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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Strings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Drost (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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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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, Sergeant Strings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Drost!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drost has a takedown stuffed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drost keeps control of Strings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drost drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drost looking for a sweep. Not yet Drost, not yet.
Drost is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drost trying to control the position here.
Drost is looking for a triangle but Strings pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strings trying to control but Drost is working from the bottom.
Drost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strings is one step ahead there.
Drost is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strings defends well.
Drost wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drost is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strings knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drost on the ground.
Drost thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Drost is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Strings has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drost looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost controlling Strings's posture.
Drost manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Strings is working to get back to half guard.
Drost unloads with some shots from mount but Strings bucks and avoids them well.
Drost stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Drost shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strings but Strings pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strings pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Drost or perhaps it was just good defense by Strings which made him look bad.
Sergeant Strings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Drost.
Drost clinches up with Strings and pushes him back against the cage.
Drost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strings is trying to stall.
Drost keeps control of Strings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strings stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Drost dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Strings looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Drost.
Strings throws a leg kick but Drost sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strings throws a body kick that misses.
Drost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strings can pounce on him.
Strings misses with a low kick.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drost blocks the body kick.
Strings misses with a leg kick.
Drost shoots in for a double leg but Strings sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Strings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drost.
Drost takes the fight into the clinch.
Drost can't get the takedown.
Sergeant Strings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Drost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strings working hard to break the clinch.
Strings wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strings goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drost can't break the clinch.
Strings has had enough of the clinch but Drost keeps him there for the moment.
Drost jumps into guard, dragging Strings to the mat.
Strings being controlled here momentarily.
Drost manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Drost fails to land the takedown.
Strings connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strings throws a leg kick but Drost sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strings tries to land a front kick but Drost steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drost takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strings lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strings tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drost keeps control of Strings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strings wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drost is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Strings to keep the fight standing.
Drost has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strings avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drost is breathing heavily.
Strings wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strings breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strings buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drost checks a leg kick nicely.
Strings attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Strings wants to slow Drost down by chopping away at his legs.
Strings throws a front kick aimed at Drost's knee but Drost avoids it well.
Drost moves out of range of the body kick.
Strings is looking to score with low kicks.
Drost has a takedown stuffed.
Sergeant Strings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drost drives through and clinches with Strings against the cage.
Drost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strings's efforts to push away.
Drost is trying to break the clinch but Strings has him pressed against the cage.
Drost fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strings's brow.
Strings wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strings is trying to stall.
Drost is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Strings to keep the fight standing.
Drost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Strings throws an elbow but it misses.
Strings tries to break free but Drost pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drost has Strings pushed against the cage.
Drost keeps control of Strings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergeant Strings dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drost has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strings.
Strings motions for Drost to come forward. Strings throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strings sprawls well. Strings wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drost gets slowly back to his feet.
Strings shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Strings tries a head kick but it misses.
Drost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drost checks a leg kick.
Drost rushes Strings and presses him up against the cage.
Strings is trying to push Drost away but Drost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strings is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drost is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost avoids a wild elbow strike from Strings.
Strings prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sergeant Strings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Drost.
Drost has Strings pressed against the cage, preventing Strings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drost dodges an elbow strike from Strings.
Strings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strings misses with a knee strike.
Strings is trying to break the clinch but Drost is controlling him.
Strings wants to get back to striking at distance but Drost won't allow it.
Drost has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strings uses from the top position.
Drost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strings is one step ahead there.
Drost manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strings is trying to stand but he's just given Drost his back.
Drost tightening his grip on Strings, looking for the choke.
Drost controls the position.
Drost misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Drost controlling the positon.
Strings holding both Drost 's hands and preventing any damage.
Drost missing with strikes.
Drost controls the position.
Drost looking to break Strings's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Strings remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Drost will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Strings's body.
Even with his hooks in, Drost manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Drost missing with punches from the back.
Drost is looking for the choke from the back position but Strings is controlling his hands well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drost not allowing Strings to control his hands.
Drost is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Strings has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Drost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drost 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Drost!
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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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