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AD163: Fist First PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Laak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rubio (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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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Laak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Rubio!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubio fails in his attempt to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rubio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Laak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubio connects with a right hand. Laak shakes it off.
Rubio darts in trying to clinch
and Laak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laak looks to throw the jab but Rubio is out of range.
Laak throws a leg kick which misses Rubio's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubio tries to avoid it.
Rubio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laak cracks Rubio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rubio tries to clinch up
and Laak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Adam Rubio has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubio manages to avoid it.
Rubio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laak momentarily.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Laak circles away.
Laak tries to work over Rubio's front leg with a kick but Rubio checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak avoids the head kick by Rubio.
Rubio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rubio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laak gets tackled into the cage by Rubio. Rubio maintains the clinch.
Rubio lands a shoulder strike.
Rubio misses with a body punch.
Laak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laak trying to land knees to the body.
Laak lands a nice shot to the body.
Laak breaks the clinch.
Laak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Adam Rubio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubio closes the distance and clinches.
Laak looking to throw knees to the head but Rubio is blocking nicely.
Laak is trying to break the clinch but Rubio has him pressed against the cage.
Rubio gets through Laak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubio pushes Laak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Laak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laak works Rubio's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laak misses with a body shot.
Rubio moves in looking to clinch but Laak pushes him off.
Rubio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rubio scores with a punch to the head.
Rubio tries to clinch but Laak moves away
and Laak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laak.
Laak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rubio backwards.
Laak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rubio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laak throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubio.
Laak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio wants to clinch
and Laak counters with a good low kick that Rubio was not able to check.
Laak connects with a leg kick. Rubio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Laak circles away.
Laak cracks a nice hook into Rubio's ribs.
Laak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubio was well out of range. Poor timing from Laak.
Laak lands with a kick to the temple. Rubio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laak. Laak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubio wants to clinch but Laak slips to the side
and Rubio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubio is rocked!
Laak lands a jab to the nose.
Rubio is still on wobbly legs! Can Laak finish him?
Rubio wants to clinch.
Rubio tries to clinch but Laak is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio slips under a jab from Laak.
Rubio seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubio throws a jab but it's blocked by Laak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laak. Rubio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laak misses with a kick to the body.
Laak wants to clinch up but Rubio keeps it at a distance.
Rubio tries to clinch up but Laak circles away and keeps his distance.
Phil Laak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubio tries to clinch up but Laak circles away and keeps his distance.
Laak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubio.
Rubio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubio wants to clinch
and Laak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rubio really felt that one!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rubio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Laak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Rubio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rubio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laak.
Rubio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laak throws a sloppy head kick and Rubio moves out of range easily.
Rubio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rubio looks to clinch
and Laak counters with a left to the body.
Rubio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Laak circles away.
Laak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rubio.
Rubio tries to clinch up but Laak circles away and keeps his distance.
Rubio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laak.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Laak circles away.
Rubio blocks a head kick by Laak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rubio being controlled here momentarily.
Laak wants to get back to his feet but Rubio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rubio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Laak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rubio's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak is looking to stand up but Rubio won't let him.
Rubio has control of Laak's left arm, preventing Laak from doing any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Phil Laak wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Laak lands a slapping body shot.
Rubio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubio has Laak up against the cage in a clinch.
Rubio misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laak.
Rubio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rubio's efforts to push away.
Laak is pressed up against the cage. Rubio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laak down to the mat. Laak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Laak tries to clinch up but Rubio circles away and keeps his distance.
Phil Laak is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubio is looking to clinch.
Rubio darts in trying to clinch
and Laak moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio is looking to break free of the clinch but Laak has double underhooks.
Rubio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laak lands a nice uppercut.
Rubio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laak is trying to force a seperation but Rubio has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Rubio as the two fighters clinch.
Rubio throws an elbow that misses.
Laak avoiding damage as Rubio throws knees to the body.
A short right from Laak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laak throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubio dodges the punch combination from Laak.
Rubio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rubio tries to pass to full mount but Laak defends it.
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 Phil Laak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Rubio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rubio tries to clinch up but Laak circles away and keeps his distance.
Rubio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laak connects with a looping right hand.
Rubio tries to clinch up.
Laak misses with a body kick.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Laak circles away.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch but Laak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubio closes the distance but Laak moves to the side
and Laak counters with a straight right hand.
Laak is looking to wear down Rubio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laak misses with a kick to the body.
Laak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laak keeps the fight on the outside.
Laak missing with a left hand there. Rubio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rubio is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rubio is looking to clinch but Laak is avoiding it.
Rubio clinches.
Laak throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubio.
Laak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Laak.
Rubio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laak's efforts to push away.
Rubio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Rubio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laak manages to break the clinch.
Laak throws a body kick that misses.
Laak looks to score with a jab to the body but Rubio is just out of range.
Rubio tries to clinch but Laak moves out of range.
Laak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubio.
Rubio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rubio counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubio is looking to clinch.
Laak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laak throws an overhand right that lands on Rubio's shoulder, as Rubio tries to avoid the shot.
Rubio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rubio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubio.
Rubio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rubio looks to clinch
and Laak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio throws the kick towards the body but Laak avoids it.
Laak lands a head shot.
Laak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubio.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubio blocks a jab.
Laak misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laak cracks Rubio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rubio tries to clinch but Laak moves out of range.
Laak throws a shot from downtown. Rubio moves away and avoids it.
Rubio moves away from the strike by Laak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubio wants to clinch but Laak slips to the side
and Laak counters with a low kick, right behind Rubio 's knee.
Rubio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Laak counter with a right hand.
Laak gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Laak throws an elbow but misses.
Adam Rubio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laak struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubio controls his hands.
Rubio can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laak smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Laak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Laak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laak, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Laak!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Phil Laak waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zica comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets by Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zica tries to clinch there but Morrison circles away.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zica darts in trying to clinch
and Morrison counters by clinching up.
Morrison tries to score a body lock takedown but Zica shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Zica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zica misses with the head strike.
Zica lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Zica lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones Zica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zica throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zica is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zica throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Zica circles away and keeps his distance.
Zica motions for Morrison to come forward. Zica throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zica throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zica throws a right and a left that Morrison avoids nicely.
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Zica circles away and keeps his distance.
Zica throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison tries to clinch up
and Zica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Zica.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown but Zica manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morrison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Zica misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a combination that misses
and Zica connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zica connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morrison. Morrison circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zica is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Zica circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones Zica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Morrison.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Zica, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Zica against the cage but Zica circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Zica.
Zica lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tommy Morrison has been cut.
Morrison wants to clinch.
Zica moves into the clinch.
Morrison is trying to pull guard but Zica turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zica's corner calls for a 1-2. Zica obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morrison is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Zica finish him?
Zica lands an uppercut, right on the button! Morrison tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jones Zica!
An out of breath Jones Zica 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tourniquet by Evanescence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 lbs
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175 lbs
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Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Trickle blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Trickle has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li blocking some punches.
Trickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trickle lands a body shot.
Trickle is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trickle has his back to the cage.
Trickle pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li avoiding damage as Trickle throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Trickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Trickle misses with a knee strike.
Trickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trickle has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li'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.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trickle lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Li is looking to control Trickle's arms but Trickle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Li has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Trickle.
Trickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trickle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
A short uppercut from Li.
Trickle trying to stall but Li improves his position.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Trickle, against the cage.
Li looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle misses with a knee strike.
Trickle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Li's face.
Trickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Li.
Trickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Trickle.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
Trickle lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Li throws a leg kick
and Trickle counters with a nice body kick.
Trickle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trickle misses with a looping right.
Trickle misses with a head kick.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Trickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trickle pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Trickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trickle working aggressively here.
Trickle lands a nice uppercut.
Trickle lands a body shot.
Trickle tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Trickle back against the cage.
Trickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Li tries to circle away but Trickle has him pinned against the cage.
Trickle taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trickle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Trickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle is stalling here.
Trickle has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li is trying to break free.
Trickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Trickle landing knees to the head.
Trickle lands a body punch.
Li manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Trickle misses the target.
Trickle tries a head kick but it misses.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trickle's calf.
Trickle scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Trickle misses its intended target.
Li throws a lazy head kick
and Trickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Trickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li slips under a jab.
Trickle throws a front kick aimed at Li's knee but Li avoids it well.
Li throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trickle tries to clinch up.
Trickle loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Trickle misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Trickle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Trickle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Trickle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Trickle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Trickle wants to slow Li down by chopping away at his legs.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Trickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trickle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick by Li misses
and Trickle counters with a leg kick.
Li 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.
Li is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Li throws a leg kick but Trickle moved away.
Li scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trickle lands a nice shot to the body.
Trickle misses with a left hand
and Li counters with a thumping low kick.
Trickle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dick Trickle is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Trickle.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Trickle down.
Li walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trickle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trickle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trickle scores with a hook to the body. Li takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trickle throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Trickle misses with a kick to the body.
Li looks to land a left hand but Trickle moved out of range nicely.
Trickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Trickle.
Trickle scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Trickle lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trickle tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trickle taking a breather.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li cracks Trickle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Li throws a lazy head kick
and Trickle counters with a straight right hand.
Li tries to move into range but Trickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
Li pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Li 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.
Trickle throws the kick towards the body but Li avoids it.
Li scores with a head kick. Trickle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Trickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li throws a head kick but Trickle moves out of range.
Trickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Trickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Li with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trickle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Li thumps Trickle with a low kick.
Trickle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Li takes a step back to recover.
Trickle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trickle is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Li looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Trickle thows a body shot but no joy.
Trickle blocks a head kick by Li.
Trickle throws a leg kick but Li sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Li takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trickle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trickle blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trickle avoids the head kick by Li.
Trickle has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Trickle lands an uppercut.
Trickle has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Li - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a body punch.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Dick Trickle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
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 Dick Trickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Li's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trickle thuds his shin into the meat of Li's side.
Li shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trickle scoring well with a low kick there.
Trickle clinches up against the cage.
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trickle.
Li blocking some punches.
Li tries to circle away but Trickle has him pinned against the cage.
Trickle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trickle misses with a head kick.
Li looks to land a body kick but Trickle moved away.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Trickle checks a low kick from Li.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Li.
Trickle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trickle fakes the leg kick and cracks Li in the body.
Trickle throws a good cross that connects.
Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li throws a low kick but Trickle moves out of range easily.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Trickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trickle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trickle is out of range.
Trickle checks the leg kick.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Trickle moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li motions for Trickle to come forward. Li throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Li connects with a solid leg kick.
Trickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trickle lands a jab to the nose.
Li throws an off balance right hand
enabling Trickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Li takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trickle cracks Li with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trickle lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trickle lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Trickle tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Trickle misses with a straight right.
Trickle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li staying out of range there.
Li misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Trickle avoids the head kick by Li.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trickle. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trickle throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Trickle moves out of range easily.
Jet Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Trickle throws out a powerful jab.
Trickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trickle throws a leg kick but Li moved away.
Trickle tries to work over Li's front leg with a kick but Li checks it.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trickle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trickle with a hook.
Li avoids the head kick by Trickle.
Trickle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Li under the eye.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trickle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good work by Trickle as he checks the leg kick.
Li throws a head kick but Trickle moves out of range.
Trickle with a hook.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li thows a leg kick but Trickle checks it
and Trickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trickle moves to clinch but Li breaks away
and Li counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Trickle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Trickle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trickle 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 Trevor Gratis 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... Dick Trickle!
Dick Trickle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Psi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psi has chosen The Final Countdown - Europe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Oliver Queen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
158 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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26
150 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraham Psi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psi leaves Queen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Psi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Queen.
Queen slips under a jab from Psi.
Queen throws an off balance right hand
and Psi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Psi manages to avoid it.
Queen scores with a one two! Psi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Queen throws a big shot that misses.
Queen lunges at Psi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Psi's hand.
Queen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice combination there by Queen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen throws out a loose jab but Psi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Psi manages to avoid it.
Psi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Psi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
The fighters circling - Psi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Psi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Queen throws an overhand right that lands on Psi's shoulder, as Psi tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Queen. Those never looked like landing.
Queen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Psi throws out the jab.
Queen shoots for a double leg takedown but Psi sprawls well. He's pushed Queen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Queen thows a body shot but no joy.
Queen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Queen misses with a two punch combination.
Abraham Psi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Psi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Psi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Psi moves into the clinch.
Psi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Oliver Queen has been cut.
Queen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Psi misses with some punches.
Queen tries to pull guard but Psi holds him up against the cage and eventually Queen drops back down to his feet.
Queen tries to pull guard but Psi holds him up against the cage and eventually Queen drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psi avoids a wild elbow strike from Queen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Psi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Queen's defenses.
Queen jumps guard but Psi stands there with Queen around his waist. Queen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Queen tries to pull guard but Psi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Queen looking for a takedown.
Psi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen blocks an elbow strike from Psi.
Queen working hard to break the clinch.
Queen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Psi stays in close to Queen's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen seems keen to control Psi's posture.
Queen trying to keep a closed guard but Psi is proving a slippery customer.
Psi stopping the sweep attempt from Queen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen is trying to keep Psi in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oliver Queen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Psi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Queen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Queen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Psi under the eye.
Psi slips under a jab from Queen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Queen, as that shot connected.
Psi defending well as Queen loads up on a big left hand.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Psi moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Psi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Queen closes the distance and clinches up with Psi, looking for a takedown. Queen pushes Psi against the cage but Psi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Queen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Psi misses with a looping right.
Queen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Queen scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Queen avoids the body shot from Psi.
Queen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Psi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Queen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Psi. No joy for Queen on that attempt.
Psi misses with a series of wild punches.
Queen looks for a takedown but Psi sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Queen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Psi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen lands with a straight right. Psi didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Queen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Psi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Queen cracks Psi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Queen misses.
Psi ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Psi instigates a clinch.
Psi avoiding damage.
Queen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Queen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Psi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Psi is pressed up against the cage. Queen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Psi down to the mat. Psi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Psi moves away.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oliver Queen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Psi. That snapped Queen's head back.
Psi throws an overhand right that lands on Queen's shoulder, as Queen tries to avoid the shot.
Queen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Psi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Oliver Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Queen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Psi closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Queen out cold! Queen corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abraham Psi!
Abraham Psi made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko comes into the arena with Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff blaring out of the sound system. Torrance comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
184 lbs
25 - 17 - 1 |
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27
181 lbs
17 - 13 - 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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko throws a leg kick that misses.
Zuko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torrance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zuko misses the shot to the body.
Zuko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zuko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torrance at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torrance.
Zuko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torrance.
Zuko avoids the body shot from Torrance.
Torrance uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuko.
Torrance looks to land a combination but Zuko avoids it well.
Torrance throws a hook but Zuko avoids it easily.
Zuko fails with a takedown attempt.
Zuko looks to score with a jab to the body but Torrance is just out of range.
Torrance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zuko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Torrance. Those never looked like landing.
Zuko throws a right hand that Torrance ducks under and follows up with a left that Torrance also avoids with ease.
Zuko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Torrance moves in looking to clinch but Zuko pushes him off.
Torrance misses with a left hand
so Zuko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torrance is adopting a defensive guard.
Zuko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrance wants to improve his position but Zuko is controlling well.
Torrance told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zuko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrance keeps working.
Zuko throwing shots but Torrance is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torrance's head.
Torrance keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torrance is trying to stand back up but Zuko is controlling him
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuko is pressing down on Torrance's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torrance is holding on for now.
Zuko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torrance's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko throwing shots but Torrance is blocking nicely.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torrance's head.
Zuko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zuko trying to control from half guard but Torrance is working away.
Zuko prevents Torrance from improving his position.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torrance's head.
Zuko trying to control the action but Torrance is working from the bottom.
Zuko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Torrance to regain full guard.
Zuko working some strikes from top position.
Zuko looking to pass the guard.
Torrance has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zuko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrance trying to keep a closed guard but Zuko is proving a slippery customer.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshi Zuko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zuko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zuko drops his hands momentarily and Torrance takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zuko looks for a takedown but Torrance sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by Zuko.
Zuko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torrance.
Torrance misses with a left hand
and Zuko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zuko is working for a submission of some sort.
Torrance is trying to get back to full guard.
Kenshi Zuko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zuko wants to free his trapped foot but Torrance is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko is working hard here to advance position.
Zuko 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.
Zuko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zuko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torrance defends it well.
Zuko lands strikes from half guard.
Zuko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko is looking to advance position but Torrance won't allow it.
Torrance wants to get back to full guard.
Torrance has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zuko is on him like a limpet, forcing Torrance back against the cage.
Zuko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zuko throws an elbow that misses.
Torrance's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuko scores to the 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!
Torrance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torrance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zuko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torrance under the eye.
Torrance misses with a hook. Zuko ducked under it nicely.
Zuko misses with a looping right.
Zuko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack Torrance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko lands with an overhand left.
Zuko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenshi Zuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrance manages to avoid it.
Torrance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrance displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuko throws out the jab.
Good work by Torrance as he checks the leg kick.
Torrance scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torrance leaves Zuko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torrance chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Torrance misses.
Torrance gets caught flat footed, as Zuko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zuko throws a big right hand that misses.
Torrance pulls Zuko in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance can't keep his opponent in guard - Zuko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zuko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zuko is working for a submission of some sort.
Torrance is trying to stand back up but Zuko is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko wants to pass to mount but Torrance is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshi Zuko dominated that second round.
That's time! Zuko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zuko moves away from the strike by Torrance.
Zuko throws out a loose jab but Torrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrance misses with an uppercut. Zuko saw that one coming.
A combination from Torrance does no damage.
Torrance ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuko moves away.
Zuko misses with a double jab.
Torrance looks to land a right hand but Zuko moved out of range.
Torrance defending well as Zuko loads up on a big left hand.
Torrance throws a leg kick that misses.
Torrance throws a hook to the side of Zuko's head but Zuko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zuko dodges the punch combination from Torrance.
Zuko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torrance tries to avoid it but Zuko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torrance to the ground. Torrance escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torrance throws a nice looking combination but Zuko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torrance swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance throws a jab but it's blocked by Zuko.
Torrance tries to sprawl but Zuko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zuko is looking to take a break and control but Torrance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuko is thwarting Torrance's attempts to control the position.
Zuko is looking to pass Torrance's guard but actually Torrance recovers to full guard.
Torrance working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrance wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Zuko is now in half guard.
Torrance tries to roll over but Zuko keeps him under control.
Zuko is looking to take a break and control but Torrance is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zuko is trying to control the action in half guard but Torrance is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zuko wants to free his trapped foot but Torrance is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torrance moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack Torrance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuko stands and throws Torrance's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zuko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torrance has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kenshi Zuko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrance is not content to let Zuko control the position.
Zuko controls the position.
Zuko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuko, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshi Zuko!
A victorious Kenshi Zuko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tua's choice of entrance music: Zjawin „Głosy W Mojej Głowie. 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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26
246 lbs
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269 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Optimus Rimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rimes.
A jab lands there for Tua.
Rimes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rimes misses with a low kick.
Rimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rimes moves into the clinch successfully.
Rimes landing knees to the head.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Rimes punishes Tua's body with a nice straight punch.
Tua defending well as Rimes loads up on a big left hand.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Rimes counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rimes slips a straight right by Tua.
Rimes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Rimes's shoulder, as Rimes tries to avoid the shot.
Rimes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rimes throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rimes takes a swing at Tua's ribcage but misses.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Tua catches Rimes right on the button with a cross.
Rimes throws a body kick that misses.
Rimes jabs Tua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rimes defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Tua scores with a sloppy right hand. Rimes should have avoided that one.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Rimes saw that one coming.
Rimes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Rimes takes the fight into the clinch.
Rimes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Rimes's shoulder, as Rimes tries to avoid the shot.
Rimes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rimes, right into the meat.
Tua takes one to the chin there.
Rimes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Rimes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rimes throws a front kick that sends Tua stumbling back into the cage.
Tua throws a hook but Rimes blocks it.
Tua misses with a hook to the body
and Rimes counters with a head kick. That will keep Tua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rimes.
Rimes staying out of range there.
Rimes digs a good body shot into Tua's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rimes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rimes lands a high kick!
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua moves out of range of the leg kick from Rimes.
Rimes defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Tua connects with the punch.
Rimes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua misses the jab.
Rimes closes the distance and clinches.
Rimes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Rimes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Rimes.
Rimes misses with some punches.
Tua is looking to break free of the clinch but Rimes has double underhooks.
Rimes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rimes fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rimes is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rimes misses with the head strike.
Tua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rimes has a couple of punches blocked by Tua.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rimes moves into range and clinches up with Tua.
Rimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rimes lands a nice shot to the body.
Rimes misses with a punch on the inside.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Rimes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rimes avoids the body shot from Tua.
Rimes lands with a cross.
Rimes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rimes.
Rimes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rimes manages to avoid it.
Tua thows a body shot but no joy.
Rimes lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Rimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rimes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Tua throws a big shot that misses.
Rimes throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Rimes counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rimes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Rimes counters with an outside leg kick.
Rimes tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Rimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rimes is looking to land body kicks.
Tua walks into a jab.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rimes moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tua checks a leg kick.
Rimes is looking to land body kicks.
Rimes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rimes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Optimus Rimes is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rimes motions for Tua to come forward. Rimes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rimes tests Tua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rimes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tua thumps Rimes with a low kick.
Rimes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Rimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Rimes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tua's calf.
Oooooh!!! Tua has knocked Rimes down with a huge combo! Tua steps away and waves a wobbly Rimes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rimes is rocked!
Rimes ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Oh Rimes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tua throws a hook to the side of Rimes's head but Rimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rimes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Rimes.
Tua connects with a superb combination that knocks Rimes out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Tua before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Rimes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fatu Tua!
Fatu Tua made sure to mention his sponsor, Backyard Fighting in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Diotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - Rooster. Diotte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill - I Want 2 Get High. 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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34
217 lbs
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27
220 lbs
16 - 9 - 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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Diotte!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a chopping leg kick but Diotte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been told by Grant's head coaches at Hey Steve's Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diotte lands a nice shot to the body.
Diotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Diotte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grant counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diotte's knee momentarily.
Diotte misses with a hook.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Diotte circles away.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Diotte moves out of range easily.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Diotte is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrew Diotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diotte.
Diotte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diotte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Cody Grant has been cut.
Diotte scores with a punch to the head.
Diotte needs to keep his hands up - Grant had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diotte.
Diotte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grant cracks a nice hook into Diotte's ribs.
Diotte throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diotte swinging wildly here.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Diotte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Diotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a low kick, right behind Diotte 's knee.
Diotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cody Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diotte checks a low kick from Grant.
A slow jab from Diotte misses its intended target.
Diotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant tries to clinch but Diotte is having none of it.
Diotte misses with an uppercut.
Diotte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diotte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grant scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diotte. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diotte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diotte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grant throws a low kick but Diotte avoids it.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diotte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Andrew Diotte has been cut.
Diotte is trying to trip Grant. He has hold of a leg but Grant is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Diotte persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diotte looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diotte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diotte wants to stand but Grant is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant wants to stand but Diotte has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Diotte will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Diotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Diotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Grant tries to clinch but Diotte moves out of range.
Grant jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grant thuds a left hand into Diotte's body.
Diotte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grant scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diotte takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Diotte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Diotte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grant throws a leg kick but Diotte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grant stuffs the takedown.
Diotte is breathing heavily.
Grant lands a big head kick that sends Diotte tumbling to the mat! Grant takes a step backwards and waves Diotte back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diotte is rocked!
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!
Diotte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diotte is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Cody Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Diotte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diotte seems to have recovered his senses.
Diotte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diotte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diotte.
Grant throws an overhand right that drops Diotte like a sack of potatoes! Grant dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Status Quo- Deeper and Down. Kyzer has chosen All of the Lights as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kyzer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyzer gets caught flat footed, as Turk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Turk stopping the sweep attempt from Kyzer.
Kyzer keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
Turk throws a big elbow that misses.
Kyzer controls Turk momentarily but Turk frees himself.
Turk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyzer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kyzer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turk.
Kyzer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Turk looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Turk misses.
Nate Kyzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyzer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turk lands a jab to Kyzer's midsection.
Turk misses with a straight right.
Kyzer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turk dives in and grabs Kyzer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kyzer pushes down on Turk's head and hops out.
Kyzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Kyzer. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyzer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyzer misses with a wild body shot.
Kyzer gets tackled into the cage by Turk. Turk maintains the clinch.
Kyzer looking for a takedown.
Turk lands a body shot.
Kyzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Turk controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kyzer lands with a right to the head.
Turk blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Turk.
Kyzer digs a right hand into Turk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turk's gas tank.
Kyzer lands a right hand.
Turk prevents a body shot from Kyzer.
Turk is pressed up against the cage. Kyzer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turk down to the mat. Turk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kyzer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyzer tries to sprawl but Turk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kyzer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turk.
Turk winds up and cracks Kyzer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turk works his way into full mount!
Turk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Turk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Turk scoring with strikes but Kyzer is staying in there.
Turk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kyzer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turk scoring with strikes but Kyzer is staying in there.
Kyzer tries to hold on but Turk pushes him away.
Turk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kyzer is looking to improve his position but Turk isn't that keen on the idea.
Turk controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyzer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk thowing shots but they're missing.
Kyzer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kyzer tries to reverse the position but Turk maintains control.
Turk trying to control but Kyzer is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Turk misses with a head shot.
Turk lands a big shot there that rocks Kyzer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk lands a nice shot to the head.
Turk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kyzer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turk has hold of Kyzer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kyzer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Turk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kyzer drops Turk with a beautiful combination! Turk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kyzer is looking for the KO!
Turk is rocked!
It looks like Braden Turk has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyzer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Turk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kyzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyzer is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kyzer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyzer works Turk's body with a nice hook.
Turk throws a hook but Kyzer avoids it easily.
Kyzer cracks Turk with a hook to the temple - Turk is on wobbly legs here! Kyzer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Turk falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kyzer wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nate Kyzer!
Nate Kyzer gave a mention to [CWCE] Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spock comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones- 2,000 Light Years From Home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Spock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Spock counters with a one-two to the body.
Spock just misses with a punch to the body.
Spock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Spock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mister Spock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gracie.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Spock moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Spock throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Spock gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Spock tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Spock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spock lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock landing knees to the body.
Gracie looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Spock.
Spock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spock scores with a shoulder strike.
Spock lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Spock lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Spock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spock lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Spock.
Spock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spock gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
A short right from Spock on the inside.
Spock lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bruce Gracie has been cut.
Spock lands a shot to the body.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Spock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Spock.
Spock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Spock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spock lands a damaging elbow.
Spock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spock lands a right hand.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie tries to circle away but Spock has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Spock finish him?
Spock lands an uppercut.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Spock.
Spock lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
Spock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Spock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Spock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Spock lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Spock.
Spock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spock crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spock lands a damaging elbow.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Spock.
Spock lands a nice knee to the body.
Spock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spock landing knees to the head.
Spock has Gracie pressed against the cage. He pushes Gracie back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Spock throws a beautiful elbow that sends Gracie crashing to the floor! Spock piles on the pressure with more strikes! Gracie is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Spock!
Mister Spock retains his lightweight title!
Mister Spock managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Divinity 160Q , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Schwetty (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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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Schwetty!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schwetty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
We've been told by Sanchez's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schwetty misses with an uppercut.
Schwetty moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donk. Sanchez catches Schwetty right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwetty.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwetty.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Schwetty in the body.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwetty connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwetty misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez slips a jab from Schwetty.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schwetty.
Schwetty is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Pete Schwetty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schwetty. Schwetty obviously looking to wear him down.
Schwetty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schwetty.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Schwetty throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwetty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwetty manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Schwetty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Schwetty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schwetty scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Schwetty moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwetty looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Schwetty avoids it.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwetty was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Schwetty is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Schwetty throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Schwetty's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwetty tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Schwetty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schwetty lands with a right hand.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Schwetty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Schwetty looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Schwetty throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Schwetty throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Schwetty.
Schwetty clobbers Sanchez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schwetty throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Schwetty 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.
Schwetty gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwetty misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Schwetty tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Schwetty in the body.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Schwetty sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Schwetty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schwetty down.
Schwetty is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thumps Schwetty with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Schwetty wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schwetty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schwetty throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Schwetty looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Schwetty is rocked!
Schwetty leaves his chin hanging out and Sanchez seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Schwetty crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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