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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Porter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Porter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter has a takedown stuffed.
Baloney misses with a body shot.
Baloney misses the shot to the body.
Porter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Porter lands in his opponent's guard.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Baloney has wrist control.
Porter slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter prevents Baloney from standing back up.
Porter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baloney is looking to improve his position.
Porter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Porter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Porter is nestled in close to Baloney, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baloney is trying to control but can't.
Baloney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baloney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baloney tries to kick Porter off but Porter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Porter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baloney sprawls well. Baloney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Porter gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Porter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Porter moves away from the strike by Baloney.
Baloney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matt Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baloney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porter feints and as Baloney raises his hands in defense, Porter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baloney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Porter throws a strike but Baloney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter controlling Baloney's posture.
Baloney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Porter seems keen to control Baloney's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Baloney from controlling successfully.
Baloney is fighting to break Porter's control of his arms but Porter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Porter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baloney wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baloney would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Porter has his hands on Baloney's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baloney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baloney is looking to work some ground and pound but Porter has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Porter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baloney lands a slapping body shot.
No luck for Porter with that takedown attempt.
Baloney throws a hook but Porter blocks it.
Porter shoots in for a takedown but Baloney shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Porter.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Porter.
Porter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baloney looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baloney is looking to control Porter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baloney avoid being mounted?
Baloney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porter on the ground.
Porter lands with a punch from half guard.
Porter winds up and cracks Baloney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter thows a huge punch but Baloney dodges it nicely.
Baloney is looking to improve his position.
Porter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Porter winds up and cracks Baloney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Porter throwing shots but Baloney is blocking nicely.
Porter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Porter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baloney thuds a left hand into Porter's body.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter fails to land the takedown.
Porter shoots in for a double leg but Baloney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baloney to the mat! Baloney manages to get full guard.
Porter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Porter postures up.
Baloney wants to get back to his feet but Porter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baloney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baloney wants to stand but Porter is controlling the position.
Porter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Porter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porter lands a couple of elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baloney sprawls well. Baloney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Porter gets slowly back to his feet.
Baloney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porter on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney throws a lazy right hand but Porter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baloney digs a good body shot into Porter's ribs.
Porter shoots in for a takedown but Baloney shows good takedown defense.
Baloney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baloney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Porter walks into a stiff left hand from Baloney.
Tony Baloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baloney lands a glancing blow to the side of Porter's head.
Baloney takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
Porter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baloney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baloney.
Porter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baloney napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter working the body and head with strikes.
Porter prevents Baloney from escaping the position.
Porter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baloney to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloney is trying to control Porter's posture but Porter avoids it.
Porter working the ground and pound.
Baloney is looking for a sweep.
Porter lands a nice forearm strike.
Baloney is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Porter scoring with punches from side control.
Baloney is working to avoid the ground and pound but Porter connects with a decent elbow.
Porter lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baloney pushes Porter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Porter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Porter landing strikes.
Porter lands an elbow.
Baloney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Baloney dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Porter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baloney's guard.
Porter distracts Baloney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baloney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Baloney has momentary wrist control but Porter slips an elbow through the middle.
Porter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baloney holds on and takes a little breather.
Porter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Porter scoring with some ground and pound.
Baloney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baloney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baloney has momentary wrist control but Porter slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baloney wants to get back to his feet but Porter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Porter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Porter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Porter landing with the ground and pound.
Porter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Porter won't allow Baloney to get back to his feet.
Porter works over Baloney with some ground and pound from guard.
Porter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baloney's head.
Porter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baloney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Porter throws a strike but Baloney rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Porter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porter is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Porter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Matt Porter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porter stops Baloney from standing up.
Baloney wants to sweep but no luck.
Porter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baloney trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Baloney 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.
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porter feints and as Baloney raises his hands in defense, Porter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Porter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porter is working Baloney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Porter distracts Baloney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter cracks Baloney with a solid left hand.
Porter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baloney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Porter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Porter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Porter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baloney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baloney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Porter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baloney.
Porter moves away from the strike by Baloney.
No luck for Porter with that takedown attempt.
Porter shoots in looking for a takedown. Baloney tries to sprawl out of it but Porter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Porter 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Porter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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