Gold Standard Fight Night 39 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cunnigham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Package (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunnigham comes to the cage accompanied by Jeremy. Package has chosen Wait -- Earshot as his entrance music. Jack Package has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeremy Cunnigham's chin.

Cunnigham
vs
Package

179 cm
33
160 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
159 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Cunnigham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Package!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Package is looking to clinch.
Package scores with a kick to the midsection.
Package does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cunnigham shoots for a double leg takedown but Package sprawls well. He's pushed Cunnigham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Package tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cunnigham scores with a takedown into Package's guard.
Cunnigham trying to control but Package is working from the bottom.
Cunnigham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cunnigham 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.
Cunnigham throws an elbow that misses. Package uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cunnigham's guard. Nice move by Package!
Cunnigham wants to sweep but no luck.
Package working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Package stopping the sweep attempt from Cunnigham.
Package stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cunnigham swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnigham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Package's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Package tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cunnigham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cunnigham wants to pass the guard but Package is keeping the position.
Cunnigham stops Package from standing up.
Cunnigham with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunnigham trying to control but Package is working from the bottom.
Cunnigham throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunnigham trying to control but Package is working from the bottom.
Cunnigham trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Package manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cunnigham working for a triangle but Package defends it easily.

Cunnigham looking for a guillotine here but Package defends easily.
Cunnigham tries to strike from the bottom.
Package distracts Cunnigham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Package works over Cunnigham with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunnigham controls Package momentarily but Package frees himself.
Package scoring with some ground and pound.

Cunnigham has his foot on Package's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Package works his way back into a safe position though.

Cunnigham has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Package doesn't defend quickly enough and Cunnigham has managed to lock this one up! Can Package escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Cunnigham on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeremy Cunnigham!
Jeremy Cunnigham thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Knight
vs
Mara

183 cm
34
177 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

180 cm
27
180 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry
Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Mara!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mara. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mara.
Mara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Mara moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Mara wants to clinch.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Mara rushes Knight and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mara's brow.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Mara blocks it.
Mara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knight prevents Mara from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mara clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Mara takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mara.
Mara throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a head kick that half lands.
Knight misses with a body shot.

Knight tries to keep at a distance but Mara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mara has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.

Mara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mara tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Mara cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a push kick.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Mara scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mara is looking to clinch.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Mara works Knight's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Mara.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mara just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.

Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mara tries to hold on but Knight postures up.
Mara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mara is looking to escape.
Knight controlling the pace for now.
Mara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight is controlling the pace.
Knight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Knight is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Knight dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ted Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight throws a head kick but Mara moves out of range.
Mara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Mara avoids the body shot from Knight.
Mara misses the shot to the body.
Mara swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Mara moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Matthew Mara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mara throws a head kick that misses.
Mara misses with a low kick as Knight jumps back.

Knight clinches with his opponent.
Mara misses with an elbow strike.
Mara tries to circle away but Knight has him pinned against the cage.
Knight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knight lands a nice elbow.
Mara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knight is keeping busy.
Knight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mara tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knight.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Mara blocks with his arms.
Knight is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mara tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mara is defending well for now.
Mara is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Mara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mara tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.

Mara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Mara sees coming a mile off.
Knight fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Knight has Mara up against the cage in a clinch.
Mara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Mara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight keeps control of Mara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mara misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mara's elbow.
Mara lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
A knee to the head by Knight.

It looks like Matthew Mara has been cut.
Knight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mara's efforts to push away.
Knight misses with a knee to the head.
Mara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knight lands a good knee to the midsection. Mara won't want to take too many of those.
Ted Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mara managing to block the knees to the body from Knight.
Mara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mara.

Knight works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Knight is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Knight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Mara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Knight throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Knight lands but Mara takes it in his stride.
Mara with a hook.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mara tries a head kick but it misses.
Mara scores with a hook.
Knight throws a head kick that Mara semi-blocks.
Knight throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mara avoids the head kick by Knight.
Mara avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Knight.
The crowd cheers as Mara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knight doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara misses with a two punch combination.
Mara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mara lands with a good body shot.
Mara tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mara misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Knight slips a straight right by Mara.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight tries to clinch but Mara moves out of range.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight lands a jab to Mara's midsection.
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Matthew Mara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara throws a front kick aimed at Knight's knee but Knight avoids it well.
Mara on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Knight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mara, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Knight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mara misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Mara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mara misses with an elbow strike.
Knight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mara avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Mara wants to break free but Knight has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara blocks an elbow strike from Knight.
Mara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mara throws an elbow but misses.
Mara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight wants a takedown but no success here.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Knight to work.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mara swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Knight tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
Mara gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mara is trying to push Knight away but Knight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ted Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mara misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mara avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.

Mara breaks the clinch.
Mara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knight back to the cage. Mara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

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 Ted Knight.
Well Knight 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Knight!
Ted Knight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On Roids comes into the arena with Duke Nukem Quotes! blaring out of the sound system. Evans has chosen j as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

On Roids
vs
Evans

188 cm
27
210 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke On Roids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
On Roids misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
On Roids swings widly with a right hand
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
On Roids connects with a body shot.
On Roids tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
On Roids lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from On Roids misses its intended target.
Evans moves out of range of the leg kick from On Roids.
Evans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Evans throws a leg kick but On Roids moved away.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
On Roids uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.

On Roids forces Evans back against the cage and clinches.
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!
On Roids doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
On Roids is trying to stall.

Evans manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

On Roids stands up from Evans's guard - On Roids perhaps looking for a knockout.
On Roids will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
On Roids slips under a jab.
Duke On Roids is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
On Roids misses with a head kick.
Evans avoids the head kick by On Roids.

On Roids closes the distance and clinches.
Evans is trying to break free.
On Roids has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but On Roids has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
On Roids paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On Roids scores with a body shot.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
On Roids throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
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!
Evans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

On Roids has taken the fight to the clinch.
On Roids digs a right hand into Evans's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Evans's gas tank.
Evans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. On Roids is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
On Roids has Evans pushed against the cage.
On Roids misses with a punch on the inside.
On Roids throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
On Roids misses with a body punch.
On Roids working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans blocks a body shot from On Roids.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. On Roids just stands there and leans against the cage.

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

On Roids instigates a clinch.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but On Roids shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Duke On Roids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
Evans tries to break the clinch but On Roids is controlling the position.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
On Roids lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but On Roids has him pressed against the cage.
Evans wants to break free but On Roids has control.
On Roids taking a breather.
Evans is looking to take this one to the mat.
On Roids is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
On Roids working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to push On Roids away but On Roids has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Evans tries to break the clinch but On Roids is controlling the position.
Evans is trying to push On Roids away but On Roids has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
On Roids lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
On Roids has Evans pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
On Roids trying to control the position but instead, Evans has worked for underhooks and has pushed On Roids into the cage.
On Roids is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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!
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.

Evans drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke On Roids dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

On Roids fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
On Roids misses with a looping right.

On Roids drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
On Roids misses with a hook from the clinch.
On Roids lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from On Roids.
On Roids goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duke On Roids has scored more points in the clinch so far.
On Roids tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans blocks a body shot from On Roids.
On Roids wants to stall.
Evans has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by On Roids after a bit of a struggle.
On Roids is leaning against Evans and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from On Roids fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, On Roids creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans blocks a body shot from On Roids.

That's one minute gone in the round.
On Roids fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but On Roids won't allow it.
On Roids gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evans letting On Roids take a breather here.
On Roids keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
On Roids lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans letting On Roids take a breather here.
Evans tries to break free but On Roids pushes him back against the cage.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but On Roids is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
On Roids lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evans or not.
On Roids is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Evans drops to a knee looking for a takedown but On Roids gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On Roids lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans fails to pull guard.
Duke On Roids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Evans.
On Roids lands an uppercut.
On Roids scores with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
On Roids is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
On Roids throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
On Roids gets underhooks to prevent Evans's takedown attempt.
Evans can't break the clinch.
On Roids lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from On Roids.
On Roids will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evans up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On Roids tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
On Roids misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but On Roids won't allow it.
Evans is trying to pull guard but On Roids has him pressed against the cage.
Evans tries to break the clinch but On Roids is controlling the position.
On Roids lands a hook to the side of the head.
On Roids lands a right hand.
On Roids lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
On Roids scores with a shot to the side of Evans's head.
Evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but On Roids pulls him back up using the underhooks.
On Roids struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans blocks a body shot from On Roids.
A short right hand to the side of the head by On Roids.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but On Roids has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On Roids tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
On Roids scores with a shoulder strike.
On Roids lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
On Roids tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans wants to slow On Roids down by chopping away at his legs.
Evans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
On Roids misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and On Roids counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
On Roids ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
On Roids throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
On Roids doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke On Roids dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

On Roids tries a head kick but it misses.
On Roids goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
On Roids tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.

On Roids rushes Evans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
On Roids tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
On Roids lands a hook to the side of the head.
On Roids working aggressively here.
Evans tries to break the clinch but On Roids is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
On Roids goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
On Roids is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
On Roids prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
On Roids tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
On Roids misses with a short punch on the inside.
On Roids is trying to maintain a safe position but Evans gets an underhook and turns On Roids into the cage.
On Roids taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans breaks from the clinch.

On Roids gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from On Roids.
Nice body punch from On Roids.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
On Roids tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing On Roids back against the cage.
Evans being controlled against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from On Roids.
Evans tries to break the clinch but On Roids is controlling the position.
On Roids scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
On Roids working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for On Roids.
On Roids is pushing Evans up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
On Roids throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from On Roids.
Evans wants to break free but On Roids has control.
Evans being controlled against the cage.
On Roids prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
On Roids lands with a left to the head.
On Roids lands a body shot.
On Roids lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
On Roids struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
On Roids stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with On Roids for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
On Roids lands a hook that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
On Roids lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
On Roids lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
On Roids stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from On Roids.
On Roids scores with an uppercut up the middle.
On Roids scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from On Roids.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as On Roids takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
On Roids lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
On Roids lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
On Roids holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Evans drops down looking for an ankle pick but On Roids pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rashad Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke On Roids is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
On Roids lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Evans looks to land a right hand but On Roids moved out of range.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but On Roids slips the punch.
On Roids steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
The fight stays on the outside here - On Roids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but On Roids manages to avoid it.
On Roids ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke On Roids showed his dominance in that final round.
Well On Roids 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke On Roids!
After the fight, Duke On Roids was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aubrey has chosen Over - Drake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cozad
vs
Aubrey

185 cm
29
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
35
167 lbs
32 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cozad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aubrey digs a good body shot into Cozad's ribs.
Aubrey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aubrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Aubrey misses.
Cozad slips under a jab from Aubrey.
Cozad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aubrey dodges the punch combination from Cozad.
Cozad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aubrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Cozad.
Cozad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aubrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cozad can pounce on him.
Aubrey throws out a leg kick but Cozad moves out of range and Aubrey only half commits.
Aubrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aubrey loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey avoids the head kick by Cozad.
Aubrey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cozad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aubrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad throws a combination that misses
and Aubrey counters with a good low kick that Cozad was not able to check.
Aubrey connects with a body shot that sends Cozad's belly button to the back.
Aubrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Cozad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aubrey.
Cozad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aubrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aubrey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cozad throws a push kick but Aubrey slaps the foot to one side.
Cozad scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Drake Aubrey has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aubrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
Cozad looks to throw the jab but Aubrey is out of range.
Aubrey misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws a leg kick but Aubrey checks it.
A slow jab from Aubrey misses its intended target.
Charles Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Cozad misses.
Aubrey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cozad. That one must have hurt.
Cozad catches Aubrey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aubrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cozad manages to avoid it.
Cozad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cozad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cozad connects with a leg kick. Aubrey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aubrey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aubrey cracks Cozad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cozad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cozad fails to land with a series of punches.
Aubrey thuds a left hand into Cozad's body.
Cozad throws a right and a left that Aubrey avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cozad throws a right hand that Aubrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Aubrey also avoids with ease.
Cozad throws a right hand that Aubrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Aubrey also avoids with ease.
A cross from Aubrey lands.
Cozad throws a hook but Aubrey avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Aubrey. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cozad, as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aubrey staying out of range there.
Cozad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aubrey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cozad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Cozad.
Aubrey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aubrey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aubrey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aubrey misses with a straight left.
Aubrey misses with a head kick.
Aubrey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cozad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aubrey.
Aubrey throws a jab when Cozad was well out of range.
Aubrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cozad.
Aubrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Cozad.
Aubrey lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cozad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aubrey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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 Charles Cozad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drake Aubrey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aubrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cozad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aubrey counters with a left to the body.
Aubrey misses the shot to the body.
Aubrey cracks a nice hook into Cozad's ribs.
Aubrey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cozad counters with a nice uppercut.
Cozad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cozad lands a leg kick that knocks Aubrey off balance momentarily.
Cozad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles Cozad is winning the standup battle so far.
Cozad blocks a head kick by Aubrey.
Aubrey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aubrey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cozad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aubrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aubrey motions for Cozad to come forward. Aubrey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles Cozad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cozad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cozad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cozad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aubrey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cozad is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Cozad is rocked!
Cozad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Cozad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cozad misses with a kick to the body
and Aubrey counters with a crisp right that sends Cozad to the canvas! Aubrey follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Aubrey!
An out of breath Drake Aubrey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chucky Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Heaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seamus Heaney has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Little
vs
Heaney

195 cm
31
215 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

178 cm
30
212 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chucky Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus Heaney!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heaney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Little. No joy for Heaney on that attempt.
Little throws out a leg kick but Heaney moves out of range and Little only half commits.
Little avoids the body shot from Heaney.
Heaney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little's head.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Little.
A slapping body kick lands there for Little.
Little throws a push kick but Heaney slaps the foot to one side.
Little throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Seamus Heaney has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heaney's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heaney. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heaney shoots and misses
and Little counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heaney looks gassed!
Little bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heaney's head.
Little throws a head kick that Heaney semi-blocks.
Heaney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Little.
Little lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That has opened up Seamus Heaney's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heaney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little throws out a powerful jab.
Little throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Little connects with a solid leg kick.
Chucky Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little tries to land a front kick but Heaney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heaney on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Heaney is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little throws a leg kick which misses Heaney's front leg but catches the back leg as Heaney tries to avoid it.
Heaney is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Little feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Heaney collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chucky Little!
Chucky Little decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is Squeeze 1st-Jay-Z. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Martin's choice of entrance music: War - The Sick Puppies. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Halo
vs
Martin

189 cm
28
182 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
31
179 lbs
19 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin slips a straight right by Halo.
Halo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.
Halo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halo.
Martin avoids the body shot from Halo.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halo cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halo's waist but Halo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
Martin misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Halo looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin thumps Halo with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halo backs up against the cage.
Martin throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Martin tries to move into range but Halo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Nolan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Halo avoids it really well and circles away.
Halo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Halo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martin will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat.
Martin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Halo counter with a right hand.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Halo lands the left hand.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Halo shoots in.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halo jabs at Martin's body.
Martin lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halo on the side of the head.
Martin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Martin tries to move into range but Halo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Martin down.
Halo connects with a body shot.
Halo throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halo is able to avoid easily.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Halo throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Halo works Martin's body with a nice hook.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Halo thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halo.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by Halo.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Halo pushes him off.
Halo with a hook.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Halo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Halo misses with an uppercut.
Halo cracks Martin with an open hand slap.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Martin blocks the low kick.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin looks for a takedown but Halo sprawls well.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Halo back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Halo.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halo.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halo. Martin shrugs it off though.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Halo misses the shot to the body.

Martin rushes Halo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo tries for a takedown but Martin manages to get underhooks.
Martin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Halo is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Halo on the inside.

Halo manages to break the clinch.
Martin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Halo which made him look bad.
Martin throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Halo as Martin shoots in.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Halo down.

Martin gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Halo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo wants to stand back up but Martin manages to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martin working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Halo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Martin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Halo looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Martin lands a nice hook to Halo's body. Halo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halo's sensitive parts.
Martin stuns Halo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin jabs at Halo's body.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo throws a push kick but Martin slaps the foot to one side.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halo throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin takes one on the button.
Halo thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
A jab from Halo misses.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.

Martin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Halo's half guard.
Halo is looking to improve his position.
Halo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martin is nestled in close to Halo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martin wants to take a breather but Halo is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Halo is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin is in close to Halo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halo defending against the ground and pound.
Martin tries to score with some ground and pound. Halo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Martin scores with punches from side control.

Martin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Halo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Martin but great work by Halo.
Martin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Halo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Martin tries to hold on but Halo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to improve his position but Halo isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halo controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Martin!
Nolan Martin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van damm has chosen Life Goes On as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oquendo
vs
Van damm

185 cm
31
190 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

198 cm
28
200 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brute

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 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Oquendo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Van damm.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!

Van damm gets a double leg takedown into Oquendo's guard.
Oquendo trying to keep a closed guard but Van damm is proving a slippery customer.
Van damm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
Van damm is working Oquendo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van damm throws a big right hand that misses.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Van damm from controlling successfully.
Oquendo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van damm is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm wants to control from the top but Oquendo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van damm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van damm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tong Van damm wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van damm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oquendo is out of range and Van damm settles back down.
Oquendo leaves Van damm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Van damm gets a takedown into half guard.
Van damm thows a huge punch but Oquendo dodges it nicely.
Oquendo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van damm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oquendo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van damm is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van damm wants to pass to mount but Oquendo is defending the position.
Van damm is looking to take a break and control but Oquendo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tong Van damm wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van damm throws a hook but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Van damm lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Oquendo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van damm shoots in and drives through. Oquendo sprawls well.
Jose Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tong Van damm.
Van damm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oquendo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Van damm with that takedown attempt.
Van damm closes the distance and clinches up with Oquendo, looking for a takedown. Van damm pushes Oquendo against the cage but Oquendo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oquendo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Van damm.
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oquendo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van damm looks gassed!
Van damm tries to clinch but Oquendo moves out of range.
Van damm throws a sloppy head kick and Oquendo moves out of range easily.
Oquendo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van damm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oquendo throws a body kick that misses.
Van damm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oquendo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van damm moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Oquendo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oquendo defending well as Van damm loads up on a big left hand.
Van damm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oquendo defends it nicely.
Van damm throws a solid leg kick but Oquendo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van damm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tong Van damm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Oquendo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van damm.
Van damm lands a two punch combo.
Van damm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oquendo sprawls well. Oquendo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van damm gets slowly back to his feet.
Oquendo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oquendo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van damm.
Van damm avoids the body shot from Oquendo.
Van damm misses with a right hand
and Oquendo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van damm walks into a straight right hand from Oquendo.
Oquendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oquendo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Oquendo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van damm is breathing heavily.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Van damm.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oquendo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jose Oquendo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oquendo digs a good hook to Van damm's body.
A jab from Van damm misses.
Jose Oquendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oquendo lunges at Van damm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van damm's hand.
Van damm ducks right into an uppercut from Oquendo.

Van damm is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oquendo delivers a nice body kick.
Van damm is still on wobbly legs! Can Oquendo finish him?
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oquendo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Van damm drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Oquendo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Van damm's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Oquendo!
A relieved looking Jose Oquendo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.