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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stone Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbob SonofGod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SonofGod comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On Jesus, Mother Teresa & Gandhi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stone Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimbob SonofGod!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SonofGod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
SonofGod misses with a head kick.
Mountain blocks a head kick by SonofGod.
SonofGod slaps away a takedown attempt from Mountain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
SonofGod moves to clinch but Mountain breaks away
and Mountain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mountain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. SonofGod defending well though.
SonofGod keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mountain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mountain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mountain working the head and body with strikes.
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. Mountain connects with a nice short shot to SonofGod's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain is nestled in close to SonofGod, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mountain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mountain throwing shots but SonofGod is blocking nicely.
SonofGod keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mountain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
SonofGod has hold of Mountain's hands but Mountain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mountain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mountain thows a huge punch but SonofGod dodges it nicely.
Mountain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mountain is nestled in close to SonofGod, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mountain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mountain lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain working the head and body with strikes.
SonofGod has hold of Mountain's hands but Mountain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
SonofGod really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mountain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mountain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mountain lands with a punch from half guard.
SonofGod is looking to escape.
Mountain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
SonofGod avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mountain.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mountain moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain is chipping away with strikes.
SonofGod is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands a strong strike to the head of SonofGod. That's dazed him! Mountain looking to finish here. SonofGod is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mountain lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stone Mountain!
The defeated Jimbob SonofGod had this to say: 'Like Lazarus, I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Barricade. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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179 lbs
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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
21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collective rushes Shula and presses him up against the cage.
Collective lands an elbow inside.
Collective throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collective effectively controlling the action here.
Collective lands a damaging elbow.
Collective lands an elbow inside that Shula shrugs off.
It looks like Mort Shula has been cut.
Collective slows down the pace here.
Shula is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collective lands an elbow inside.
Shula is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.
Collective lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Collective manages to break the clinch.
Collective rushes Shula and presses him up against the cage.
Collective lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Collective lands an elbow just above Shula 's eye.
Collective creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shula's defenses.
Collective working Shula over with knees to the body.
Collective taking a breather.
Collective landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shula avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective throws an elbow that misses.
Shula takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Mort Shula's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collective stalling in the clinch.
Collective lands an elbow inside.
Collective lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Collective.
Collective landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Collective.
Collective tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shula just stands there and leans against the cage.
Collective pressing his opponent against the cage.
Collective lands an elbow inside that Shula shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective lands an elbow that stopped Shula in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Collective.
Collective has Shula pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Collective pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shula tumbling to the mat - Collective dives into Shula's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collective seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective trying to control the position from guard on top but Shula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collective looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Collective stands and steps away. Shula gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Collective's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Collective dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mort Shula's cut.
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.
Collective closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shula quickly recovers to half guard.
Collective is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Collective wants to work for an arm triangle but Shula is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Collective sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shula defending well though.
Well, if Collective 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.
Collective gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collective has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
Collective lands a nice shot to the body.
Shula takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Collective.
Collective is looking to take this one to the mat.
Collective is struggling to control the position.
Collective lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Collective.
Collective lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shula has had enough of the clinch but Collective keeps him there for the moment.
Collective throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Collective lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Collective throws an elbow but misses.
Collective lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Mort Shula's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Collective lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Collective to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Collective.
Collective utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Collective gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Collective.
Mort Shula's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls for Collective to work.
Collective prevents Shula from breaking the clinch.
Collective is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shula can do to turn this around?
Collective lands a nice knee to the body.
Shula is breathing heavily.
Collective lands a nice elbow.
Shula takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mort Shula's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Random Collective!
After winning the bout, Random Collective thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boba Solid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat-Warrior's call. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boba Solid!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solid throws a leg kick which misses Paul's front leg but catches the back leg as Paul tries to avoid it.
Paul lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Boba Solid has been cut.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from Solid.
Solid misses with a low kick.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Solid appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ethan Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Solid.
Solid gets tackled into the cage by Paul. Paul maintains the clinch.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paul fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Solid loads up on a big right hand but Paul slips the punch.
Solid lunges at Paul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paul's hand.
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!
Solid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Solid has time to react.
Paul drives through with a takedown into guard.
Solid is adopting a defensive guard.
Paul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Solid holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paul wants to control from the top but Solid keeps moving.
Solid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Solid told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Solid trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Solid misses with a low kick as Paul jumps back.
Paul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Solid stuffs the takedown attempt from Paul. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solid scores with a nice right hand.
Paul fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Solid sprawls well initially but Paul persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Paul looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Solid keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Paul is pressing down on Solid's thigh, looking to free his foot. Solid is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solid keeping hold of Paul's head, controlling as best he can.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Solid is defending well.
Solid trying to hold on to Paul's head to control him but Paul postures up.
Paul takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Paul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solid's head.
Solid trying to control but Paul postures up.
Paul is working for a kimura but Solid is defending it quite comfortably.
Solid is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paul is working for a kimura but Solid is defending it quite comfortably.
Solid gets back to full guard.
Paul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Solid wants to stand and escape but Paul is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Paul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boba Solid's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Solid. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Solid misses with a double jab.
Paul checks a leg kick.
Paul went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Solid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solid, pushing him back against the cage.
Solid has Paul pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paul manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Solid jumps guard but Paul turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Solid tries to pull guard but Paul forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ethan Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boba Solid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paul.
Paul is pressed up against the cage. Solid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paul down to the mat. Paul avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paul darts in and clinches Solid up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Paul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul trying to land knees to the body.
Paul drops down looking for an ankle pick but Solid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solid moves away.
Paul closes the distance and pushes Solid back into the cage.
Paul trying to land knees to the body.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solid.
Solid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paul avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paul gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Solid.
Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solid throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Solid misses the target.
Paul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solid can do to turn this around?
Paul throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, jab by Paul - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paul.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Solid tried to score with a low kick but Paul checks it.
Solid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paul tries for a takedown but Solid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Solid throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solid throws a head kick but Paul moves out of range.
Paul tries to counter with a takedown but Solid is quick to defend against it.
Paul shoots in and drives through. Solid sprawls well.
Paul connects with a solid leg kick.
Paul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Solid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Solid blocks the body kick.
Paul throws a combination that misses
and Solid counters with a low kick, right behind Paul 's knee.
Paul closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paul.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Solid's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paul avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Solid tries to stall but Paul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Solid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paul is defending well.
Paul is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Solid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Solid tries to pull guard but Paul forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paul looking for a takedown.
Solid wants to break free but Paul has control.
Solid wants a takedown.
Paul scores a nice knee to the body.
Solid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paul smiles and moves away.
Solid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boba Solid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Solid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Solid misses with a head kick.
Solid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul scores with a body shot.
Solid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Solid is breathing heavily.
Paul lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paul dives in and scores a takedown into Solid's guard.
Solid is rocked!
Solid keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Solid is still in real trouble! Can Paul finish him?
Paul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solid seems to have recovered his senses.
Paul thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Paul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boba Solid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Solid scores with a jab.
Solid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ethan Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solid dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Solid throws a series of punches but Paul moves out of range.
Paul lands a head kick that stumbles Solid and the fighters go to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Solid pulls Paul in close to prevent any damage.
Solid wants to stand and escape but Paul is having none of it.
Solid is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Paul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paul manages to get himself to full guard.
Paul is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Solid is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Paul is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Solid has his hands clasped together but Paul extends and breaks Solid's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Paul.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ethan Paul!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Paul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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186 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Atreides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws out a counter right but Atreides avoids it with no problem.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Paul Atreides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atreides looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Atreides misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atreides is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Atreides shoots in.
Atreides lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Chuck Silva has been cut.
Atreides darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Atreides on his heels. He'll look to pass Atreides's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Atreides is keeping the position.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva is pushing down on Atreides's leg trying to pass to half guard. Atreides is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides trying to control from the bottom.
Atreides actively working from the bottom here.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Atreides is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Atreides is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Atreides is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Pitbull MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is working for a kimura but Atreides is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Atreides is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atreides is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Atreides's head.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Atreides is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Atreides looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Atreides has managed to free his arm - good work.
Atreides looking for submissions off his back.
Atreides looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Atreides defends it well.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Atreides is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Atreides is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Atreides has managed to free his arm - good work.
Atreides wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Atreides makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atreides.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Atreides actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is working for a kimura but Atreides is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Atreides is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atreides is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atreides is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Silva'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.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Atreides is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Atreides is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atreides backwards.
Silva gets through Atreides's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to trip Atreides. He has hold of a leg but Atreides is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atreides has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Atreides's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atreides is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Atreides keeps moving.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Atreides is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Atreides looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva pushing down on Atreides's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is keen to just control but Atreides is a slippery customer.
Atreides wants to get back to full guard.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Atreides blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Atreides manages to get to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Atreides is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atreides swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Atreides is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Atreides looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Atreides has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva wants to control from the top but Atreides keeps moving.
Atreides looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Atreides wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Atreides is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Atreides has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atreides is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva darts in and clinches Atreides up against the cage.
Atreides drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Atreides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva wants to control but Atreides is keeping him busy.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Atreides is defending well.
Atreides prevents Silva from moving into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Atreides to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Atreides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atreides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Atreides throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atreides changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Atreides manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Atreides. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Atreides sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Atreides defends it well.
Atreides looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Atreides is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Atreides looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Atreides is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Atreides is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Atreides has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Atreides defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Atreides defends it.
Silva is working for a kimura but Atreides is defending it quite comfortably.
Atreides actively working from the bottom here.
Chuck Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atreides is looking to improve his position.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atreides.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atreides moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
No joy there for Atreides, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul Atreides has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Silva!
After winning the bout, Chuck Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
175 lbs
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21
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakuraba defending well though.
Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown stands up over Sakuraba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown won't allow Sakuraba to sweep him here.
Sakuraba pulls Brown in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Sakuraba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Brown could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sakuraba has cracked it and Brown is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sakuraba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Sakuraba!
After winning the bout, Kazushi Sakuraba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jed Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul comes to the cage accompanied by Fueled -Anthrax. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jed Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Police Officer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Officer's guard.
Officer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paul defends it easily.
Officer has momentary wrist control but Paul slips an elbow through the middle.
Officer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paul tries to free his leg and advance position but Officer is retaining full guard.
Officer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paul defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul is looking to pass into half guard but Officer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Officer is in guard.
Paul throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paul wants to control the position but Officer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is looking for a sweep. Officer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paul is working hard here to advance position.
Officer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul is defending against the submission attempts here by Officer.
Officer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Paul!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Officer goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Paul is on top in guard.
Officer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Officer passes Paul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paul is defending against the submission attempts here by Officer.
Paul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Officer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paul is just riding it out for now. Officer eventually gives up the hold.
Paul makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Officer slips nicely into half guard.
Officer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paul is just riding it out for now. Officer eventually gives up the hold.
Paul manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Police Officer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Officer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Officer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paul walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Officer tries to move into range but Paul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paul shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Officer defends it nicely.
Paul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Officer lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Officer as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jed Paul has been cut.
Officer cracks Paul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paul is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Officer checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Officer steps in with a hook that catches Paul right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Officer follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Paul looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Police Officer!
A pretty intense looking Police Officer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cappy Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swann has chosen Corey Hart - I Wear My Sunglasses At Night as his entrance music. Ross Swann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
180 lbs
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175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappy Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian tries to close the distance and clinch but Swann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Swann. Beautiful body shot.
Christian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christian wants to clinch.
Christian doesn't manage to clinch there - Swann circles away.
Swann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Christian in his tracks.
Christian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Christian clinches.
Christian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christian pushes off an throws an elbow but Swann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Swann has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Christian landing knees to the body.
Christian lands a nice elbow.
Christian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Swann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christian backwards.
Swann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christian backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swann breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Swann.
Swann lands a jab to the head.
Christian clinches up with Swann and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann has Christian pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christian.
With the fighters up against the cage, Christian throws an elbow but misses.
Swann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Swann.
Swann tries to circle away but Christian has him pinned against the cage.
Swann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christian crunches a lovely knee into Swann's ribcage.
Christian lands an elbow inside.
Swann manages to break the clinch.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swann.
Christian walks into a left hand.
Swann throws a jab when Christian was well out of range.
Christian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swann tries a quick counter leg kick but Christian is wise to it.
Christian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Swann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christian is rocked!
Christian wants to clinch.
Oh Christian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christian seems to have got his legs back now.
Christian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christian shoots in looking for a takedown. Swann tries to sprawl out of it but Christian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swann takes one to the chin there.
Swann works over Christian's head and body with a nice combination.
Christian tries to clinch up but Swann circles away and keeps his distance.
Swann thuds his shin into the meat of Christian's side.
Swann connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Christian! He's out on his feet! Swann rushes in and drops Christian with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ross Swann!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ross Swann thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (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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36
197 lbs
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35
197 lbs
32 - 16 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti lands a head kick. Van Winkle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pentti misses with a head kick.
Pentti lands with a shot to the body.
Pentti throws out a leg kick but Van Winkle moves out of range and Pentti only half commits.
Pentti throws a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Pentti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pentti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pentti avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pentti, right into the meat.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Winkle moves away.
Van Winkle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Van Winkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pentti misses with a double jab.
Pentti throws a right hand that Van Winkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Winkle also avoids with ease.
Van Winkle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pentti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Winkle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti throws a body punch but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Van Winkle drops his hands momentarily and Pentti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Winkle blocks the leg kick.
Pentti misses with a head kick.
Van Winkle avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Van Winkle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pentti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Winkle misses with a looping left.
Van Winkle looks to land a body kick but Pentti moved away.
Van Winkle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pentti throws a chopping leg kick but Van Winkle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pentti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pentti with a jab.
Pentti misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pentti.
Pentti misses with an uppercut.
Arvo Pentti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pentti misses with a low kick.
Pentti misses with a hook.
Pentti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Winkle manages to avoid it.
Pentti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pentti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Winkle doesn't seem bothered though.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Pentti shows good takedown defense.
Van Winkle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Winkle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pentti has time to react.
Pentti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
Pentti misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a looping overhand right but Van Winkle ducks down to avoid it.
Van Winkle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Van Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Van Winkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Winkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Winkle throws a nice head kick!
Pentti throws a head kick but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Pentti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Winkle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pentti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van Winkle stands up over Pentti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pentti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Winkle is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle wants to control from the top but Pentti keeps moving.
Van Winkle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Winkle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pentti wants to stand up but Van Winkle is controlling him.
Van Winkle looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice cross by Pentti.
Pentti misses with an uppercut. Van Winkle saw that one coming.
Pentti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Winkle at a distance.
Van Winkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pentti.
Van Winkle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Winkle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Winkle wants to advance to full mount but Pentti doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle stops Pentti from standing up.
Van Winkle throws a big right hand that misses.
Pentti keeping full guard, as Van Winkle tries to pass.
Van Winkle trying to control but Pentti is working from the bottom.
Van Winkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pentti is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pentti stuns Van Winkle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Winkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pentti swinging wildly here.
Van Winkle attempts a counter takedown but Pentti avoids it well and moves away.
Donk. Pentti catches Van Winkle right on the button with a cross.
Pentti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Winkle counters with a shoot takedown. Pentti fights it but they end up in guard.
Pentti controlling Van Winkle's posture.
Pentti pushes Van Winkle off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Van Winkle takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti moves out of range of the body kick from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big left from Pentti misses.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pentti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pentti swings widly with a right hand
and Van Winkle counters with a shoot takedown. Pentti fights it but they end up in guard.
Van Winkle throwing strikes from guard but Pentti blocks nicely.
Van Winkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Pentti is retaining full guard.
Van Winkle wants to control from the top but Pentti keeps moving.
Van Winkle won't allow Pentti to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
Pentti trying to keep a closed guard but Van Winkle is proving a slippery customer.
Pentti wants to stand up but Van Winkle is controlling him.
Pentti looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pentti throws out a loose jab but Van Winkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Winkle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pentti misses with a looping right.
Van Winkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pentti looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pentti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Winkle is out of range.
Pentti moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arvo Pentti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Pentti misses with a low kick as Van Winkle jumps back.
Van Winkle tries to counter with a takedown but Pentti is quick to defend against it.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Winkle is just out of range.
Van Winkle tries to counter with a takedown but Pentti is quick to defend against it.
Pentti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pentti throws a push kick but Van Winkle slaps the foot to one side.
Pentti motions for Van Winkle to come forward. Pentti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Winkle tries to counter with a takedown but Pentti is quick to defend against it.
Pentti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Winkle is out of range.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Pentti misses its intended target.
Van Winkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Winkle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pentti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Pentti.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Winkle is just out of range.
Pentti misses with a hook. Van Winkle ducked under it nicely.
Pentti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Pentti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Winkle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Van Winkle lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick as Pentti jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Pentti.
Pentti thumps Van Winkle with a low kick.
Pentti scores with a body shot.
Pentti throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Winkle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Winkle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pentti's head.
Pentti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Winkle wants to control from the top but Pentti keeps moving.
Van Winkle postures up in Pentti's guard and throws a big left but Pentti blocks it.
Robert Van Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Winkle is in close to Pentti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pentti seems keen to control Van Winkle's posture.
Pentti trying to keep a closed guard but Van Winkle is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pentti thuds a left hand into Van Winkle's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Winkle is defended easily by Pentti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pentti looks for the body kick but Van Winkle saw that one coming.
Van Winkle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arvo Pentti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pentti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Winkle tries to work over Pentti's front leg with a kick but Pentti checks it.
Pentti lands a jab-cross combination.
Pentti misses with a head kick.
Pentti takes a swing at Van Winkle's ribcage but misses.
Pentti connects with a body shot that sends Van Winkle's belly button to the back.
Van Winkle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Winkle tries to move into range but Pentti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Winkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a shot from downtown. Van Winkle moves away and avoids it.
Pentti is looking to slow Van Winkle down with leg kicks.
Van Winkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Winkle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Winkle moves out of range as Pentti throws a body kick.
Van Winkle feinted with a counter takedown.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Pentti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Winkle on the side of the head.
Van Winkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Winkle takes a swing at Pentti's ribcage but misses.
Pentti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pentti is trying to stand back up but Van Winkle is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pentti 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
A relieved looking Arvo Pentti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Glyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owen Glyde!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Owen Glyde has been cut.
Yikes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yikes with a nice cross.
Glyde walks into a stiff left hand from Yikes.
Yikes checks the leg kick.
Yikes looks to land a left hand but Glyde moved out of range nicely.
Glyde looks to land a right hand but Yikes moved out of range.
It looked like Yikes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Glyde.
A big left from Yikes misses.
Glyde feints and then cracks Yikes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yikes down.
Yikes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yikes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glyde ducks under a wild hook from Yikes.
Glyde throws a right and a left that Yikes avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glyde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yikes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yikes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glyde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yikes throws a combination that misses
and Glyde counters with a nice uppercut.
Glyde catches Yikes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glyde. Yikes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Glyde. Those never looked like landing.
Glyde misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyde has closed the distance and engaged Yikes in a clinch.
Yikes breaks the clinch.
Yikes blocks a jab.
Yikes lands with a cross.
Glyde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Glyde is rocked!
Yikes drops Glyde with a big left hand! Glyde is injured, injured bad! Yikes jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Yikes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent 47 (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Schwalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwalle has chosen Max Payne theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Agent 47!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oliver Schwalle!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
47 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schwalle doesn't manage to clinch there - 47 circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schwalle.
47 misses with a kick to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schwalle 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.
Schwalle misses with a left hand
and 47 counters with a single leg into guard. Schwalle didn't expect that.
Schwalle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
47 trying to control but Schwalle is working from the bottom.
47 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
47 connects with a couple of short punches.
47 has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
47 tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwalle is retaining full guard.
Schwalle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
47 is looking to pass into half guard but Schwalle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Schwalle is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwalle throws a big right hand that misses.
47 controls Schwalle momentarily but Schwalle frees himself.
Schwalle throws a sloppy strike and 47 has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Schwalle is forced to tap! Great BJJ from 47!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Agent 47!
Agent 47 is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Agent 47 made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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