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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lito Harrison (ranked 2417 p4p, 2822 weight class) and Joey Andrade (ranked 222 p4p, 257 weight class). Lito Harrison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Andrade's chin.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lito Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick
letting Andrade counter with a right hand.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison lands a front kick.
Lito Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Harrison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Lito Harrison has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison tries to land a body kick
letting Andrade counter with a right hand.
Andrade scores with a nice right hand.
Andrade looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harrison scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 It looks like Joey Andrade has been cut.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrison drops Andrade with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Andrade looks back up at him and smiles so Harrison waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Andrade is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harrison. That one must have hurt.
Andrade is still on wobbly legs! Can Harrison finish him?
Harrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Harrison tenderised Andrade's leg. Andrade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Andrade seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
and Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrade.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Andrade.
Harrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a kick to the body.
Harrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrison keeps control of Andrade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andrade misses with a body punch.
Andrade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrade lands an uppercut.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Andrade avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the cage.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
A hook to the body from Andrade.
Harrison lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrade controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Harrison.
Andrade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but Andrade turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Andrade blocks an uppercut.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Andrade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrade misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harrison misses with a punch on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
Harrison working aggressively here.
Andrade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andrade's elbow.
A short left from Harrison.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrison.
Andrade lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Andrade won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lito Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andrade smiles and moves away.
Harrison defending well as Andrade loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a straight left.
Harrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrade lands with a right hand.
Harrison lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison throws an off balance right hand
letting Andrade counter with a right hand.
Andrade might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Andrade misses with a body punch
and Harrison counters with a three punch combo that has Andrade backing up. Andrade nods at Harrison to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrison. Andrade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrade. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Harrison blocks a jab.
Harrison lands a nice hook to Andrade's body. Andrade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andrade is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrison with a body shot.
Andrade avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Andrade has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harrison.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison moves away from the strike by Andrade.
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
Andrade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harrison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice defenses there by Harrison.
Harrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Harrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to clinch but Andrade is having none of it.
Andrade doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Andrade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrade throws a combination. Harrison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
Andrade misses with a left hand
and Harrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Andrade unleashes a big counter combination but Harrison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Andrade misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lito Harrison will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andrade misses with a right hand
and Harrison counters with a nice body kick.
Andrade misses with a hook
and Harrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses
and Andrade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andrade to keep the fight standing.
Harrison tries a body shot but Andrade blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Harrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrade.
Andrade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws an off balance right hand
and Harrison counters with a head kick that drops Andrade to the mat! Andrade scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Andrade walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Andrade limp body while Harrison jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lito Harrison!
After winning the bout, Lito Harrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Katsuhito (ranked 1946 p4p, 2178 weight class) and Marc Horton (ranked 183 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koji Katsuhito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Horton!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Katsuhito to the ground. Horton is now in Katsuhito's guard.
Horton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horton works over Katsuhito with some ground and pound from guard.
Horton controlling from the top position.
Horton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Katsuhito has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Horton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Horton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton throws a strike but Katsuhito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuhito is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Katsuhito.
Katsuhito is looking to stand up but Horton won't let him.
Horton is trying to keep Katsuhito in close.
Horton managing to control the position.
Horton keeping moving, preventing Katsuhito from controlling successfully.
Katsuhito is posturing up here but Horton has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Katsuhito tries to roll out but it's too tight and Katsuhito has to tap! Slick submission there by Horton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marc Horton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deuce McWrestler (ranked 1177 p4p, 2467 weight class) and Wilbur Ratt (ranked 119 p4p, 227 weight class). Ratt has chosen ABRACADABRA- Super Eurobeat as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deuce McWrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilbur Ratt!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratt staying out of range there.
Ratt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McWrestler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McWrestler scores with a jab. Ratt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ratt throws a sloppy head kick and McWrestler moves out of range easily.
Ratt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McWrestler throws out the jab.
Ratt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McWrestler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ratt swinging wildly here.
Ratt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ratt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McWrestlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McWrestler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ratt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McWrestler stalling in the clinch but Ratt improves position.
McWrestler has Ratt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ratt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ratt prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratt is leaning against McWrestler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McWrestler misses with a body punch.
Ratt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McWrestler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ratt moves to clinch but McWrestler breaks away
and McWrestler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ratt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ratt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratt throws a jab but it's blocked by McWrestler.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ratt swinging wildly here.
McWrestler throws a poor cross that misses
and Ratt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ratt. McWrestler does a little dance to reset his feet.
McWrestler misses with an uppercut. Ratt saw that one coming.
Ratt throws a shot from downtown. McWrestler moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt rushes McWrestler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McWrestler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ratt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ratt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McWrestler misses with a lunging right hand
and Ratt counters with an outside leg kick.
Ratt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratt moves forwards but McWrestler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ratt lands a jab to the head.
Ratt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McWrestler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deuce McWrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McWrestler throws a hook to the side of Ratt's head but Ratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ratt digs a good hook to McWrestler's body.
Ratt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Ratt misses.
McWrestler attempts a counter takedown but Ratt avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratt scores with a shot to the body.
Ratt swings for the body but McWrestler moves out of range.
McWrestler avoids the body shot from Ratt.
Ratt misses with a body shot.
Ratt tests McWrestler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ratt moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McWrestler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ratt throws a series of punches but McWrestler moves out of range.
McWrestler attempts a counter takedown but Ratt avoids it well and moves away.
McWrestler moves out of range of the strikes.
Ratt throws a head kick that misses.
McWrestler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McWrestler staying out of range there.
McWrestler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ratt moves out of range as McWrestler strikes.
Ratt clinches up against the cage.
Ratt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratt scores with a shot to the side of McWrestler's head.
McWrestler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ratt tries a body shot but McWrestler blocks it.
McWrestler is trying to drag Ratt to the mat but Ratt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McWrestler misses with a body punch.
Ratt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ratt misses with an uppercut
so McWrestler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ratt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McWrestler is aware though and is defending well.
McWrestler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McWrestler is stalling in the full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ratt looking to hit a scissor sweep but McWrestler is one step ahead there.
McWrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
McWrestler with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ratt looking to hit a scissor sweep but McWrestler is one step ahead there.
Ratt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McWrestler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McWrestler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McWrestler lands a couple of elbows.
Ratt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McWrestler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ratt looking for a guillotine here but McWrestler defends easily.
McWrestler connects with a couple of short punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler working some strikes from top position.
McWrestler chips away with some ground and pound.
Ratt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McWrestler regains full guard. Nicely done.
McWrestler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ratt trying to stand up but can't free himself from McWrestler's guard.
McWrestler trying to keep a closed guard but Ratt is proving a slippery customer.
McWrestler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler controls Ratt momentarily but Ratt frees himself.
McWrestler wants to sweep here but Ratt controlling him for the moment.
McWrestler trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McWrestler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ratt is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ratt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McWrestler with a nice head shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ratt has momentary wrist control but McWrestler slips an elbow through the middle.
McWrestler postures up.
Ratt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McWrestler prevents Ratt from getting back to his feet.
McWrestler postures up.
McWrestler stopping the sweep attempt from Ratt.
McWrestler stands up over Ratt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ratt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ratt looking for a guillotine here but McWrestler defends easily.
McWrestler wants to control from the top but Ratt keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbur Ratt dominated that 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.
Ratt closes the distance and clinches.
Ratt manages to break the clinch.
McWrestler closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ratt's guard.
Ratt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McWrestler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McWrestler wants to control from the top but Ratt keeps moving.
Ratt wants to sweep here but McWrestler controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ratt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McWrestler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ratt is keeping the position for now.
Ratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler landing some decent shots from guard.
McWrestler with a nice head shot there.
McWrestler with a nice head shot there.
McWrestler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McWrestler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ratt's head.
McWrestler wants to control from the top but Ratt keeps moving.
Ratt controls McWrestler momentarily but McWrestler frees himself.
McWrestler preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McWrestler is in close to Ratt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McWrestler passes Ratt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ratt wants to get back to full guard.
McWrestler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McWrestler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ratt won't allow McWrestler to pass to mount.
McWrestler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ratt tries to get to full guard but McWrestler has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler wants to control but Ratt is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from McWrestler there.
Ratt taking some punishment here, with McWrestler in his half guard.
Ratt is looking for a sweep. McWrestler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McWrestler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McWrestler prevents Ratt from improving his position.
Ratt taking some punishment here, with McWrestler in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWrestler drops an elbow to the side of Ratt's head.
McWrestler working over Ratt with some ground and pound. Ratt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McWrestler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McWrestler drops an elbow to the side of Ratt's head.
McWrestler lands strikes from half guard.
Ratt is rocked!
McWrestler stalling.
McWrestler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ratt is still in real trouble! Can McWrestler finish him?
McWrestler lands a big elbow - Ratt is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for McWrestler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deuce McWrestler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 835 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Agent Smith (ranked 117 p4p, 303 weight class). Gibbons comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Raw Dog. Roydell Gibbons is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith wants to clinch
and Gibbons counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agent Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Gibbons. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibbons. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibbons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gibbons struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith tries to work over Gibbons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibbons avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith slips a straight right by Gibbons.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Gibbons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Gibbons swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Gibbons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Gibbons counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Gibbons to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gibbons appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Gibbons moved out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gibbons misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibbons throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Gibbons counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith thumps Gibbons with a low kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Gibbons drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gibbons comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gibbons misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Gibbons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Gibbons counters with a straight that turns Smith's legs to rubber! Gibbons pushes forward with more strikes and Smith goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roydell Gibbons!
A relieved looking Roydell Gibbons thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Agent Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yin Mao (ranked 1375 p4p, 930 weight class) and Isaac Keys (ranked 101 p4p, 73 weight class). Mao comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yin Mao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao throws a head kick but Keys moves out of range.
Mao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mao looks to throw a body kick
and Keys counters with a nice uppercut.
Keys just misses with a punch to the body.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keys takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keys misses with a shot to the body
and Mao counters with a three punch combo that has Keys backing up. Keys nods at Mao to acknowledge the strikes.
Keys misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Mao misses.
Mao throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mao.
Mao tries to land a front kick but Keys steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mao lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Isaac Keys has been cut.
Keys connects with a looping right hand.
Mao slips a jab from Keys.
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mao moves away.
Keys rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keys throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keys misses with a left hand
enabling Mao to counter with a crisp jab.
Mao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keys's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keys thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mao misses with a body kick.
Keys looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mao throws a shot to the body.
Mao ducks under a wild hook from Keys.
Keys scores with a jab to the body.
Keys throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keys manages to avoid it.
Keys throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mao to counter with a crisp jab.
Mao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keys blocks the body kick.
Keys wants to counter the offense by Mao and move into the clinch position.
Mao takes one to the chin there.
Mao slips a jab and a cross from Keys.
Nice defenses there by Mao.
Mao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keys takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keys takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mao tests Keys's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mao circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Keys drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mao follows Keys to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Mao!
A victorious Yin Mao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy McCoy (ranked 1352 p4p, 1225 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 181 p4p, 163 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by You Don't Mess Around With Jim. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCoy shoots in but Popizicki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCoy lands the left hand.
McCoy sizes up Popizicki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Popizicki ducks down to avoid it.
McCoy slips a straight right by Popizicki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy tries to sprawl but Popizicki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Popizicki controlling the pace.
McCoy has hold of Popizicki's hands but Popizicki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Popizicki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Popizicki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Popizicki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Popizicki tries to pass the half guard into mount. McCoy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCoy is staying active underneath Popizicki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Popizicki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCoy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Popizicki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Popizicki slips a nice elbow through McCoy's hands, connecting with McCoy's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki is trying to work for a kimura but McCoy is defending well.
Popizicki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McCoy is looking to control Popizicki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCoy avoid being mounted?
McCoy tries to roll over but Popizicki keeps him under control.
Popizicki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Popizicki is looking to advance position but McCoy won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Popizicki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Popizicki misses with a head shot. McCoy uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCoy keeping full guard, as Popizicki tries to pass.
Popizicki is looking to work some ground and pound but McCoy has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McCoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Popizicki throws a jab but it's blocked by McCoy.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCoy lands a jab to the head.
Popizicki lands a jab to the nose.
Popizicki throws a nice looking combination but McCoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popizicki gets the takedown into side control.
McCoy regains half guard.
Popizicki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCoy won't allow Popizicki to pass to mount.
Popizicki drops an elbow to the side of McCoy's head.
Popizicki wants to pass the guard but McCoy is defending well.
Popizicki wants to take a breather but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Popizicki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Popizicki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McCoy trying to control but Popizicki postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki seems to be looking for submissions.
Popizicki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Popizicki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCoy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCoy is not content to let Popizicki control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCoy is staying active underneath Popizicki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Popizicki.
Popizicki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McCoy trying to control but Popizicki postures up.
Popizicki wants to pass to mount but McCoy is defending the position.
Popizicki looks to land a strike but McCoy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCoy keeping moving, preventing Popizicki from controlling successfully.
McCoy looking for a guillotine here but Popizicki defends easily.
Popizicki wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Popizicki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McCoy is pressing down on Popizicki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCoy is on top in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki is controlling McCoy's posture.
McCoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Popizicki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCoy defends it easily.
McCoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Popizicki pulls McCoy in close to his closed guard and prevents McCoy from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Popizicki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Popizicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Popizicki.
A cross from Popizicki lands.
Popizicki throws a hook but McCoy blocks it.
McCoy is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCoy. Popizicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popizicki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki fails to land the takedown.
McCoy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Popizicki ducks down to avoid it.
Popizicki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCoy defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popizicki.
Popizicki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCoy counters with a three punch combo that has Popizicki backing up. Popizicki nods at McCoy to acknowledge the strikes.
Popizicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Popizicki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Popizicki.
Popizicki with the counter takedown but McCoy avoids it easily.
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Popizicki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCoy takes a swing at Popizicki's ribcage but misses.
Popizicki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McCoy misses with a wild body shot.
Popizicki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy ducks right into an uppercut from Popizicki.
McCoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from McCoy misses the target.
Willy McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Popizicki.
Popizicki misses the jab.
McCoy throws a jab when Popizicki was well out of range.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Popizicki is just out of range.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Popizicki is just out of range.
Popizicki throws a body shot but no joy.
McCoy throws a big counter combination but Popizicki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCoy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Popizicki on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McCoy misses.
Popizicki with the counter takedown but McCoy avoids it easily.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popizicki.
Popizicki lands with a cross.
Popizicki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCoy walks into a straight right hand from Popizicki.
Popizicki thuds his right hand into McCoy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCoy misses the jab.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Popizicki's shoulder, as Popizicki tries to avoid the shot.
Popizicki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popizicki stalks McCoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCoy's face. McCoy staggers backwards, shaken.
Popizicki lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popizicki thuds a left hand into McCoy's body.
Popizicki throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy tests Popizicki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popizicki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCoy.
Popizicki throws a hook to the side of McCoy's head but McCoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popizicki missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from McCoy misses.
Popizicki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCoys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Popizicki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCoy misses with an uppercut.
Popizicki swings widly with a right hand
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Popizicki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCoys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Popizicki misses with a lunging right hand
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCoy throws a shot from downtown. Popizicki moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popizicki throws a body shot but no joy.
McCoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popizicki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popizicki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popizicki.
Popizicki throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Popizicki.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popizicki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popizicki moves away.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
McCoy looks to throw the jab but Popizicki is out of range.
McCoy lands with a nice combination. Popizicki backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Chaz Popizicki has been cut.
McCoy scores with a punch to the head.
Popizicki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Popizicki is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses the shot to the body.
McCoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Popizicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Popizicki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Popizicki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popizicki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy stuns Popizicki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McCoy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Popizicki cracks McCoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Popizicki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Popizicki showed some decent athleticism there.
McCoy works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCoy keeping full guard, as Popizicki tries to pass.
Popizicki trying to control the position from guard on top but McCoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCoy trying to keep a closed guard but Popizicki is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chaz Popizicki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chaz Popizicki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Popizicki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCoy.
Popizicki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCoy looks to land a right hand but Popizicki moved out of range.
McCoy throws a good cross that connects.
Popizicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy gets caught napping as Popizicki dives in and scores a takedown. McCoy manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popizicki trying to move into half guard but instead McCoy has managed to sweep!
Popizicki is looking to sweep but instead, McCoy has passed into half guard.
McCoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popizicki wants to get back to full guard.
Popizicki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Popizicki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Popizicki tries to roll over but McCoy keeps him under control.
Popizicki wants to control but McCoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCoy wants to control but Popizicki is keeping him busy.
McCoy working Popizicki over with strikes.
Popizicki actively working from the bottom here.
Popizicki is controlling McCoy's trapped leg to prevent McCoy from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCoy controlling the action here.
McCoy is trying to control. Popizicki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McCoy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McCoy maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Popizicki could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but McCoy has cracked it and Popizicki is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by McCoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willy McCoy!
A relieved looking Willy McCoy 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 565 p4p, 867 weight class) and Bing Bang (ranked 49 p4p, 69 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bing Bang!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Bang with a nice calf kick.
Bang slips under a jab.
White lands with a right hand.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bang connects with a looping right hand.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bang throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bang. Bang obviously looking to wear him down.
Bang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. White quickly recovers to half guard.
White gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking for a triangle here. Bang is fighting it but it looks tight! White pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bang is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ray White!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray White thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 385 p4p, 579 weight class) and Jimmy Jackman (ranked 32 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rubble might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rubble trying to control the position here.
Jackman lands a couple of digs.
Rubble wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubble is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman preventing the sweep.
Jackman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rubble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rubble looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackman wants to control from the top but Rubble keeps moving.
Jackman preventing the sweep.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Jackman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Jackman slips a jab from Rubble.
Jackman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackman misses with a straight right.
Rubble throws a hook but Jackman avoids it easily.
A big right from Rubble misses.
Jackman feints the counter takedown.
Rubble slips under a jab from Jackman.
Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Detritus Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackman connects with a single shot there.
Jackman moves forwards but Rubble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackman misses with a looping right.
Jackman throws an off balance right hand
and Rubble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rubble misses the jab.
Jackman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rubble moves out of range of the strikes.
Rubble throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
Jackman feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rubble tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackman is in Rubble's guard.
Jackman postures up.
Rubble controlling Jackman's posture.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Rubble will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rubble lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackman is on top in guard.
Jackman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rubble is trying to keep Jackman in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackman is working Rubble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Rubble being controlled here, momentarily.
Rubble wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Jackman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Rubble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rubble preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackman is in close to Rubble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rubble is keeping the position for now.
Jackman stopping the sweep attempt from Rubble.
Jackman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rubble is trying to keep Jackman in close.
Jackman stopping the sweep attempt from Rubble.
Rubble looking to control.
Rubble has control of Jackman's left arm, preventing Jackman from doing any damage.
Jackman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rubble pulls Jackman in close to prevent any damage.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackman advances position into side control!
Rubble is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is trying to control Jackman's posture but Jackman avoids it.
Jackman working the ground and pound.
Rubble is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gonzasco Hydropathy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jackman trying to control the position but Rubble is working away.
Jackman scoring with punches and elbows.
Rubble tries to bench press Jackman off him but Jackman keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rubble struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Jackman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jackman throws an elbow but Rubble slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rubble manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackman is keen to just control but Rubble is a slippery customer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackman not doing much here.
Rubble taking some punishment here, with Jackman in his half guard.
Rubble wants to get back to full guard.
Rubble is trying to maintain the position but Jackman is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackman trying to control from half guard but Rubble is working away.
Jackman is thwarting Rubble's attempts to control the position.
Jackman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Jackman 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.
Jackman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rubble is pressing down on Jackman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubble trying to control the position.
Jackman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackman 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.
Rubble looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackman is one step ahead there.
Jackman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jackman wants to control from the top but Rubble keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubble is trying to keep Jackman in close.
Rubble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackman ducks under a wild hook from Rubble.
Jackman fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubble misses the target.
Rubble showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackman.
Rubble bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackman's head.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown but Rubble shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Rubble wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackman lunges at Rubble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rubble's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubble lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rubble lands a nice shot that snaps Jackman's head back.
Rubble is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rubble lands with a good body shot.
Jackman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubble takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackman throws a series of punches but Rubble moves out of range.
It looked like Rubble was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackman.
Rubble moves in looking to clinch but Jackman pushes him off.
Jackman fails with a takedown attempt.
Rubble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Detritus Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jackman.
Rubble connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackman momentarily.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackman moves away.
Jackman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rubble.
Jackman moves out of range as Rubble throws a body kick.
Jackman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rubble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a hook.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rubble defends it well.
The fighters circling - Jackman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
Rubble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rubble misses with an uppercut. Jackman saw that one coming.
Jackman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rubble defends it well.
Rubble takes a swing at Jackman's ribcage but misses.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rubble as he avoids it easily.
Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
Jackman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubble manages to avoid it.
Rubble slips a jab from Jackman.
Rubble lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Detritus Rubble is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Rubble throws a looping overhand right but Jackman ducks down to avoid it.
Jackman feints the counter takedown.
Jackman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rubble takes one to the chin there.
Jackman misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubble misses the target.
Jackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubble swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rubble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Rubble.
Rubble connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rubble.
Jackman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble gets caught flat footed, as Jackman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Rubble wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rubble avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rubble pulls Jackman in close to prevent any damage.
Rubble wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackman is fighting to break Rubble's control of his arms but Rubble is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jackman controlling from the top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rubble throws a hook but Jackman blocks it.
Jackman misses the shot to the body.
Jackman staying out of range there.
Rubble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt - Rubble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rubble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble takes one to the chin there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rubble slips a jab from Jackman.
Rubble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackman misses the jab.
Jackman misses with a double jab.
It looked like Rubble wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rubble manages to avoid it.
Rubble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackman. Rubble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubble appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jackman missing with a left hand there. Rubble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubble throws a hook but Jackman avoids it easily.
Jackman with a nice cross.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubble swings for the body but Jackman moves out of range.
Rubble lands with a cross.
Jackman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rubble misses with a hook. Jackman ducked under it nicely.
Jackman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rubble throws a body punch but Jackman moves out of range.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rubble to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackman lands with an overhand left.
Good exchange - Rubble coming out on top.
Rubble looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackman is just out of range.
Rubble throws out a loose jab but Jackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Jackman tries to counter it with a takedown but Rubble pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rubble misses with a straight left.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackman blocks a jab.
Jackman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackman lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubble takes one to the chin there.
Jackman misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Rubble to counter with a crisp jab.
Rubble looks to land a left hand but Jackman moved out of range nicely.
Jackman blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Rubble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackman doesn't seem phased though.
Rubble takes a swing at Jackman's ribcage but misses.
Rubble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rubble throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubble cracks Jackman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackman feints and as Rubble raises his hands in defense, Jackman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackman wants to pass the guard but Rubble is keeping the position.
Jackman throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackman looking to sit in guard and control but Rubble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackman wants to sweep but no luck.
Rubble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rubble is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detritus Rubble dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rubble avoids the body shot from Jackman.
A jab from Jackman misses.
Rubble misses with a straight right.
Rubble moves to clinch but Jackman breaks away
and Jackman counters with a shoot takedown. Rubble fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackman throwing strikes from guard but Rubble blocks nicely.
Rubble looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackman passes into side control.
Jackman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rubble keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman gets to mount! Rubble was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jackman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rubble's face.
Jackman with shots to the head and body - Rubble looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackman with a couple of short strikes.
Jackman with shots to the head and body - Rubble looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rubble is looking to escape.
Jackman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rubble haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rubble wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Rubble regains half guard.
Jackman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rubble with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman controlling the action here.
Rubble is pressing down on Jackman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackman lands a couple of digs.
Jackman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rubble manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rubble drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rubble jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackman is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubble looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackman looking to pass the guard.
Rubble lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rubble got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rubble has managed to get both his arms back between Jackman's legs - danger averted.
Rubble wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Jackman is trying to keep Rubble in close.
Rubble engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rubble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackman is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rubble has passed into half guard!
Rubble is trying to control. Jackman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackman wants to control but Rubble is keeping busy.
Rubble tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rubble is thwarting Jackman's attempts to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is looking to improve his position.
Rubble looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackman or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubble, which made it look bad.
Jackman lands the left hand.
Rubble just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackman.
Jackman with the counter takedown but Rubble avoids it easily.
Jackman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Rubble misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rubble.
Jackman moves out of range of the body kick.
Rubble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubble cracks Jackman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackman moves out of range of the body kick.
Rubble connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rubble misses with a wild body shot.
Rubble connects with a single shot there.
Jackman cracks Rubble with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackman moves away from the strike by Rubble.
A big right from Jackman misses.
Jackman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubble.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackman needs to keep his hands up - Rubble had a free shot at his head there.
Jackman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rubble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rubble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackman is able to avoid easily.
Jackman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackman looks to throw the jab but Rubble is out of range.
Rubble takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rubble circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackman defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Jackman.
Rubble misses with a looping right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rubble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rubble lands with an overhand left.
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!
Jackman misses with a straight right.
Rubble moves away from the strike by Jackman.
Rubble connects with a body shot.
Jackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rubble.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubble misses the target.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body. Jackman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Rubble. That snapped Jackman's head back.
Rubble stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rubble wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rubble sprawls well. Rubble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackman gets slowly back to his feet.
Detritus Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jackman.
Jackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubble defending well as Jackman loads up on a big left hand.
Rubble throws an overhand right that lands on Jackman's shoulder, as Jackman tries to avoid the shot.
Rubble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackman.
Jackman closes the distance and clinches up with Rubble, looking for a takedown. Jackman pushes Rubble against the cage but Rubble circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Rubble wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rubble misses with a hook
and Jackman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rubble trying to keep a closed guard but Jackman is proving a slippery customer.
Rubble 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.
Rubble is trying to control the position but Jackman postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Jackman.
I think Jackman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jackman!
A relieved looking Jimmy Jackman 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil St. Georges (ranked 917 p4p, 333 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 88 p4p, 33 weight class). May Jr has chosen HonestKey- Self Discovery as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May Jr tries to clinch but St. Georges is having none of it.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches up with May Jr, looking for a takedown. St. Georges pushes May Jr against the cage but May Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St. Georges backing away here, and May Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
St. Georges shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has May Jr pinned against the cage. May Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
May Jr swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
May Jr thows a leg kick but St. Georges checks it
and St. Georges counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
May Jr struggling a bit here.
St. Georges tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges controlling the position from side mount.
May Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
May Jr trying to control here.
May Jr is refusing to be controlled, as St. Georges sits in half guard.
St. Georges is working for a kimura but May Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but May Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
May Jr trying to control from the bottom.
May Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
St. Georges is trying to control the action in half guard but May Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but May Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
May Jr is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for May Jr!
May Jr tries to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
St. Georges wants to control the pace but May Jr is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
St. Georges wants to control the pace but May Jr is squirming around nicely.
St. Georges takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
May Jr wants to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
St. Georges working for a guillotine from mount but May Jr is in no mood to give up.
St. Georges trying to control but May Jr is having none of it.
St. Georges avoids the attempt from May Jr to control.
St. Georges wants to control the pace but May Jr is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges avoids the attempt from May Jr to control.
May Jr tries to control St. Georges's body but St. Georges pushes him off. May Jr squirms to his side and now St. Georges has his back!
May Jr is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get St. Georges off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
St. Georges is not going to allow May Jr to sit and survive in this position.
St. Georges looking for the choke but no joy.
May Jr is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if St. Georges gets his way!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
May Jr is keeping busy.
May Jr trying to control the position but St. Georges manages to sink in the hooks.
St. Georges struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
May Jr is trying to break free.
St. Georges sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! May Jr taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phil St. Georges!
A relieved looking Phil St. Georges thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kaven May Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I just wanna give a special shout out to all of my coaches and training partners! Thank you for everything you do!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Key (ranked 341 p4p, 614 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 36 p4p, 61 weight class). Key's entrance music is HonestKey- The Unseen. A fine choice. James Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaro Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Key has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Key takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Key's head but Key sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Key ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Key counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson bucks up and tries to throw Key off but instead Key has got his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key missing with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Key is in full control for now.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Key off. It looks like it's working - Key slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Johnson displaying calm under pressure there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key misses with a wild body shot.
Key has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Key's head.
Key shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Key ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Key swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Key takes one on the button.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Key counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Key seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Key isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Key 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Key won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Key presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Key manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Key.
Johnson throws a right hand that Key ducks under and follows up with a left that Key also avoids with ease.
James Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Key lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Key can't break the clinch.
Key is looking for a takedown.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Key has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Key is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaro Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Key is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Key throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Key throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Key shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Key swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Key throws a poor cross that misses
and Key takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Key keeps it at a distance.
Johnson motions for Key to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Key defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Key feinted with a counter takedown.
Key moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Key shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Key's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Key blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Key tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Key has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key prevents a body shot from Johnson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Key pulls guard successfully.
Key looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson stands up from Key's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Key is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Key counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Key is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Key throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Key has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Key backwards.
Key drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Key moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Key attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson motions for Key to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Key checks a leg kick.
Key gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Key lands with a right to the head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Key tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Key drops back down to his feet.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Key's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Key lands a slapping body shot.
Key with a jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Key's head but Key sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson defending well as Key loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Key comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Key rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Key thinking.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key slips under a jab.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Key's legs.
Key defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Key tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Key.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Key throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Key throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Key feinted with a counter takedown.
Key throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Key finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a jab when Key was well out of range.
Key with a jab.
Key slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
A big left from Key misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Key, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Key misses with a wild combination.
Key misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
Johnson cracks Key with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Key displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Key shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch but Key is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Key scores with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Key's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Key misses the shot to the body.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 Key is rocked!
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Key is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson pushes Key back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Key blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Key's ribcage. Key let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keys head.
Key blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keys head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Key.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Key backwards.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Key stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Key.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Key's ribcage. Key let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Key! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Johnson is unloading with more strikes now! Key drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, James Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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