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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karelin Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin Roman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicolas Barcos's chin.
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212 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karelin Roman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Barcos! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roman shoots in for a double leg but Barcos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Barcos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roman to the ground. Barcos is now in Roman's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Roman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barcos is controlling him. Barcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Barcos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Barcos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Barcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Barcos throwing strikes but missing. Barcos connects with a couple of short punches. Roman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Roman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barcos cracks Roman with a solid left hand. Barcos lands a couple of elbows. Barcos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Barcos landing with the ground and pound. Barcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Roman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Barcos distracts Roman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Roman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barcos on the ground. Roman looking for a guillotine here but Barcos defends easily.
Barcos is in close to Roman's body, working some short punches and elbows. Roman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roman tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barcos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Roman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barcos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Roman's brow. Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barcos lands a couple of decent looking shots. Barcos throws a big right hand that misses. Barcos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barcos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Barcos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barcos stands up over Roman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Roman is looking for a triangle but Barcos pushes his legs off easily.
Roman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barcos. Barcos is in close to Roman's body, working some short punches and elbows. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Barcos scoring with punches to the head and body. Barcos distracts Roman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Barcos distracts Roman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barcos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Roman dives on top into guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barcos throwing short punches from the bottom. Barcos being controlled here, momentarily. Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully. We've been hearing that Roman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Barcos trying to control the position.
Roman wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Roman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barcos napping and manages to drive through into side control! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Barcos dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barcos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roman on his heels. He'll look to pass Roman's guard now, I'm sure. Barcos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Barcos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Nicolas Barcos has got the better of the ground game so far. Barcos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Barcos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barcos has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted. Barcos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Roman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Barcos cracks Roman with a solid left hand. Barcos looking to pass the guard. Barcos stands up over Roman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Barcos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Roman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Roman has escaped and now he's on top! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barcos scores with a short punch from the bottom. Barcos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Barcos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Barcos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roman passes easily into side control. Nice work. Barcos prevents Roman from improving position. Roman trying to control the position but Barcos is working away. Barcos is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Barcos struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Who's going to make the next move? Roman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Barcos! Barcos regains half guard. Roman wants to take a breather but Barcos is having none of it. Roman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barcos is staying active underneath Roman, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Barcos is looking to control Roman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barcos avoid being mounted? Barcos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Roman is staying active.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Karelin Roman just wasn't active enough. Barcos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roman defends well and Barcos ends up having to push Roman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roman trying to land knees to the body.
Barcos avoids the elbow strike from Roman, against the cage.
Roman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barcos on his heels. He'll look to pass Barcos's guard now, I'm sure. Barcos wants to sweep but no luck. Barcos is still trying to improve position. Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barcos swivels though and keeps the full guard. Roman passes into half guard. Roman wants to pass the guard but Barcos is defending well. Barcos wants to control but Roman is keeping busy and won't allow it. Barcos tries to roll over but Roman keeps him under control. Barcos wants to control but Roman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roman trying to control the action but Barcos is working from the bottom. Roman trying to mount his opponent but Barcos defends it. Barcos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roman is working away from the top position though. Barcos punching from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roman pulls his head out easily. Barcos landing rabbit punches to the side of Roman's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points. Barcos is refusing to be controlled, as Roman sits in half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Barcos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barcos wants to improve his position but Roman is controlling well.
Roman is trying to control the action in half guard but Barcos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nicolas Barcos will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barcos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roman as he jumps to the side. Roman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barcos sprawls well initially but Roman persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Barcos gets back to full guard.
Barcos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barcos pulls Roman in to control the position. Roman wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving. Barcos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully. Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barcos swivels though and keeps the full guard. Roman wants to control from the top but Barcos keeps moving. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Karelin Roman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Barcos shoots in looking for a takedown but Roman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Roman controlling the action here. Barcos trying to control but Roman postures up.
Barcos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Barcos is refusing to be controlled, as Roman sits in half guard. Roman is taking a breather. Barcos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Roman is keen to just control but Barcos is a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Karelin Roman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Barcos tries for a takedown but Roman circles away easily and Roman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Karelin Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Barcos. Roman is pressing down on Barcos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barcos is holding on for now. Nicolas Barcos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Barcos is trying to control but can't.
Roman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Barcos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barcos tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Roman stalling. Roman is thwarting Barcos's attempts to control the position. Roman moves into full mount! Barcos won't be happy about that! Roman trying to control but he's not successful this time. Roman controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barcos wants to control but Roman is having none of it. Roman looking to control but Barcos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Barcos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Roman looking to control but Barcos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Roman avoids the attempt from Barcos to control. Roman controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roman tries to control but Barcos wriggling away. Roman controlling the pace for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Karelin Roman just wasn't active enough. Barcos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roman pinned against the cage. Roman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Barcos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Roman looks for a takedown but Barcos sprawls well. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Barcos shoots and misses and Roman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barcos keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully. Karelin Roman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Barcos is trying to control the position but Roman postures up.
And that's the end of the fight! Karelin Roman showed his dominance in that final round. I think Barcos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Barcos! Our winner, Nicolas Barcos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Boozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit comes to the cage accompanied by the natural born killers . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Condit! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlo Boozer! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boozer is looking to slow Condit down with leg kicks. Boozer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Boozer avoids the head kick by Condit.
Boozer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Boozer dives in and grabs Condit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Condit pushes down on Boozer's head and hops out. Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Boozer. Boozer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Condit's half guard. Condit pushes Boozer off looking to stand but Boozer dives back in and keeps control.
Boozer trying to control from half guard but Condit is working away. Boozer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Condit has managed to free his arm - good work. Condit is trying to stand up here but Boozer is controlling him well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boozer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Condit is looking to get back to is feet but Boozer passes into side control.
Boozer controlling the position. Boozer decides to stand back up. Boozer steps back and let's Condit get back to his feet. Carlo Boozer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boozer misses with a takedown attempt - Condit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Boozer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Condit was well out of range. Poor timing from Boozer. Boozer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Condit to the ground. Boozer is now in Condit's guard. Boozer won't allow Condit to get back to his feet. Boozer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Boozer looking to pass the guard. Condit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boozer on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boozer passes Condit's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Boozer stops Condit from getting back to his feet.
Boozer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Condit to stand up. Condit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boozer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Boozer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Condit sprawls well initially but Boozer persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Boozer looks winded! Boozer prevents Condit from standing back up.
Boozer decides to stand and escape the position. Condit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boozer. Boozer dives in and grabs Condit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Condit pushes down on Boozer's head and hops out. Condit misses with a straight left. Boozer scores with a takedown into Condit's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Boozer gets to his feet - Condit follows without any prompting. Boozer fails with the takedown letting Condit counter with a right hand.
It looks like Carlo Boozer has been cut. Condit closes the distance and lands a one-two. Condit tries a head kick but it misses.
Boozer misses with a takedown attempt - Condit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Condit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boozer. Condit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boozer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Boozer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Condit avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boozer avoids the head kick by Condit.
This has been an exciting period of action! Condit throws a sloppy head kick and Boozer moves out of range easily. Carlos Condit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Boozer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Condit pinned against the cage. Condit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Boozer gets the takedown into side control. Condit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boozer asserts his dominance and retains side control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Boozer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Condit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Condit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Boozer dominated that round. The cut man is working on Carlo Boozer's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boozer shoots and misses and Condit counters with a straight right hand. Condit stuffs the takedown attempt from Boozer. Boozer gets slowly back to his feet. Boozer lands with a kick to the temple. Condit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Condit misses with a head kick.
Boozer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boozer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boozer tries for a takedown but Condit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Boozer. Boozer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Boozer shoots for a takedown but Condit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Boozer shoots in for a takedown but Condit shows good takedown defense. Condit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boozer circles away quickly and effectively. Condit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boozer. That did some damage! Boozer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Condit misses with a body shot.
Condit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Boozer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A jab from Condit finds it's way through Boozer's defenses. Condit throws a series of punches but Boozer avoids them all with ease. Condit throws a head kick that misses. Condit checks a leg kick. Boozer looking to score a takedown here. Condit is defending well but Boozer drives through and ends up in Condit's guard. Condit wants to stand and escape but Boozer is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. 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! Boozer wants to pass the guard but Condit is keeping the position. Condit is looking to stand up but Boozer isn't so interested in that idea. Boozer looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Condit wants to stand and escape but Boozer is having none of it. Boozer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Boozer grinds an elbow into Condit's temple. Boozer is looking to take a break and control but Condit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Boozer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Condit, who protects the arm well. Condit is trying to buck Boozer off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Condit is not content to let Boozer control the position. Boozer decides to take the fight back to the feet. Carlos Condit is winning the standup battle so far. Condit blocks a head kick by Boozer.
Condit moves out of range of the body kick from Boozer.
Condit gets caught flat footed, as Boozer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Condit keeping moving, preventing Boozer from controlling successfully. Boozer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Condit swivels though and keeps the full guard. Condit wants to stand up but Boozer is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boozer pushing down on Condit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Condit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Boozer. Condit looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action! Boozer decides to stand and escape the position. Boozer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Boozer passes to full mount! Boozer is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Condit is in real trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Boozer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Carlo Boozer's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boozer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Condit wants to stand up but Boozer is controlling him. Boozer drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Boozer seems to have locked his on tight now - Condit screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Boozer, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Carlo Boozer! In his post fight interview, Carlo Boozer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Guillet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, La La La. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saul Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kelvin Guillet! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams looks to land a left hand but Guillet moved out of range nicely. A big right from Williams misses. Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws the left hand but Guillet avoids the punch easily. Williams misses with a body shot.
Guillet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Guillet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Guillet looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guillet ducks under a wild hook from Williams. We've been told by Williams's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guillet is rocked! Guillet blocks a jab. Guillet is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him? Williams misses with a straight right. Nice defenses there by Guillet. Guillet defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand. Williams throws a hook to the side of Guillet's head but Guillet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Guillet defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand. Williams throws a big shot that misses. Williams throws a hook to the side of Guillet's head but Guillet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Guillet moves out of range as Williams strikes. Williams throws a hook but Guillet avoids it easily. Guillet misses with a low kick.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Williams connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Guillet covering up! Williams comes in with a big uppercut and Guillet goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Saul Williams! In his post fight interview, Saul Williams gave a big smile as he said 'I got a list of demands, written on the palms of my hands. I ball my fists and you gon' know where I stand.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Whipple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteo Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitali has chosen Amaranthe - The Nexus as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Matteo Vitali was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Whipple! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matteo Vitali! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vitali lands a nice shot to the body.
Whipple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vitali moves away. Vitali misses with the combination.
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali throws a right and a left that both miss. Whipple misses the body punch and Vitali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Justin Whipple has been cut. Vitali has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Whipple is landing a low percentage of strikes. Matteo Vitali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whipple will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitali misses with a low kick as Whipple jumps back. Whipple fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vitali checks it well. Vitali blocks a head kick by Whipple.
Whipple tries to clinch but Vitali moves away and Vitali counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Whipple has a couple of punches blocked by Vitali.
Whipple tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vitali smiles and moves away.
Justin Whipple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vitali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whipple stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Whipple lands a jab-cross combination. Vitali stuns Whipple with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Vitali looks to land a left hand but Whipple moved out of range nicely. Vitali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The fight stays on the outside here - Whipple looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Vitali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whipple was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitali. Vitali works over Whipple's head and body with a nice combination. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Whipple moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off. A shot to the liver by Vitali. Beautiful body shot. Whipple is breathing heavily. Vitali checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Whipple moves out of range of the body kick. Whipple wants to clinch and Vitali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Whipple managing to block the knees to the body from Vitali.
Vitali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Whipple has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whipple there as he acknowledges the shot. Vitali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whipple manages to avoid it. Whipple's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whipple duly obliges. Vitali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Whipple misses with a body shot.
Whipple doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Vitali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whipple at a distance.
Whipple gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vitali scores with the left hand. Whipple knows he should have avoided that one. Vitali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whipple. That did some damage! Vitali scores with a nice head shot.
Whipple is rocked!
Justin Whipple's cut is getting worse. Whipple looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Vitali cracks Whipple with a left hook right on the temple and Whipple goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Vitali lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Whipple is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteo Vitali! An out of breath Matteo Vitali 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Little Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Ouellette (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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188 cm
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Little Man! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Ouellette! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Man darts in looking for a takedown but Ouellette gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage. Ouellette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man blocks a body shot from Ouellette. Ouellette looking to stall.
Man has Ouellette pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Man pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ouellette tumbling to the mat - Man dives into Ouellette's guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Ouellette being controlled here, momentarily. Man with a flurry of punches that miss. Man stays in close to Ouellette's body and controls the position. Ouellette working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ouellette keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully. Man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ouellette manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Man has Ouellette in his guard. Ouellette preventing the sweep. Man is looking for a triangle here but Ouellette uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Man struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man is not content to let Ouellette control the position. Man gets back to half guard. Man is looking to improve his position.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man trying to hold on to Ouellette's head to control him but Ouellette postures up.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Ouellette sits in half guard. Man is controlling Ouellette's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ouellette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Man takes one to the chin there. Ouellette throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Man connects with a solid leg kick. Ouellette fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ouellette throws out the jab. Man with a poor takedown and Ouellette counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Man. That's going to take a lot out of him. Man takes one to the side of the head.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ouellette pinned against the cage. Ouellette gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ouellette throws a nice outside leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Man dives in for a single leg takedown but Ouellette sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Man blocking some punches.
Man looking for a takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Little Man will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ouellette. Ouellette misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Ouellette which made him look bad. Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ouellette is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Man scoring with punches and elbows. Ouellette is looking to reverse the position. Man tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ouellette, who protects the arm well. Ouellette is trying to improve his position. Man tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Man looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Ouellette manages to work his way to half guard, despite Man's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man wants to advance to full mount but Ouellette doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Man wants to control from the top but Ouellette keeps moving. Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Man sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ouellette's guard. Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Ouellette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Little Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man prevents Ouellette from improving his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ouellette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though. Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Man trying to control the action but Ouellette is working from the bottom. Well, if Man is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. We've been hearing good reports from Man's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man seems to be working for a kimura but Ouellette defends the submission attempt. Still in half guard, Man seems content to control. Man looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Man is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Man drops an elbow to the side of Ouellette's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Man dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouellette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Ouellette. Man with a lazy takedown attempt and Ouellette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Man moves out of range of the body kick from Ouellette.
Little Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Ouellette counters with a straight right hand. Man shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Ouellette tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg. Man is keen to just control but Ouellette is a slippery customer. Man throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ouellette to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ouellette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Man is stalling in the full guard. Man with a flurry of punches that miss. Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Man landing with the ground and pound. Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ouellette is keeping the position for now. Charles Ouellette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man controls from within his opponent's guard. Ouellette looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ouellette keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Man connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ouellette works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ouellette is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Ouellette keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully. Man is looking to advance position but Ouellette has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Ouellette punching from mount but Man doing a good job of avoiding damage. Man wants to hold on but Ouellette pushes him away. Ouellette trying to control but Man is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Little Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Man is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ouellette misses with a head shot. Man uses the momentum to regain guard. Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight! Little Man showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Washer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samick Behringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samick Behringer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arnold Washer's chin.
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200 cm
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194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arnold Washer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samick Behringer! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Washer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Donk. Behringer catches Washer right on the button with a cross. Washer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Behringer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Washer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Washer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Behringer's best efforts. Behringer decides to stand and escape the position. 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! Behringer shoots in and gets a takedown into Washer's guard. Washer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Behringer escapes and throws Washer's legs to the side, diving into side control! Washer tries to improve position but can't. Behringer taking a breather here. Washer is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Washer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Behringer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Washer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Behringer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Washer gets back to half guard. Washer is trying to get back to full guard. Behringer tries to pass to full mount but Washer defends it. Washer looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Behringer seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Behringer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Behringer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Washer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Washer actively working from the bottom here. Washer is staying active underneath Behringer, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Washer looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Behringer wants to take a breather but Washer is having none of it. 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! Washer tries to get to full guard but Behringer has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Washer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Behringer pulls his head out easily. Washer wants to get back to full guard. Behringer not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Washer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Behringer scores with a couple of nice shots. Washer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Behringer pulls his head out easily. Behringer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Behringer connects with a nice short shot to Washer's temple. Washer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Washer actively working from the bottom here. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Behringer in particular looking to stall. Washer looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Washer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Behringer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Washer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Behringer. Washer has hold of Behringer's hands but Behringer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Behringer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Washer looking for submissions from an awkward position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samick Behringer dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Behringer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Washer misses with a takedown and Behringer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Behringer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Washer is trying to defend but Behringer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Behringer is looking to take a break and control but Washer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Behringer sitting and controlling from the half guard. Washer looking for subs from the bottom but Behringer mounts him! Washer is squirming around, avoiding Behringer's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Washer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Behringer controlling the pace for now. Washer is trying desperately to improve position. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Behringer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Washer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Washer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Washer is squirming around, avoiding Behringer's attempts to control the action. Samick Behringer has got the better of the ground game so far. Washer is desperately trying to improve his position but Behringer has a good base and remains in mount. Washer is working hard here to advance position. Behringer with good strikes from the mount here! This has been an exciting period of action! Behringer with the ground and pound from mount. Behringer looking to control but Washer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Behringer controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Washer is trying desperately to improve position. Behringer landing strikes from the mount. Washer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Behringer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Washer regains half guard. Behringer wants to free his trapped foot but Washer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Behringer wants to take a breather but Washer is having none of it. Washer actively working from the bottom here. Behringer is figuring out what he wants to do next. This has been an exciting period of action! Washer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Behringer moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Washer. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Behringer lands a nice forearm strike. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Washer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Behringer controlling his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samick Behringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Behringer cracks Washer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Washer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Behringer finish him?
Washer is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Washer has his takedown stuffed and Behringer counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Washer out cold! What a finish! Behringer is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samick Behringer! Samick Behringer gave a mention to Elite Canadian Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tang Lung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rye Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lung comes to the cage accompanied by Gasoline - Paatos. Rye Lee has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tang Lung! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rye Lee! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lung closes the distance and lands a one-two. Lung rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage. Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rye Lee has been cut. Lung lands a nice shot to the body. Lung lands a nice elbow. Lung lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye. Lung keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lee looking for a takedown. Lung lands an uppercut. Lee jumps guard but Lung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lung lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those. Lung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Lung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Lee looks winded! Lee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lung after a bit of a struggle. Tang Lung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rye Lee. Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lung walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Lung scores with a leg kick.
We've been told by Lung's head coaches at LOD: EUOLUCAO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lung has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lung gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lung obliges. Lung lands an uppercut. Lung connects with a knee to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lung.
Lung leaning against his opponent.
Lung landing knees to the body.
Lung pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Lung crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage. This has been an exciting period of action! Lung lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee jumps guard but Lung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Lung controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body. Lung slows down the pace here.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Lung keeps him there for the moment. A short body shot lands from Lung as the two fighters clinch.
Lung lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye. Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lung lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment. Lung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Lung gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lung presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A knee to the head by Lung.
Lung lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off. Lung lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lung taking a breather. We've been informed that Lee has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. A short left from Lung. Lung stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lung lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye. Lung working some nice short punches in the clinch. Lee can't get the takedown.
Lung lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off. Lung lands an elbow inside. Lung lands with a right to the head. Lung stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Lee takes an elbow to the temple. Lung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage. Lung lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lung lands a damaging elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Lung dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rye Lee's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tang Lung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lung instigates a clinch. Lee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lung to keep the fight standing. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Knees to the body from Lung.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Lung is controlling the position. Lung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lung will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage. Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lung lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye. Lung lands a damaging elbow. Lee tries for a takedown but Lung manages to get underhooks.
Lung stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lung scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head. Lung lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lung has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Lee - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Lung, and another! Lee is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tang Lung! Tang Lung made sure to mention his sponsor, Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Out in Love by Mark Crozer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Wagner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sanchez! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wagner but Wagner pushes him off and we're back to square one. Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside. Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sanchez drives through and clinches with Wagner against the cage.
Wagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away. Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away. Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Our sources have told us that Wagner has been working on his elbows in the gym. Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Wagner is blocking nicely.
Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Sanchez tries to bum rush Wagner with a series of wild strikes but Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Wagner's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagner tries to avoid it. Jab from Sanchez.
It looks like Wayne Wagner has been cut. Chris Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wagner closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage. Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage. Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chris Sanchez has been cut. Wagner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Wagner scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wagner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A knee to the head by Wagner.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body. Wagner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Wagner.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Wagner.
Wagner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wagner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Wagner keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagner has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wagner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Wagner.
Wagner takes a knee to the side of the body. Sanchez wants to break free but Wagner has control.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Wagner keeps him there for the moment. Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage. Wagner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms. Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Sanchez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sanchez drives through and clinches with Wagner against the cage.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Wagner has him pinned against the cage. Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner is controlling him. Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Sanchez working hard to break the clinch. Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead. Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagner has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wagner landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Wagner. Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action! A short right from Sanchez on the inside. Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards. Wagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead. Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wagner to keep the fight standing. Wayne Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sanchez. Wagner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Wagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wagner lands a nice knee to the body. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez'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. Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Wagner dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagner. Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagner walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wagner wants to clinch. Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez takes a shot to the head. Sanchez is breathing heavily. Sanchez avoiding damage as Wagner throws knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Wagner avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Wagner lands a nice knee to the body. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Wagner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards. Wagner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms. Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Wagner scores with a knee to the head.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagner obliges. Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Wagner on the inside. Sanchez tries to circle away but Wagner has him pinned against the cage. Wagner crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage. Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wagner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now. Wagner throws an elbow that misses.
Wagner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now. Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy. Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wagner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez. Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Sanchez working hard to break the clinch. Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez wants to break free but Wagner has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez blocks an elbow strike. Wagner scores with a knee to the head.
Wagner scores a nice knee to the body.
Wagner landing knees to the head.
Wagner landing knees to the head.
Wagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around? Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wagner dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Wagner checks the leg kick. Sanchez forces Wagner back against the cage and clinches. Wagner lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off. Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wagner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Wagner gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez lands a right hand. Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Wagner has him pressed against the cage. Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it. Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wagner is looking to clinch. Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch. Sanchez can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Wagner dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wagner closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage. Wagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Wagner can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wagner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Wagner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms. Wagner working Sanchez over with knees to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez. Wagner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wagner crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage. Wagner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagner misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sanchez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sanchez manages to end up in side control. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Sanchez is trying to ground and pound but Wagner uses the momentary lack of control by Sanchez to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sanchez is looking to advance position but Wagner won't allow it. Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wagner defending well though. Sanchez winds up and cracks Wagner with a swinging punch to the side of the head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wagner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez. Chris Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez working the head and body with strikes. Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Wagner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez moves into full mount! Wagner won't be happy about that! Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wagner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sanchez looking to finish Wagner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wagner! Wagner tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Wagner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez with a couple of short strikes. Sanchez working Wagner over with strikes here. Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount. Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wagner hang on? Sanchez landing punches. Chris Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far. Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wagner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sanchez raining down hammerfists from mount. Wagner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wagner looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wagner is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes. Sanchez avoids the attempt from Wagner to control. Sanchez raining down shots from the mount! Wayne Wagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wagner is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! Chris Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Wagner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Wagner! Wayne Wagner managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Elite Canadian Threads, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keisuke Miyagi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Gravity! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gravity blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Gravity gets tackled into the cage by Miyagi. Miyagi maintains the clinch. Gravity is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gravity. Miyagi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gravity's efforts to push away. Miyagi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Gravity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravity lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miyagi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miyagi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gravity misses with a low kick.
Miyagi clinches up with Gravity and pushes him back against the cage. Gravity is trying to break the clinch but Miyagi is controlling him. Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyagi's elbow. A right hook to the body lands for Miyagi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Miyagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravity.
Gravity is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyagi gets an underhook and turns Gravity into the cage. Gravity is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gravity throws a head punch that misses. Gravity content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miyagi lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Gravity blocks the elbow strike.
Gravity blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Miyagi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Miyagi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gary Gravity has been cut. Miyagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body. Gravity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miyagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravity avoids the damage to the body. Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Miyagi trying to land knees to the body.
Miyagi throws an elbow but it misses.
Miyagi misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyagi's elbow. Miyagi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miyagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miyagi works on Gravity's body with a couple of short punches. Gravity has had enough of the clinch but Miyagi keeps him there for the moment. Miyagi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravity's elbow. Gravity breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gravity goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Miyagi fails in his attempt to clinch. Miyagi tries to clinch but Gravity moves out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Gravity fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Miyagi throws a looping overhand right but Gravity ducks down to avoid it. Gravity misses with a low kick.
Gravity throws a head kick that Miyagi semi-blocks.
Gravity looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Miyagi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravity. Miyagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravity circles away.
Gravity fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Miyagi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gravity throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyagi. That did some damage! Miyagi blocks a head kick by Gravity.
Gravity throws a nice outside leg kick. Miyagi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Gravity thows a leg kick but Miyagi checks it and Miyagi moves into the clinch. Miyagi misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miyagi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gravity's brow. Gravity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Miyagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gravity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Miyagi throws a series of punches but Gravity avoids them all with ease. A bone on bone clash there as Miyagi blocks the leg kick.
Gravity throws a solid leg kick but Miyagi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravity.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gravity pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Gravity misses with a leg kick and Miyagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Gravity connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miyagi's hands. This has been an exciting period of action! Gravity throws a head kick but Miyagi moves out of range.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gary Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gravity blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi avoids the head kick by Gravity.
Miyagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gravity throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miyagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravity. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Gravity counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Gravity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Gravity will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Gary Gravity'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.
Crunch! Gravity slams his shin into Miyagi's torso. Gravity moves out of range of the body kick. Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyagi. That did some damage! Gravity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miyagi. A head kick misses from Gravity. Miyagi misses with a wild body shot. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravity.
Miyagi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravity can pounce on him.
Miyagi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gravity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gravity feints and then cracks Miyagi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miyagi down. Gravity scores with a 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! Miyagi tries to clinch and Gravity counters with an inside leg kick. Miyagi throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miyagi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Gravity connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Gravity throws a leg kick that misses. Gravity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Miyagi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gravity. Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Miyagi tries to clinch but Gravity is having none of it. Gravity connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Miyagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravity was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyagi. Gravity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A clash of legs there as Miyagi blocks the low kick. Gravity thows a body kick. Miyagi tries to catch it but that hurt him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gravity explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Gravity. Beautiful body shot. Miyagi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Gravity is looking to slow Miyagi down with leg kicks. Gravity throws a head kick that half lands.
Gravity misses with a low kick. Miyagi throws a leg kick but Gravity sees it coming and checks it nicely. Some wild striking there from Miyagi.
Gravity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Gravity staying out of range there. Miyagi avoids the head kick by Gravity.
Miyagi closes the distance and clinches. Miyagi looks to throw an elbow but misses. Miyagi wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miyagi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miyagi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Gravity lands a leg kick that knocks Miyagi off balance momentarily. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Gravity chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miyagi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gravity. That one must have hurt. A nice inside leg kick there by Gravity. That's going to slow Miyagi down. Gravity lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravity avoids the body shot from Miyagi.
Gravity tried to score with a low kick but Miyagi checks it. Miyagi avoids a kick to the body.
Gravity throws a head kick that misses. Gravity lands a leg kick that knocks Miyagi off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gravity connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Gravity throws the kick towards the body but Miyagi avoids it. A slapping leg kick lands for Gravity.
Gravity thumps Miyagi with a low kick. Miyagi throws a low kick but Gravity moves out of range easily. Gravity chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gravity motions for Miyagi to come forward. Gravity throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gravity throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A nice leg kick lands there from Gravity. Gravity listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyagi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Gary Gravity's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A clash of legs there as Miyagi blocks the low kick. Gravity throws a leg kick which misses Miyagi's front leg but catches the back leg as Miyagi tries to avoid it. Gravity throws a leg kick which misses Miyagi's front leg but catches the back leg as Miyagi tries to avoid it. Miyagi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab from Miyagi misses. Miyagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravity paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gravity delivers a nice body kick. Gravity scores with a kick to the midsection. Gravity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miyagi checks a leg kick. Gravity has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gravity tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravity cracks Miyagi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Both fighters are breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gravity lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gravity lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miyagi takes a step back to recover. Gravity thuds his shin into the meat of Miyagi's side. Gravity keeps Miyagi at a distance using the push kick. Gravity throws a nice inside leg kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravity.
Gravity darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A head kick from Gravity lands but Miyagi takes it in his stride.
It looks like Keisuke Miyagi has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Miyagi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gravity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miyagi's calf. Gravity keeps the fight on the outside. Miyagi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravity throws a head kick that Miyagi semi-blocks.
Keisuke Miyagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gravity turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Gravity connects with a high kick. Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyagi manages to avoid it. Gravity throws a front kick aimed at Miyagi's knee but Miyagi avoids it well. Miyagi throws a head kick that misses. Miyagi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gravity lands with a slapping head kick. Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Gravity moves out of range easily. Gravity throws a leg kick but Miyagi sees it coming and checks it nicely. Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gravity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravity lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gravity tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravity throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miyagi. Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gravity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyagi. That did some damage! Miyagi wants to clinch up but Gravity keeps it at a distance. Miyagi tries to clinch up but Gravity circles away and keeps his distance. Gravity pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miyagi is out of range and Gravity settles back down. Miyagi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gravity lands a head kick. Miyagi smiles back at him and beckons him forward. A nice inside leg kick there by Gravity. That's going to slow Miyagi down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Miyagi checks a low kick from Gravity. Gravity swats away the attempt to clinch by Miyagi. Gravity throws a nice inside leg kick. Miyagi misses with an uppercut. Gravity saw that one coming. Gravity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravity 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. Gravity moves out of range of the body kick from Miyagi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gravity throws a low kick but Miyagi avoids it. Gary Gravity seems to be getting the better of the standup. Miyagi misses with a looping left. Gary Gravity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Gravity throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Gary Gravity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Gravity winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity! Post fight, Gary Gravity took to the microphone: 'Sorry Miyagi but I'm just on another level. Derek Burns has a target on his back and I'm gonna take that punk out soon. Mark my words.'. In defeat, Keisuke Miyagi stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm upset of the outcome tonight, but hey it's only my first loss in my career. I will continue to improve and I'm gonna come back better than ever coming into the New Year, I'm still a top contender.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nelly Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haynes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nelly - The Champ. Pettis has chosen Pettis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelly Haynes! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Haynes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haynes lands a nice knee to the body. Pettis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. I was talking to Haynes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Haynes crunches a lovely knee into Pettis's ribcage. Pettis wants a takedown but no success here.
Pettis looks winded! Haynes pressing his opponent against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Haynes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pettis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelly Haynes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis. Haynes with a knee to the head.
Haynes leaning against his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pettis 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. Haynes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haynes pressing his opponent against the cage. Haynes lands a good knee to the midsection. Pettis won't want to take too many of those. Knees in the clinch landing for Haynes.
Haynes connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haynes landing knees to the body.
Haynes scores with a knee to the head.
Haynes lands an elbow just above Pettis 's eye. Knees in the clinch landing for Haynes.
Haynes lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Pettis goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Haynes in side control.
Pettis is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Haynes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pettis! Pettis is still in real trouble! Can Haynes finish him? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Haynes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Haynes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pettis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pettis shrugs it off. Pettis seems to have recovered his senses. Haynes controlling from the full mount. Haynes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Haynes trying to control but Pettis is having none of it. Haynes takes Pettis's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Pettis is in trouble. Pettis looking very determined here, making life difficult for Haynes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Haynes is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Pettis has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Haynes has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Pettis taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Haynes doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nelly Haynes! Nelly Haynes retains his middleweight title! Nelly Haynes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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