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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wolford (ranked 1530 p4p, 3050 weight class) and Christie Cleek (ranked 207 p4p, 387 weight class). Christie Cleek will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christie Cleek!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleek takes one on the button.
Wolford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolford defending well as Cleek loads up on a big left hand.
Cleek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolford counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wolford swings for the body but Cleek moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleek. Wolford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolford closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cleek to the mat! Cleek manages to get full guard.
Cleek wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolford connects with the punch.
Wolford throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cleek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wolford is in Cleek's guard.
Cleek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wolford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cleek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Wolford has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolford is looking to work some ground and pound but Cleek has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolford wants to pass the guard but Cleek is keeping the position.
Cleek looking to control.
Wolford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cleek keeping moving, preventing Wolford from controlling successfully.
Cleek looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wolford looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wolford misses with a body shot.
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.
Wolford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wolford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cleek misses the jab.
Wolford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleek.
A counter left hand to the body from Wolford misses its target.
Wolford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleek looks to throw the jab but Wolford is out of range.
Cleek misses with a hook.
Christie Cleek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleek throws a combination that misses
and Wolford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wolford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cleek's head.
Cleek preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wolford is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cleek told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wolford looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wolford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wolford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wolford working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wolford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wolford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wolford's back!
Cleek is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wolford trying to control the hands but Cleek won't let him.
Wolford tries to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cleek not allowing Wolford to control his hands.
Wolford looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cleek.
Cleek doesn't have the hooks in and Wolford manages to turn into his guard.
Wolford is in close to Cleek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolford 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.
Wolford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cleek looking to control but Wolford passes into half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wolford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wolford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cleek wants to control but Wolford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wolford trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolford 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.
Wolford prevents Cleek from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cleek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cleek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wolford is working Cleek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cleek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolford controlling from the top position.
Cleek 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cleek is still trying to improve position.
Cleek looking to control but Wolford passes into half guard.
Wolford tries to pass to full mount but Cleek defends it.
Wolford is taking a breather. Cleek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wolford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cleek defending well though.
Wolford controlling the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolford is working for a kimura but Cleek is defending it quite comfortably.
Wolford trying to control the pace.
Wolford is nestled in close to Cleek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolford is controlling the pace.
Wolford working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Wolford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cleek avoids the body shot from Wolford.
Wolford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleek can do to turn this around?
Wolford misses with a body shot.
Wolford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cleek with a jab.
Wolford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cleek is trying to control Wolford's posture but Wolford avoids it.
Wolford working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cleek is looking for a sweep.
Cleek on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wolford landing a few strikes.
Wolford tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wolford lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cleek down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleek struggling a bit here.
Cleek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wolford remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wolford has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wolford putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wolford is working for a guillotine from mount but Cleek frees his head quite easily.
Cleek is in a horrible position here. Wolford smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolford lands with some strikes.
Wolford lands with some strikes.
Wolford landing shots from mount.
Cleek is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolford postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cleek in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cleek to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Wolford!
Rodney Wolford decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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RATING
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