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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ned Flenders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ned Flenders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Martin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Flenders as Martin shoots in.
Flenders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin counters with a shoot takedown. Flenders fights it but they end up in guard.
Martin won't allow Flenders to get back to his feet.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Flenders looking to control.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Flenders.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Flenders wants to stand and escape but Martin is having none of it.
Flenders pushes Martin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Flenders gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flenders wants to stand but Martin is controlling the position.
Flenders is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Flenders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin wants to control from the top but Flenders keeps moving.
Flenders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martin.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Flenders is retaining full guard.
Flenders pushes Martin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Flenders misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Flenders's guard now.
Flenders thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Flenders 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.
Martin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martin prevents Flenders from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenders scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Flenders controlling Martin's posture.
Flenders wants to stand but Martin is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Flenders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Flenders has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Flenders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Martin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin 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.
Martin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flenders is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenders passes to side control.
Flenders wants to stand but Martin is controlling his arm.
Flenders fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Martin struggling a bit here.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Flenders tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flenders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Martin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Flenders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin trying to control but Flenders is working from the bottom.
Martin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martin postures up in Flenders's guard and throws a big left but Flenders blocks it.
Martin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to control from the top but Flenders keeps moving.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
Martin wants to control from the top but Flenders keeps moving.
Martin landing some decent shots from guard.
Martin cracks Flenders with a solid left hand.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flenders's head.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Flenders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Flenders's shoulder. That is not cool.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Flenders's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flenders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flenders 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.
Rick Martin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flenders closes the distance but Martin moves to the side
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control.
Flenders is looking to regain half guard here but Martin keeps moving and retains side control.
Martin trying to control the position but Flenders is working away.
Flenders is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Flenders can't do much from the bottom here.
Flenders is looking to regain half guard here but Martin keeps moving and retains side control.
Flenders is trying to control Martin's posture but Martin avoids it.
Martin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Flenders is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flenders darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flenders tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flenders to the ground. Flenders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flenders tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flenders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flenders has his takedown stuffed
and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flenders is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Martin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martin is pushing down on Flenders's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flenders is fighting to maintain full guard but Martin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flenders with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martin 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.
Martin is pressing down on Flenders's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flenders is holding on for now.
Martin is keen to just control but Flenders is a slippery customer.
Flenders is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Flenders gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenders lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martin!
Martin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Flenders prevents Martin from improving his position.
Flenders stands up out of the half guard.
Ned Flenders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flenders tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Flenders wants to get back to full guard.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin prevents Flenders from improving his position.
Flenders wants to get back to his feet.
Flenders is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to mount his opponent but Flenders defends it.
Martin blocks the strikes from Flenders.
Martin throwing shots but Flenders is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flenders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flenders's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Flenders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flenders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Flenders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martin advances position into side control!
Flenders is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Martin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Flenders manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martin's best efforts.
Martin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Flenders has managed to free his arm - good work.
Martin is keen to just control but Flenders is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flenders makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flenders.
Flenders wants to stand up but Martin is controlling him.
Martin stands up over Flenders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin passes Flenders's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martin is looking for a kimura here.
Martin works his way into side control.
Flenders is pushing Martin's head away, looking to escape. Martin manages to hold on to the position though.
Martin wants to control but Flenders is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Martin cracks Flenders with a big right hand but Flenders just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flenders is rocked!
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!
Martin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oh Flenders is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin lands a big shot there that rocks Flenders but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Flenders throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Flenders goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rick Martin has been cut.
Flenders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flenders's guard.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin stops Flenders from standing up.
Flenders seems to have got his legs back now.
Flenders controlling the position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Flenders keeps moving.
Martin works over Flenders with some ground and pound from guard.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Flenders has wrist control.
Martin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Flenders is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin works over Flenders with some ground and pound from guard.
Flenders seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Flenders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flenders is keeping the position for now.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flenders working a defensive guard here.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flenders trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Flenders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flenders closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martin to the mat! Martin manages to get full guard.
Flenders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flenders stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Flenders misses with a head kick.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Flenders counters with a shoot takedown. Martin fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flenders wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Flenders lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martin has his foot on Flenders's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flenders works his way back into a safe position though.
Flenders stands and steps away. Martin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Flenders misses with a takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Flenders's guard now.
Flenders has momentary wrist control but Martin slips an elbow through the middle.
Martin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martin pushing down on Flenders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flenders looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flenders!
Flenders tries to hold on but Martin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flenders wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martin.
Flenders is trying to escape the mount.
Flenders is bucking up trying to escape but Martin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Flenders is in a horrible position here. Martin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martin blocks Flenders's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flenders is trying to escape the mount.
Martin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flenders taking shots to the head.
Flenders gets back to half guard.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Flenders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ned Flenders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands strikes from half guard.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flenders is trying to stand back up but Martin is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
Flenders manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Flenders tries to clinch up.
Flenders closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Flenders lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flenders decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martin working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Flenders's thigh. Flenders counters though and makes it back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flenders wants to stand and escape but Martin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ned Flenders.
I think Martin 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 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Martin!
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hype
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pop
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