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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikel Madsen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Fisher! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Madsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madsen moves out of range as Fisher throws a body kick.
Madsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madsen throws a push kick but Fisher slaps the foot to one side. Madsen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fisher quickly recovers to half guard. Fisher tries to get to full guard but Madsen has control of the leg. Madsen content to control rather than advance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Madsen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fisher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Madsen. Madsen slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Madsen is looking to advance position but Fisher won't allow it. Madsen not doing much here.
Madsen seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Madsen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fisher! Madsen controlling the position easily from mount. Fisher working to try and regain half guard.
Madsen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fisher has left one of his arms exposed and Madsen doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Fisher screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikel Madsen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leoni Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins has chosen Start Rap - Chapa Chapa as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Wibowo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leoni Martins! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martins throws a right and a left that Wibowo avoids nicely. Martins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wibowo feinted with a counter takedown. Martins throws a combination that misses and Wibowo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Martins is trying to escape back to his feet but Wibowo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Martins on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Wibowo landing a few strikes. Martins bucks up and tries to throw Wibowo off but instead Wibowo has got his back! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wibowo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Martins. Wibowo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Wibowo is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Martins won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Wibowo off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Wibowo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McKeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kharlton Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back in Black -AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan McKeller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kharlton Bailey! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McKeller swinging wildly here.
McKeller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
Bailey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Duncan McKeller has been cut. McKeller moves into the clinch. Bailey is looking to break free of the clinch but McKeller has double underhooks. Bailey is trying to break free. Bailey tries to circle away but McKeller has him pinned against the cage. Bailey is defending well against a takedown attempt. Bailey jumps guard but McKeller stands there with Bailey around his waist. Bailey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McKeller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. McKeller prevents Bailey from breaking the clinch. Bailey misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. McKeller tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but McKeller is controlling the position. Nice body punch from McKeller - that landed with a thud.
McKeller jumps into guard, dragging Bailey to the mat.
Bailey wants to stand but McKeller is controlling his posture from full guard. McKeller tries to strike from the bottom.
McKeller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bailey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. McKeller moves out of range of the body kick. Bailey scores with a kick to the body.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKeller.
McKeller moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
McKeller instigates a clinch. McKeller has Bailey pressed against the cage, preventing Bailey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bailey is trying to break the clinch but McKeller is controlling him. McKeller pulls guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Bailey wants to stand and escape but instead McKeller has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. McKeller controls the pace of the fight for a moment. McKeller cracks Bailey with a solid left hand. McKeller with a nice head shot there. McKeller distracts Bailey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. McKeller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bailey wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McKeller manages to pass to side control. McKeller drops an elbow to the side of Bailey's head. Bailey is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McKeller working Bailey over with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. McKeller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Bailey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKeller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. McKeller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McKeller lands strikes from half guard. Bailey scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but McKeller manages to mount him!
McKeller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. McKeller working the ground and pound effectively.
McKeller cracks Bailey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bailey looks winded! McKeller landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McKeller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McKeller breaks from Bailey's wrist control and lands an elbow. Bailey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. McKeller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! McKeller lands a big shot there that rocks Bailey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bailey is bucking up trying to escape but McKeller cracks him with another couple of good strikes. McKeller breaks from Bailey's wrist control and lands an elbow. McKeller punishing his opponent with strikes. McKeller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. McKeller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McKeller working the ground and pound effectively.
McKeller landing strikes, looking to finish! Bailey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. McKeller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McKeller landing strikes from the mount and Bailey is in trouble! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan McKeller dominated that round. The cut man is working on Duncan McKeller's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McKeller clinches up with Bailey and pushes him back against the cage. McKeller is looking for a takedown. McKeller has Bailey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. McKeller has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bailey after a bit of a struggle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan McKeller. That's going to take a lot out of him. McKeller swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it. McKeller lands a right hand. Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot in the inside from McKeller. McKeller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bailey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. McKeller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. McKeller throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round. McKeller looking to sweep here. No luck so far. McKeller manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. McKeller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. McKeller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bailey, pushing him back against the cage. McKeller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McKeller has Bailey pressed against the cage, preventing Bailey from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bailey wants to break free but McKeller has control.
Bailey is trying to break free. McKeller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bailey regains guard immediately. McKeller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailey can do to turn this around? Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McKeller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Bailey wants to stand up but McKeller is controlling him. McKeller with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McKeller works over Bailey with some ground and pound from guard. McKeller scoring with some ground and pound. McKeller works over Bailey with some ground and pound from guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Bailey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McKeller is controlling him. Bailey kicks McKeller off and gets to his feet. Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. McKeller darts in and clinches Bailey up against the cage. Good body shot from McKeller.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch. McKeller gets a trip takedown into half guard. Bailey tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McKeller manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. McKeller lands a couple of good shots and Bailey has given up his back, trying to escape the position! McKeller has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Bailey is defending well but eventually McKeller manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Bailey has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Duncan McKeller!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron MacGruffyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brick Sparrow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron MacGruffyd! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! MacGruffyd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Sparrow bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Sparrow has a takedown stuffed. And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacGruffyd! But no joy. The fight moves into the clinch position. MacGruffyd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sparrow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacGruffyd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sparrow is trying to pull guard but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage. MacGruffyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparrows head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! MacGruffyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sparrow prevents it.
MacGruffyd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparrow was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd. Sparrow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. MacGruffyd makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! MacGruffyd clinches up against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from MacGruffyd. MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparrow shoots in but MacGruffyd avoids the takedown attempt easily. As Sparrow backs off MacGruffyd throws a huge counter combo but Sparrow manages to avoid it all. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice sprawl there from MacGruffyd as Sparrow shoots in. MacGruffyd is looking for the big counter here. MacGruffyd misses with a hook to the body
and Sparrow counters with a straight right hand. Sparrow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MacGruffyd backs up against the cage.
MacGruffyd has managed to clinch.
Sparrow is trying to drag MacGruffyd to the mat but MacGruffyd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Sparrow is breathing heavily. MacGruffyd jumps guard and drags Sparrow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sparrow trying to control the position from guard on top but MacGruffyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. MacGruffyd is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sparrow dives into side control.
Sparrow is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down MacGruffyd's shoulder. That is not cool. Sparrow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
MacGruffyd is trying to get back to his feet. Sparrow has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. MacGruffyd gets a clinch. MacGruffyd tries to pull guard but Sparrow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sparrow gets a trip takedown into half guard. MacGruffyd is trying to stand up here but Sparrow is controlling him well. MacGruffyd manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sparrow keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. MacGruffyd gets through Sparrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Good body shot from MacGruffyd.
Sparrow tries for a takedown. No joy.
MacGruffyd jumps into guard, dragging Sparrow to the mat.
Sparrow trying to control but MacGruffyd is working from the bottom. MacGruffyd can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparrow controls the pace. Sparrow won't allow MacGruffyd to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sparrow has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of MacGruffyd is proving hard to escape from. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Sparrow with a flurry of punches that miss. MacGruffyd has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sparrow is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A frustrated look appears on Sparrow's face as he tries to break the clinch. MacGruffyd working some nice short punches in the clinch. MacGruffyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Sparrow backwards. Sparrow has had enough of the clinch but MacGruffyd keeps him there for the moment. Sparrow tries to pull guard but MacGruffyd forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Sparrow wants to take the fight to the mat but MacGruffyd manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron MacGruffyd dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacGruffyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparrow leaves MacGruffyd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Sparrow is looking to clinch. MacGruffyd gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sparrow to score an easy takedown into full guard. MacGruffyd pushes Sparrow off and scrambles back to his feet.
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch. MacGruffyd tries to pull guard but Sparrow won't allow it.
Sparrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sparrow tries to break the clinch but MacGruffyd is controlling the position. MacGruffyd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sparrow to keep the fight standing. Brick Sparrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron MacGruffyd.
That's one minute gone in the round. MacGruffyd misses with a punch to the body.
MacGruffyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sparrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for MacGruffyd.
A frustrated look appears on Sparrow's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sparrow successfully pulls guard.
MacGruffyd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGruffyd gets control of Sparrow's arms and successfully pulls guard. MacGruffyd will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. MacGruffyd wants to get back to his feet but Sparrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it. MacGruffyd 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 two minutes gone in the round. MacGruffyd has a couple of punches blocked by Sparrow.
MacGruffyd lands with a right to the head. 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! Sparrow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MacGruffyd walks away with a smile on his face. Sparrow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Nice takedown defense from MacGruffyd. No joy for Sparrow on that attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sparrow shoots in for a takedown but MacGruffyd shows good takedown defense. Sparrow slaps away a takedown attempt from MacGruffyd, before circling back to the center of the mat. MacGruffyd lands with a good body shot. Sparrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacGruffyd swivels and escapes. MacGruffyd dives in for a single leg takedown but Sparrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Sparrow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGruffyd has Sparrow pressed against the cage, preventing Sparrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sparrow manages to pull guard.
MacGruffyd stands up from guard. Let's bang! Cameron MacGruffyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice sprawl there from MacGruffyd as Sparrow shoots in. MacGruffyd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. MacGruffyd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparrow to the mat! Sparrow manages to get full guard. MacGruffyd stands and steps away. Sparrow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. MacGruffyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Sparrow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sparrow is looking for a takedown. A short body shot lands from MacGruffyd as the two fighters clinch.
MacGruffyd drags the fight down to the ground.
MacGruffyd uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sparrow misses with the combination.
MacGruffyd darts in and clinches Sparrow up against the cage. Sparrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sparrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacGruffyd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sparrow walks away with a smile on his face. MacGruffyd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. MacGruffyd shoots in looking for a takedown but Sparrow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing MacGruffyd's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. It looked like Sparrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from MacGruffyd. Sparrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. MacGruffyd wants to clinch. MacGruffyd tries to keep at a distance but Sparrow has taken the fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron MacGruffyd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sparrow shoots in but MacGruffyd avoids the takedown attempt easily. Sparrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacGruffyd as he avoids it easily. MacGruffyd closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sparrow quickly recovers to half guard. Sparrow manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. MacGruffyd keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. MacGruffyd has Sparrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Sparrow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sparrow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MacGruffyd walks away with a smile on his face. Sparrow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. MacGruffyd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sparrow's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. MacGruffyd gets to his feet - Sparrow follows without any prompting. Both fighters are breathing heavily. MacGruffyd drives through and clinches with Sparrow against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. MacGruffyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacGruffyd pulls Sparrow into guard.
Sparrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacGruffyd works some decent striking defense from the bottom. MacGruffyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far. MacGruffyd has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sparrow off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Nice takedown defense from Sparrow. No joy for MacGruffyd on that attempt. A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacGruffyd is defended easily by Sparrow. Sparrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sparrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! MacGruffyd is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here as Sparrow stalls from top position. Sparrow tries to advance to mount but MacGruffyd denies him. MacGruffyd explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! 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! Sparrow lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. MacGruffyd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparrow. MacGruffyd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sparrow, pushing him back against the cage. MacGruffyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparrow controls his hands.
Sparrow is trying to pull guard but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage. MacGruffyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparrow backwards. MacGruffyd tries to throw a body punch but Sparrow avoids it by throwing MacGruffyd back against the cage. MacGruffyd jumps guard.
MacGruffyd is wriggling around but Sparrow manages to pass to half guard.
MacGruffyd is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. MacGruffyd is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Sparrow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacGruffyd's head. Sparrow decides to return to a standing position. Sparrow gets a clinch. Cameron MacGruffyd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. MacGruffyd jumps into guard, dragging Sparrow to the mat.
Cameron MacGruffyd has got the better of the ground game so far. MacGruffyd wants to get back to his feet but Sparrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Sparrow working some strikes from top position. Sparrow stops MacGruffyd from standing up. Sparrow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight! Cameron MacGruffyd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well MacGruffyd has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Cameron MacGruffyd! Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Cameron MacGruffyd! Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Cameron MacGruffyd!
Cameron MacGruffyd wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Misha Chachkhunashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Montega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Misha Chachkhunashvili! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Montega! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chachkhunashvili swinging wildly here.
Chachkhunashvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montega. Chachkhunashvili misses with a hook
and Montega counters with a nice leg kick. Montega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chachkhunashvili connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montega scrambles back to his feet. Chachkhunashvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montega sees it coming and avoids it easily. Montega tries to counter with a clinch but Chachkhunashvili shakes him off and moves away. Montega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chachkhunashvili throws out the jab. Chachkhunashvili misses with a straight right. Chachkhunashvili really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Chachkhunashvili 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. Jab, jab by Chachkhunashvili - just one landing. Chachkhunashvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montega. A slow jab from Chachkhunashvili misses its intended target. Chachkhunashvili backing away here, and Montega unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Montega staying out of range there. Montega moves out of range of the strikes. Montega slips under a jab from Chachkhunashvili. Chachkhunashvili connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Montega slips a jab from Chachkhunashvili. Montega wants to counter the offense by Chachkhunashvili and move into the clinch position. Chachkhunashvili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montega. Montega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chachkhunashvili. Montega fails in his attempt to clinch. Montega blocks a jab. Montega only half commits to the counter leg kick. A swing and a miss from Chachkhunashvili. Montega cracks the inside of Chachkhunashvili's front leg. Chachkhunashvili is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Chachkhunashvili is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Montega moves out of range of the strikes. A big left from Chachkhunashvili misses. Montega tries to close the distance and clinch but Chachkhunashvili swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chachkhunashvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chachkhunashvili misses the body punch and Montega counters with a leg kick. Montega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montega there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Montega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chachkhunashvili.
Montega follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Chachkhunashvili misses with a right hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. The fighters circle momentarily. Chachkhunashvili darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A big left from Chachkhunashvili misses. Montega was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. A slow jab from Chachkhunashvili misses its intended target. Montega is looking for the big counter here. Misha Chachkhunashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chachkhunashvili lands a hook that stumbles Montega back into the cage. Chachkhunashvili follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Montega to the canvas! Chachkhunashvili pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Montega has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Misha Chachkhunashvili! After the fight, Misha Chachkhunashvili was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Misha Chachkhunashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco McComiskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Misha Chachkhunashvili! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco McComiskey! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chachkhunashvili tries to clinch but McComiskey moves out of range. McComiskey unleashes a big counter combination but Chachkhunashvili bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. McComiskey misses with a low kick. McComiskey blocks a head kick by Chachkhunashvili.
McComiskey moves into range and clinches up with Chachkhunashvili. McComiskey is trying to stall.
Chachkhunashvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chachkhunashvili avoiding damage.
Chachkhunashvili wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chachkhunashvili drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misha Chachkhunashvili. That's going to take a lot out of him. McComiskey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chachkhunashvili to keep the fight standing. McComiskey pulls Chachkhunashvili into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. McComiskey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. McComiskey trying to control the position here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McComiskey looking to sweep here. No luck so far. McComiskey is pulling down on Chachkhunashvili's head. It's preventing any offense from Chachkhunashvili, at least for the moment. Chachkhunashvili is looking to work some ground and pound but McComiskey has wrist control.
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. McComiskey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. McComiskey looking for a guillotine here but Chachkhunashvili defends easily.
Chachkhunashvili trying to control but McComiskey is working from the bottom. Chachkhunashvili looking to pass the guard. McComiskey has his foot on Chachkhunashvili's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chachkhunashvili works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chachkhunashvili trying to control but McComiskey is working from the bottom. McComiskey trying to control the position here. Chachkhunashvili would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Chachkhunashvili trying to control the position from guard on top but McComiskey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chachkhunashvili throws an elbow that misses. McComiskey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chachkhunashvili's guard. Nice move by McComiskey!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. McComiskey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. McComiskey preventing the sweep. McComiskey drops back looking for a leg! Chachkhunashvili is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chachkhunashvili manages to kick McComiskey off! McComiskey jumps back into Chachkhunashvili's guard. McComiskey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chachkhunashvili's head. Chachkhunashvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McComiskey on the ground. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Chachkhunashvili has his foot on McComiskey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McComiskey works his way back into a safe position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco McComiskey dominated that round. That's time! Chachkhunashvili's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chachkhunashvili has closed the distance and engaged McComiskey in a clinch.
Chachkhunashvili drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chachkhunashvili is trying to push McComiskey away but McComiskey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Chachkhunashvili is stalling here.
Chachkhunashvili tries to score a body lock takedown but McComiskey shows good agility there to stay on his feet. McComiskey breaks the clinch.
McComiskey clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McComiskey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McComiskey shoots in and gets a takedown into Chachkhunashvili's guard. McComiskey slips nicely into half guard. McComiskey has been the more effective fighter overall so far. McComiskey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice strikes from McComiskey there. McComiskey is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chachkhunashvili is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco McComiskey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gorge Gontinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorge Gontinov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Porter! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gontinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porter shoots for a double leg takedown but Gontinov sprawls well. He's pushed Porter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Porter shoots in for a takedown but Gontinov shows good takedown defense. Gontinov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Porter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Porter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gontinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Gontinov 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. Gontinov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gontinov controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Porter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Porter wants to sweep here but Gontinov controlling him for the moment. Gontinov forces his way into half guard. Porter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gontinov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gontinov's back! Gontinov is really stuck here.
Gontinov is working hard here to advance position. Gontinov has hold of Porter's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts. Porter keeps control of the position as Gontinov tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Porter misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gontinov turns into Porter and is now in his guard.
Porter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gontinov controls the pace. Porter wants to sweep here but Gontinov controlling him for the moment. Gontinov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Porter looking for a sweep. Not yet Porter, not yet. Gontinov with a nice head shot there. Porter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gontinov has picked Porter up and slammed him! Porter can't keep hold of the triangle and Gontinov manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Porter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gontinov asserts his dominance and retains side control. Porter wants to control but Gontinov postures up. The referee asks Gontinov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gontinov prefers to stall for the moment though. Gontinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Porter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Porter is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Gontinov controls the position. Gontinov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Porter to see if he's OK. Gontinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Porter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gontinov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Porter looks winded! Gontinov lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Porter tries to hold on but Gontinov postures up. Gontinov raining down shots from the mount! Gontinov is landing with some decent strikes but Porter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Gontinov scoring with strikes but Porter is staying in there. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gontinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gontinov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gontinov working Porter over with strikes here. Gontinov controlling from the full mount. Gontinov 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorge Gontinov dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Porter moves to clinch but Gontinov breaks away and Gontinov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Porter won't be happy with that. Porter tries to bench press Gontinov off him but Gontinov keeps the position. Gontinov in side control, just content to control the action for now. Porter struggling a bit here. Gontinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gontinov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Gontinov lands some shots froms side control. Gontinov has hold of Porter's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Porter tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gontinov cranks the arm and Porter screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Porter, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gorge Gontinov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khan Dharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antony Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khan Dharma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antony Rivera! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rivera wants to clinch. Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rivera darts in looking for a takedown but Dharma gets double underhooks and turns Rivera into the cage. Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Dharma shows good takedown defense. Dharma wants to slow Rivera down by chopping away at his legs. A swing and a miss from Dharma. Dharma drives through with a takedown into Rivera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Rivera is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dharma jumps guard and drags Rivera to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Dharma is pulling down on Rivera's head to control his posture. Rivera looking to sit in guard and control but Dharma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dharma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Dharma working some strikes from top position. Rivera has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dharma has passed into side control.
Dharma is working Rivera over with some ground and pound from side control. You can see the frustration on Rivera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Dharma working the ground and pound. Dharma lands a decent elbow from side control. Dharma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Dharma grinds an elbow into Rivera's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rivera tries to buck Dharma off but Dharma is having none of it. Rivera is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dharma is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Dharma lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dharma scoring with strikes but Rivera is staying in there. Dharma punishing his opponent with strikes. Dharma raining down hammerfists from mount. Dharma is landing with some decent strikes but Rivera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Dharma landing shots from mount. Dharma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rivera?
Dharma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rivera is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big strike lands for Dharma! That's really hurt Rivera and he's turned his back - Dharma keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dharma jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khan Dharma!
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