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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Cabbage Snatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, The Cabbage Snatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pendragon is defended easily by Snatcher.
Snatcher tries to clinch up but Pendragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Snatcher moves in looking to clinch but Pendragon pushes him off.
Snatcher shoots in for a double leg but Pendragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snatcher wants to clinch.
Pendragon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like The Cabbage Snatcher has been cut.
Pendragon lands with a nice combination. Snatcher backs away looking to recover.
Pendragon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snatcher is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snatcher counters by clinching up.
Oh Snatcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Snatcher seems to have got his legs back now.
Some wild striking there from Pendragon.
Pendragon with a poor takedown
and Snatcher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pendragon is looking to escape.
Snatcher wants to free his trapped foot but Pendragon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to control from the bottom.
Snatcher is controlling the pace.
Snatcher has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pendragon trying to control from the bottom.
Pendragon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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.
Snatcher wants to take a breather but Pendragon is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pendragon tries to clinch up but Snatcher circles away and keeps his distance.
Snatcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Pendragon lands.
Pendragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Snatcher circles away.
A jab from Snatcher misses.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Snatcher.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snatcher prevents Pendragon from escaping the position.
Snatcher controlling the position from side mount.
Snatcher stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pendragon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snatcher thinking.
Pendragon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pendragon looks gassed!
Snatcher wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pendragon trying to control from half guard but Snatcher is working away.
Pendragon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pendragon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Snatcher pushes Pendragon off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Pendragon as Snatcher shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Cabbage Snatcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snatcher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pendragon has momentary wrist control but Snatcher slips an elbow through the middle.
Pendragon is trying to control the position but Snatcher postures up.
Snatcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Pendragon is retaining full guard.
Snatcher is working hard here to advance position.
Snatcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pendragon trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snatcher 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that The Cabbage Snatcher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Cabbage Snatcher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snatcher closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pendragon did well to prevent Snatcher getting side control.
Snatcher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pendragon defends it well.
Pendragon wants to control but Snatcher is keeping busy.
Snatcher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Snatcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher is pressing down on Pendragon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pendragon is holding on for now.
Snatcher wants to control but Pendragon is keeping him busy.
Snatcher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pendragon defends it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snatcher wants to clinch
and Pendragon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Snatcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snatcher is keeping the position for now.
Snatcher pulls Pendragon in close to prevent any damage.
Pendragon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Snatcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Snatcher keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Snatcher is pulling down on Pendragon's head to control his posture.
Snatcher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pendragon defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Pendragon looking to pass the guard.
Snatcher wants to sweep here but Pendragon controlling him for the moment.
Snatcher is pulling down on Pendragon's head to control his posture.
Snatcher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pendragon!
The Cabbage Snatcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Snatcher controlling the pace for now.
Snatcher lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snatcher landing strikes from the mount and Pendragon is in trouble!
Snatcher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Snatcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Snatcher scoring with strikes but Pendragon is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Cabbage Snatcher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Cabbage Snatcher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Snatcher wants to clinch
and Pendragon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Snatcher!
Snatcher wants to hold on but Pendragon pushes him away.
Snatcher is trying to escape the mount.
Pendragon wants to control the pace but Snatcher is squirming around nicely.
Snatcher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Snatcher is trying desperately to improve position.
Snatcher wants to control but Pendragon is having none of it.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice elbow there by Pendragon.
Snatcher wants to hold on but Pendragon pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatcher regains half guard.
Pendragon wants to stand but Snatcher has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Snatcher makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snatcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snatcher closes the distance and clinches.
Snatcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Snatcher looking to throw knees to the head but Pendragon is blocking nicely.
Pendragon taking a breather.
Pendragon being controlled against the cage.
Snatcher gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snatcher prevents Pendragon from getting back to his feet.
Snatcher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snatcher passes into half guard.
Snatcher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon pushes Snatcher off but Snatcher dives into side control.
Snatcher trying to control the position but Pendragon is working away.
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.
Pendragon is not content to let Snatcher control the position.
Pendragon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Snatcher asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Snatcher controls the position from side control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. The Cabbage Snatcher just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Snatcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Arthur Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snatcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Snatcher controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Cabbage Snatcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snatcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Cabbage Snatcher!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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