
James Sproule is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sproule throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cournoyer stalks Sproule and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sproule's face. Sproule staggers backwards, shaken.
Cournoyer shoots for a takedown but Sproule saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Cournoyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sproule will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Sproule.
Cournoyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sproule takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Sproule, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cournoyer misses with a double jab.
Sproule throws a series of strikes that have Cournoyer backpedaling.
Cournoyer blocks the body kick.
Sproule tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cournoyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sproule.
Sproule has managed to clinch.
Cournoyer manages to break the clinch.
Cournoyer misses with a two punch combination.
Sproule will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sproule lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cournoyer throws a head kick but Sproule moves out of range.
Cournoyer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sproule throws a nice looking combination but Cournoyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cournoyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sproule takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sproule lands with a nice combination. Cournoyer backs away looking to recover.
Cournoyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Sproule will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cournoyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cournoyer seems to be looking for submissions.
Cournoyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cournoyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sproule keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cournoyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sproule defending well though.
Sproule makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sproule throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sproule works over Cournoyer's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cournoyer wants to land a leg kick but Sproule is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cournoyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sproule will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cournoyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sproule throws a series of punches but Cournoyer moves out of range.
Sproule takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sproule takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cournoyer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sproule has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cournoyer.
Cournoyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cournoyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cournoyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cournoyer lands a really nice looking cross but Sproule seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cournoyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cournoyer.
Cournoyer throws a sloppy head kick and Sproule moves out of range easily.
Sproule connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cournoyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan Cournoyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cournoyer thuds his shin into the meat of Sproule's side.
Sproule digs a good hook to Cournoyer's body.
Sproule throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sproule misses with a series of wild punches.
Cournoyer shoots in looking for a takedown but Sproule manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cournoyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cournoyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sproule will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cournoyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sproule lands with an overhand left.
Cournoyer connects with a looping right hand.
Sproule lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cournoyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Sproule has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cournoyer.
Cournoyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sproule throws a series of punches but Cournoyer avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproule takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
James Sproule seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Cournoyer. Those never looked like landing.
Sproule misses with a combination
and Cournoyer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Horrible takedown by Cournoyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Sproule which made him look bad.
Sproule misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Sproule.
A solid body kick from Cournoyer.
A punch combination from Sproule misses.
Cournoyer misses with a kick to the body.
Cournoyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sproule steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cournoyer.
Sproule 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproule moves out of range as Cournoyer throws a body kick.
Sproule throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cournoyer misses with a kick to the body.
Cournoyer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sproule throws a one two combo.
Cournoyer shoots in for a takedown but Sproule shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Cournoyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sproule fails to land with a series of punches.
Sproule looks to land a combination but Cournoyer avoids it well.
Sproule throws a series of punches but Cournoyer avoids them all with ease.
Cournoyer lunges at Sproule with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sproule's hand.
Sproule tries to bum rush Cournoyer with a series of wild strikes but Cournoyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cournoyer shoots in and drives through. Sproule sprawls well.
Cournoyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cournoyer walks into a straight right hand from Sproule.
Sproule lands a jab-cross combination.
Cournoyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sproule takes a step back to recover.
Cournoyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sproule circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Cournoyer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cournoyer dodges the punch combination from Sproule.
Sproule misses with a double jab.
Sproule throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cournoyer.
Sproule swinging wildly here.
Sproule throws a combination that misses
and Cournoyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cournoyer lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Sproule.
Cournoyer scores with the left hand. Sproule knows he should have avoided that one.
Cournoyer tries to bum rush Sproule with a series of wild strikes but Sproule uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sproule lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sproule.
Cournoyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sproule takes a step back to recover.
Cournoyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sproule throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cournoyer is defended easily by Sproule.
Sproule takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproule walks into a stiff left hand from Cournoyer.
Sproule misses with a two punch combination.
Sproule throws a right and a left that Cournoyer avoids nicely.
Sproule throws a right hand that Cournoyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Cournoyer also avoids with ease.
Cournoyer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cournoyer lands a nice looking body kick.
Cournoyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cournoyer with a jab.
Cournoyer slips a jab and a cross from Sproule.
Cournoyer misses with a head kick.
Sproule scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cournoyer scores with a hook.
A combination from Cournoyer does no damage.
Sproule throws a right hand that Cournoyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Cournoyer also avoids with ease.
Cournoyer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproule throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cournoyer misses with a wild combination.
Cournoyer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sproule's sensitive parts.
Sproule misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Cournoyer.
Sproule scores with a push kick.
Sproule cracks the inside of Cournoyer's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cournoyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Sproule. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Sproule.
Cournoyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Cournoyer catches Sproule right on the button with a cross.
Sproule lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cournoyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Cournoyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cournoyer. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproule misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sproule throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cournoyer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sproule lands with a nice combination. Cournoyer backs away looking to recover.
Cournoyer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sproule misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Cournoyer.
Cournoyer dodges the punch combination from Sproule.
Sproule defending well as Cournoyer loads up on a big left hand.
Sproule moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cournoyer misses with a body kick.
Sproule is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cournoyer throws a lazy body kick
and Sproule cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sproule tries to clinch but Cournoyer moves out of range.
Sproule tries to bum rush Cournoyer with a series of wild strikes but Cournoyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cournoyer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sproule scores with a four punch combination!
Cournoyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sproule throws a right and a left that Cournoyer avoids nicely.
Cournoyer misses with a two punch combination.
Sproule scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cournoyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Cournoyer just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Sproule, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sproule scores with a punch to the head.
Cournoyer slips a jab and a cross from Sproule.
Horrible takedown by Cournoyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Sproule which made him look bad.
Sproule misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cournoyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sproule goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cournoyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cournoyer throws the left hand but Sproule avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Cournoyer.
I think Cournoyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Cournoyer!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Genova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Havel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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21
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Genova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomas Havel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Genova quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Genova wants to improve his position but Havel is controlling well.
Genova is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Genova actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Genova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Havel is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Genova manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Genova wants to sweep but no luck.
Genova punching from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Havel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Genova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Genova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Havel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genova looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Havel trying to control but Genova is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tomas Havel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Genova is defended easily by Havel.
Genova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Genova listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Havel tries to clinch but Genova is having none of it.
Havel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Genova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Havel throwing shots but Genova is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Genova gets full guard.
Genova wants to sweep here but Havel controlling him for the moment.
Genova keeping moving, preventing Havel from controlling successfully.
Genova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Havel trying to control but Genova is working from the bottom.
Genova working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Havel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Havel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Genova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genova looking for a sweep. Not yet Genova, not yet.
Havel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Havel throwing strikes but missing.
Havel throwing strikes but missing.
Genova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Havel's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Genova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Genova looking to pass the guard.
Genova wants to control from the top but Havel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genova wants to pass the guard but Havel is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Havel is on top in guard.
Genova is trying to control the position but Havel postures up.
Genova has his foot on Havel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Havel works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Genova is on top in guard.
Genova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genova trying to control but Havel is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Genova dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Havel avoids the body shot from Genova.
Genova just misses with a punch to the body.
Havel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Genova trying to keep a closed guard but Havel is proving a slippery customer.
Genova will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Genova working a defensive guard here.
Lance Genova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Havel postures up in Genova's guard and throws a big left but Genova blocks it.
Genova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Genova looking to control.
Genova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Genova is on top in guard.
Genova postures up in Havel's guard and throws a big left but Havel blocks it.
Genova trying to control but Havel is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havel seems keen to control Genova's posture.
Genova's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Genova trying to control but Havel is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lance Genova just wasn't active enough.
Havel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Havel cracks Genova with a big right hand but Genova just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Lance Genova has been cut.
Havel wants to control but Genova is keeping him busy.
Genova regains half guard.
Genova wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genova trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genova is not content to let Havel control the position.
Havel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Genova defending well though.
Genova manages to get to full guard.
Genova wants to sweep but no luck.
Genova escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Havel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Havel trying to control the position from guard on top but Genova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Genova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Havel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Havel trying to control but Genova is working from the bottom.
Genova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Genova seems content to control.
Genova prevents Havel from improving his position.
Genova is nestled in close to Havel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Genova is looking to take a break and control but Havel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Genova prevents Havel from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genova is controlling the pace.
Havel trying to control here.
Genova moves into full mount! Havel won't be happy about that!
Genova with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Genova tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Havel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Genova dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Genova's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Havel.
Genova sneaks back into half guard.
Genova gets back to full guard.
Genova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Genova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Havel is one step ahead there.
Genova lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Havel!
Genova landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Genova trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Genova lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genova prevents Havel from getting the reversal.
Genova content just to control the position here.
Genova wants to control the pace but Havel is squirming around nicely.
Genova unloads with some shots from mount but Havel bucks and avoids them well.
Havel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Genova tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Havel is squirming around, avoiding Genova's attempts to control the action.
Havel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Genova tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genova pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Genova looking to ground and pound but Havel is blocking nicely.
Havel is squirming around, avoiding Genova's attempts to control the action.
Genova with a couple of short strikes.
Genova looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Genova cracks Havel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Genova fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Havel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Havel is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Genova connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havel is trying desperately to improve position.
Genova has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Havel's face.
Havel is rocked!
Genova has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Genova is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Havel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Havel shrugs it off.
Genova takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Genova looking to control but Havel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genova landing strikes from the mount and Havel is in trouble!
Genova with the ground and pound from mount.
Havel is still in real trouble! Can Genova finish him?
It looks like Tomas Havel has been cut.
Genova looking to control but Havel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Havel seems to have recovered his senses.
Genova controlling the position easily from mount.
Genova is landing with some decent strikes but Havel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Havel has left one of his arms exposed and Genova doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Havel screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lance Genova!
Lance Genova took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'In my next fight I would like a title match to try and reclaim my belt back!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilles Gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilles Gerard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov throws a wild body kick that Gerard sees coming a mile off.
Gerard has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Semenov to work.
Gerard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Semenov moves forwards but Gerard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Dmitry Semenov has been cut.
Semenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gerard looks to land a left hand but Semenov moved out of range nicely.
Semenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gerard tests Semenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Semenov dives in and grabs Gerard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gerard pushes down on Semenov's head and hops out.
Gerard lands with a straight right. Semenov didn't see that one coming.
Gerard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gerard drops Semenov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Semenov looks back up at him and smiles so Gerard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Semenov is rocked!
Semenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Semenov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gerard finish him?
Gerard throws an overhand right that has Semenov reeling! Gerard follows up with more punches and Semenov is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gilles Gerard!
Gilles Gerard retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Gilles Gerard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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