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CEFC 153 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Talbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Saint!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Talbert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Talbert connects with a single shot there.
Saint has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint there as he acknowledges the shot.
Talbert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Talbert lands a head shot.
Talbert checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Talbert.
Saint takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
Talbert fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Saint to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Saint looks to clinch but Talbert throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Saint taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sam Talbert!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrice Gunines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masahiko Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrice Gunines!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kimura fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gunines to the ground. Kimura is now in Gunines's guard.
Gunines has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kimura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunines keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura is stalling in the full guard.
Kimura advances to half guard.
Gunines trying to control from the bottom.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunines is in trouble now - Kimura has advanced to mount!
Kimura tries to control but Gunines wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunines tries to reverse the position but Kimura maintains control.
Gunines is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gunines keeps trying to improve his position.
Kimura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kimura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kimura moves to take his opponent's back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kimura's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kimura is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gunines defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunines looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kimura.
Kimura is persistently looking for the submission but Gunines is defending it well.
Kimura patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gunines is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kimura trying to control momentarily.
Kimura is persistently looking for the submission but Gunines is defending it well.
Gunines defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kimura's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kimura gets his hands free as Gunines looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controls the position.
Kimura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kimura is looking to control Gunines but Gunines is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Gunines's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gunines turns into Kimura and is now in his guard.
Gunines won't allow Kimura to sweep him here.
Kimura pulls Gunines in close to prevent any damage.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Gunines from controlling successfully.
Kimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunines doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kimura is tightening it up a little... Gunines has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gunines reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gunines taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Masahiko Kimura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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193 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt drives through and clinches with Edwards against the cage.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Edwards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Edwards manages to pull guard.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Edwards wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hunt fails with the takedown
and Edwards counters with a takedown into side control.
Edwards is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunt is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards controls the position.
Edwards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hunt tries to buck Edwards off but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards is working Hunt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Edwards goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edwards's guard! Nice work there by Hunt!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Edwards is keeping the position.
Edwards manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Edwards manages to end up in side control.
We've been hearing that Edwards has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hunt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hunt tries to bench press Edwards off him but Edwards keeps the position.
Edwards is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hunt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Edwards cracks Hunt with a big elbow.
Edwards goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hunt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Edwards's guard! Nice work there by Hunt!
Hunt wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Edwards might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Edwards'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.
Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards controlling Hunt's posture.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Edwards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edwards.
Hunt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Edwards to keep the fight standing.
Edwards pulls guard effortlessly.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards has his hands on Hunt's head, controlling the position.
Edwards working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt being controlled here momentarily.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Edwards has Hunt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Edwards pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hunt tumbling to the mat - Edwards dives into Hunt's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Edwards stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Edwards controlling the position from side mount.
Hunt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Edwards wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Edwards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Edwards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to control Edwards's posture but Edwards avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Edwards stalls from top position.
Edwards working away.
Edwards passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunt!
Edwards working the ground and pound effectively.
Edwards tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Edwards looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edwards content just to control the position here.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards raining down hammerfists from mount.
Craig Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hunt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hunt is bucking up trying to escape but Edwards cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Edwards lands a couple of good shots and Hunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Edwards is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hunt is defending well though. Edwards let's go of the attempt for now.
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!
Edwards is looking for the choke from the back position but Hunt is controlling his hands well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards keeps control of the position easily here as Hunt tries to buck him off.
Edwards has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hunt has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Edwards dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Edwards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Edwards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Edwards sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Edwards looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hunt is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunt defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Edwards.
Edwards lands a couple of good shots and Hunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Edwards punishes Hunt with strikes from the back mount.
Hunt is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Edwards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands shots from the back.
Hunt takes a big shot to the side of the head.
I would not like to be Hunt right now.
Further stalling from Edwards.
Edwards is working the ground and pound. Can Hunt escape?
Edwards is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards working for the choke.
Edwards is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hunt knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hunt for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hunt is in real trouble here. Edwards gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hunt is tapping out! Edwards wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Craig Edwards!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gjermus Myrene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy Pu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gjermus Myrene's chin.
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252 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudy Pu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gjermus Myrene!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pu misses with a hook.
Pu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pu scores with a body shot.
Pu connects with a body shot that sends Myrene's belly button to the back.
Myrene scores with a nice strike.
Pu has Myrene up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pu scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Gjermus Myrene has been cut.
Pu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Myrene missing with knees to the body.
Pu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Myrene looks winded!
Pu leaning against his opponent.
Pu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pu.
Pu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Pu as the two fighters clinch.
Pu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myrene.
A short uppercut from Pu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Myrenes head.
Pu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myrene.
Pu lands an uppercut.
Pu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Myrenes head.
Pu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Myrene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pu is defending well for now.
Pu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pu lands a nice shot to the body.
Pu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pu manages to break the clinch.
Pu thumps Myrene with a low kick.
Myrene misses with a few strikes there.
Pu lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Myrene up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Pu from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Myrene's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudy Pu!
Rudy Pu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SP Ultimate Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ioannidis comes to the cage accompanied by If I Can't - 50 Cent. Mcracken has chosen Onra - I Wanna Go Back as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcracken goes for a double leg but Ioannidis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ioannidis continues to drive forward.
Mcracken shoots in for a takedown but Ioannidis shows good takedown defense.
Ioannidis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ioannidis lands in his opponent's guard.
Ioannidis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcracken scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Mcracken wants to hit a switch here but Ioannidis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mcracken there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ioannidis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mcracken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannidis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ioannidis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ioannidis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcracken on the ground.
Mcracken is trying to reverse the position but instead Ioannidis has taken his back - oops!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis doesn't have the hooks in and Mcracken manages to turn into his guard.
Mcracken has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ioannidis is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ioannidis 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.
Mcracken won't allow Ioannidis to get back to his feet.
Ioannidis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mcracken slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ioannidis.
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.
Ioannidis trying to control here.
Ioannidis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ioannidis is looking to control Mcracken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ioannidis avoid being mounted?
It looks like Mcracken is going to stand back up.
Ioannidis wants to get back to his feet.
Ioannidis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Mcracken is going to stand back up.
Ioannidis is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ioannidis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ioannidis is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ioannidis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ioannidis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mcracken is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Ioannidis wants to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
Ioannidis is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Aristos Ioannidis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcracken gets a double leg takedown into Ioannidis's guard.
Ioannidis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ioannidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcracken can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ioannidis looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcracken preventing the sweep.
Mcracken trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ioannidis's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken won't allow Ioannidis to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mcracken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ioannidis tries to avoid it but Mcracken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ioannidis to the ground. Ioannidis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ioannidis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcracken napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mcracken sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mcracken throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ioannidis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcracken's head.
Mcracken makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mcracken.
Ioannidis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mcracken looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ioannidis!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ioannidis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcracken tries to stand but Ioannidis is controlling his head.
Ioannidis tries to buck Mcracken off but Mcracken is having none of it.
Ioannidis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ioannidis can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis tries to bench press Mcracken off him but Mcracken keeps the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mcracken tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aristos Ioannidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ioannidis misses with a jab to the body
and Mcracken counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcracken.
Ioannidis has Mcracken pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ioannidis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mcracken tumbling to the mat - Ioannidis dives into Mcracken's guard.
Ioannidis wants to pass the guard but Mcracken is keeping the position.
Mcracken keeping moving, preventing Ioannidis from controlling successfully.
Ioannidis preventing the sweep.
Mcracken with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Ioannidis can't handle though.
Mcracken will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcracken, not yet.
Ioannidis wants to control from the top but Mcracken keeps moving.
Mcracken throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ioannidis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcracken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcracken striking off his back but it's not causing Ioannidis any problems.
Mcracken will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mcracken thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ioannidis trying to control but Mcracken is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ioannidis throws a head kick but Mcracken moves out of range.
Mcracken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcracken lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcracken is standing up over Ioannidis. Ioannidis looks to escape but Mcracken dives into side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aristos Ioannidis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ioannidis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mcracken fails with the takedown
and Ioannidis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mcracken trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mcracken throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mcracken trying to strike off his back.
Mcracken will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mcracken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ioannidis's guard.
Mcracken postures up.
Ioannidis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioannidis working a defensive guard here.
Mcracken wants to get up but he can't break Ioannidis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis looking for subs off his back but Mcracken has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mcracken wants to stand up but Ioannidis is controlling the position.
Ioannidis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mcracken is working away from the top position though.
Mcracken wants to stand but Ioannidis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mcracken gets caught flat footed, as Ioannidis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ioannidis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ioannidis won't allow Mcracken to sweep him here.
Mcracken thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mcracken being controlled here, momentarily.
Mcracken throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mcracken punching to the body, from the bottom.
Ioannidis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mcracken trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mcracken wants to sweep here but Ioannidis controlling him for the moment.
Mcracken throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mcracken scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ioannidis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcracken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcracken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcracken throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Mcracken throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcracken tries to sprawl but Ioannidis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ioannidis blocks the strikes from Mcracken.
Mcracken punching from the bottom.
Ioannidis prevents Mcracken from improving his position.
Mcracken punching from the bottom.
Ioannidis is looking to take a break and control but Mcracken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mcracken striking from the bottom here.
Aristos Ioannidis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ioannidis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mcracken tries to strike from the bottom.
Mcracken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ioannidis wants to control but Mcracken is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristos Ioannidis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ioannidis, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aristos Ioannidis!
Aristos Ioannidis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Phil Mcracken spoke after the fight, saying 'You were good in there... my butt hurts... and that's hard to do to a greek!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Bogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Dutch National Anthem" by Het Wilhelmus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
185 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Counter fighter
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, I Suck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Bogart!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suck cracks a nice hook into Bogart's ribs.
Bogart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suck.
Bogart gets caught flat footed, as Suck shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Suck landing with the ground and pound.
Suck lands a couple of elbows.
Suck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suck postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Bogart covers up, he's hurt! Suck keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Suck and the ref steps in to end the fight! Suck can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Suck!
A relieved looking I Suck 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yang Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Kuoppala!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Tao's head coaches at Homunculus Alembic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tao misses with a left hand
and Kuoppala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuoppala moves into the clinch successfully.
Tao misses with some punches.
Kuoppala blocks a body shot from Tao.
Tao lands with a light punch inside.
Tao keeps control of Kuoppala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuoppala throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
Kuoppala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuoppala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Tao as he connects with a hook.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao digs a good body shot into Kuoppala's ribs.
Kuoppala 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao loads up on a big right hand but Kuoppala slips the punch.
Kuoppala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Kuoppala's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuoppala tries to avoid it.
Tao throws a body shot but no joy.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuoppala was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Tao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuoppala.
Tao throws a head kick but Kuoppala moves out of range.
Kuoppala throws out a counter right but Tao avoids it with no problem.
Kuoppala takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tao motions for Kuoppala to come forward. Tao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Kuoppala.
Tao throws a push kick but Kuoppala slaps the foot to one side.
Tao looks for the body kick but Kuoppala saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuoppala gets a clinch.
Kuoppala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuoppala throws out a counter right but Tao avoids it with no problem.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao throws a body punch but Kuoppala moves out of range.
Kuoppala tries to clinch there but Tao circles away.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tao is looking to slow Kuoppala down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Tao cracks Kuoppala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Nice straight punches there by Tao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tao.
A big left from Tao misses.
Kuoppala tries a quick counter leg kick but Tao is wise to it.
Tao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tao throws a leg kick but Kuoppala checks it.
It seemed like Kuoppala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuoppala's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala tries to clinch there but Tao circles away.
As Kuoppala backs away, Tao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tao looks for the body kick but Kuoppala saw that one coming.
Kuoppala steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tao.
Tao throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuoppala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Kuoppala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao punishes Kuoppala's body with a nice straight punch.
Yang Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuoppala takes one to the chin there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuoppala avoids a kick to the body.
Tao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuoppala instigates a clinch.
Tao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuoppala breaks the clinch.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuoppala is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kuoppala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuoppala walks into a jab.
Kuoppala walks into a straight right hand from Tao.
Tao connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tao tests Kuoppala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Tao misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuoppala was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Tao is looking to chop away at Kuoppala's legs.
Tao cracks the inside of Kuoppala's front leg.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Kuoppala's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuoppala tries to avoid it.
Kuoppala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuoppala steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tao.
Kuoppala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tao is looking to counter punch.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tao throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Kuoppala.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kuoppala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tao - the referee stops the clock and Kuoppala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tao. Kuoppala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tao scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Kuoppala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuoppala is looking to clinch but Tao is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Kuoppala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuoppala slips under a jab.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Kuoppala as he checks the leg kick.
Kuoppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
It seemed like Kuoppala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tao scores with a punch to the head.
Tao throws a push kick but Kuoppala slaps the foot to one side.
Tao sizes up Kuoppala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuoppala fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuoppala can do to turn this around?
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuoppala is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuoppala will feel that in the morning.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuoppala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Kuoppala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuoppala forces Tao back against the cage and clinches.
Tao lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tao as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Tao misses with some punches.
A short right from Tao on the inside.
Tao misses with a body punch.
Kuoppala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuoppala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Kuoppala tries to clinch there but Tao circles away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuoppala.
Tao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tao thows a leg kick but Kuoppala checks it
and Kuoppala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuoppala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tao.
Kuoppala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tao lands a head kick. Kuoppala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tao throws a hook but Kuoppala blocks it.
Kuoppala steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
Tao lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuoppala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuoppala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kuoppala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuoppala throws a lazy uppercut
and Tao counters with a stiff right hand.
Tao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuoppala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuoppala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuoppala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tao.
Kuoppala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuoppala has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuoppala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao throws a lazy right hand but Kuoppala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuoppala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuoppala checks the leg kick.
Kuoppala moves into the clinch.
Alexander Kuoppala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao breaks the clinch.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao stuns Kuoppala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tao swings for the body but Kuoppala moves out of range.
Kuoppala flicks out a counter leg kick but Tao steps away.
Kuoppala scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuoppala misses with a low kick.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuoppala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Tao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuoppala.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Kuoppala 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuoppala's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuoppala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tao.
Kuoppala walks into a jab.
Kuoppala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tao. That did some damage!
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Kuoppala is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kuoppala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tao tests Kuoppala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tao throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuoppala.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Tao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tao, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
Yang Tao 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Axelsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Rackham.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Rackham slaps away a takedown attempt from Axelsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rackham clinches up with Axelsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Rackham tries to land knees in the clinch but Axelsson avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rackham tries to break free but Axelsson pushes him back against the cage.
Axelsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axelsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rackham throws an elbow but misses.
Axelsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rackham crunches a lovely knee into Axelsson's ribcage.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axelsson avoids it.
Rackham breaks from the clinch.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Rackham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rackham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackham fails to land with a series of punches.
Rackham misses with a two punch combination.
Axelsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Axelsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rackham.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Axelsson counter with a right hand.
Axelsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rackham manages to avoid it.
Axelsson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRackham.
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rackham tries to land a front kick but Axelsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Axelsson! But no joy.
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Rackham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axelsson in his tracks.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Rackham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axelsson.
Rackham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jack Rackham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rackham throws a body shot but no joy.
Rackham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rackham is looking to clinch but Axelsson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rackham scores with a jab. Axelsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Axelsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rackham.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a nice body shot.
Rackham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rackham scores with a one two! Axelsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rackham throws a low kick but Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson avoids the head kick by Rackham.
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Axelsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rackham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Axelsson, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Rackham tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Axelsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rackham backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rackham.
Rackham is trying to push Axelsson away but Axelsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsson misses with some punches.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Axelsson managing to block the knees to the body from Rackham.
Axelsson misses with the head strike.
Rackham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooh!!! Rackham has knocked Axelsson down with a huge combo! Rackham steps away and waves a wobbly Axelsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rackham closes the distance but Axelsson moves to the side
and Axelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Axelsson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsson thows a huge punch but Rackham dodges it nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rackham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rackham thows a body kick. Axelsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jack Rackham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rackham wants to clinch.
Axelsson with the counter takedown but Rackham avoids it easily.
Rackham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rackham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rackham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rackham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rackham throws a leg kick which misses Axelsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Axelsson tries to avoid it.
Rackham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axelsson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham tries to clinch but Axelsson is having none of it.
Axelsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Axelsson throws a shot from downtown. Rackham moves away and avoids it.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Axelsson moves out of range of the body kick from Rackham.
Rackham tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Axelsson! But no joy.
Rackham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Axelsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Axelsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rackham.
Jack Rackham is winning the standup battle so far.
Rackham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Axelsson on the side of the head.
Axelsson punishes Rackham's body with a nice straight punch.
Rackham tries to clinch but Axelsson moves away
and Axelsson counters with a nice body shot.
Axelsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rackham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands a nice hook to Rackham's body. Rackham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rackham feints and then cracks Axelsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axelsson down.
Rackham throws a right hand that Axelsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Axelsson also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Rackham.
Axelsson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rackham tries to clinch up.
Jack Rackham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rackham misses with a leg kick
enabling Axelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rackham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rackham.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Axelsson.
A punch combination from Rackham misses.
Rackham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Axelsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rackham is looking to clinch.
Rackham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Axelsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rackham throws a lazy head kick
and Axelsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rackham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rackham slips a jab from Axelsson.
Rackham tries to clinch there but Axelsson circles away.
Rackham lands with a kick to the temple. Axelsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Johan Axelsson's cut even more.
Axelsson gets tackled into the cage by Rackham. Rackham maintains the clinch.
Rackham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rackham content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rackham.
Rackham trying to land knees to the body.
Axelsson avoiding damage as Rackham throws knees to the body.
Rackham breaks from the clinch.
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!
Axelsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Rackham misses.
A head kick misses from Rackham.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut.
Rackham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axelsson.
Rackham throws a lazy head kick
and Axelsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rackham tries to clinch up.
Rackham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rackham keeps the fight on the outside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Rackham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Rackham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rackham moves to clinch but Axelsson breaks away
and Axelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rackham throws a combination that misses
and Axelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rackham throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Axelsson counter with a right hand.
Rackham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson throws a hook but Rackham avoids it easily.
Rackham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axelsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Axelsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rackham bucks up and tries to throw Axelsson off but instead Axelsson has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rackham trying to get back to his feet but Axelsson is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham staying busy and making it hard for Axelsson to control.
Axelsson scores with strikes from the back.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the head.
Axelsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Axelsson scores with strikes from the back.
Well, with Axelsson on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Rackham is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Axelsson biding his time, controlling Rackham.
Let's hope that Axelsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Axelsson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Axelsson avoiding Rackham 's attempts to control his hands.
Rackham fending off the submission attempt from Axelsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rackham. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Axelsson is riding his opponent, not letting Rackham buck him off.
The referee is taking a good look at Rackham as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Axelsson!
Rackham just trying to survive but Axelsson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Axelsson controlling the positon.
Axelsson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Axelsson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rackham to escape the position.
Rackham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Axelsson is landing with strikes. Rackham can't take much more of this.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rackham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rackham throws a leg kick
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rackham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Rackham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Axelsson.
Rackham wants to clinch but Axelsson slips to the side
and Axelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Axelsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rackham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rackham is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rackham controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson is trying for a kimura here. Rackham looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Axelsson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Johan Axelsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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