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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Nazarro (ranked 8220 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isacc Wren (ranked 25272 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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235 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Nazarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isacc Wren!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarro clinches up against the cage.
Wren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarro avoids it.
Nazarro is trying to stall.
Wren can't break the clinch.
Wren jumps guard but Nazarro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nazarro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wren after a bit of a struggle.
Wren pushes off an throws an elbow but Nazarro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nazarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wren misses with a takedown attempt - Nazarro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarro tries to clinch there but Wren circles away.
Nazarro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wren as he jumps to the side.
Nazarro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Nazarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wren napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wren is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nazarro off and has taken his back!
Wren misses with a punch to the head.
Nazarro showing good submission defense here.
Nazarro trying to control but not successfully.
Wren tries to keep control of the position but Nazarro is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren working for the choke.
Wren doesn't have the hooks in and Nazarro manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarro is looking to work some ground and pound but Wren has wrist control.
Nazarro trying to move into half guard but instead Wren has managed to sweep!
Wren wants to pass the guard but Nazarro is keeping the position.
Wren is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wren stands and steps away. Nazarro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren has closed the distance and engaged Nazarro in a clinch.
Wren leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wren should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nazarro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nazarro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wren avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nazarro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nazarro is looking for a takedown.
Wren successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wren is looking to stand up but Nazarro isn't so interested in that idea.
Nazarro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wren keeping moving, preventing Nazarro from controlling successfully.
Nazarro gets to his feet - Wren follows without any prompting.
Wren gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nazarro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wren kicks Nazarro off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isacc Wren dominated that 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.
Wren has closed the distance and engaged Nazarro in a clinch.
Wren stops a takedown attempt from Nazarro.
Nazarro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nazarro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Wren. Those never looked like landing.
Nazarro rushes Wren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nazarro lands a knee to the body.
Nazarro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wren tries to break the clinch but Nazarro is controlling the position.
Wren is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wren tries to pull guard but Nazarro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nazarro is working for takedown but Wren is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Nazarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wren slowing the pace effectively.
Wren blocks a body shot from Nazarro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarro gets underhooks to prevent Wren's takedown attempt.
Nazarro is looking for a takedown.
Wren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nazarro breaks from the clinch.
Nazarro tries to clinch but Wren is having none of it.
Nazarro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wren as he jumps to the side.
Nazarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nazarro as he jumps to the side.
Nazarro shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nazarro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wren somewhat.
Nazarro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nazarro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wren.
Nazarro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wren.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazarro misses the target.
Wren gets caught napping as Nazarro dives in and scores a takedown. Wren manages to retain guard.
Nazarro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wren is keeping the position for now.
Nazarro gets to his feet - Wren follows without any prompting.
Wren misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wren misses with a series of wild punches.
Nazarro shoots in for a double leg but Wren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wren throws the kick towards the body but Nazarro avoids it.
Wren shoots for a double leg takedown but Nazarro sprawls well. He's pushed Wren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nazarro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nazarro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wren manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wren is working an open guard so Nazarro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ben Nazarro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wren moves in looking to clinch but Nazarro pushes him off.
As Wren looks to move away, Nazarro throws a big counter combo but Wren just gets out of the way.
Wren misses with a combination
and Nazarro counters with an outside leg kick.
Nazarro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wren fails with a takedown attempt.
Nazarro fails with the takedown.
Wren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nazarro with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wren has closed the distance and engaged Nazarro in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Nazarro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Wren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nazarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nazarro breaks from the clinch.
Nazarro moves out of range of the body kick from Wren.
Isacc Wren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nazarro avoids the head kick by Wren.
Wren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wren misses the jab.
Wren throws a shot from downtown. Nazarro moves away and avoids it.
Nazarro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wren as he avoids it easily.
Wren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazarro tries for a takedown but Wren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Nazarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarro gets a takedown into half guard.
Nazarro stops Wren from getting back to his feet.
Wren is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nazarro stalling away here and it's allowed Wren to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wren trying to control the position.
Nazarro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren keeping moving, preventing Nazarro from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wren is trying to control the position but Nazarro postures up.
Wren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazarro misses with the combination.
Nazarro keeps the fight on the outside.
Nazarro blocks a head kick by Wren.
A combination from Wren does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wren quickly recovers to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nazarro in particular looking to stall.
Nazarro blocks the strikes from Wren.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wren wants to improve his position but Nazarro is controlling well.
Nazarro is thwarting Wren's attempts to control the position.
Nazarro is trying to work for a kimura but Wren is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarro stops Wren from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nazarro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wren is just riding it out for now. Nazarro eventually gives up the hold.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nazarro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarro throws a head kick that Wren semi-blocks.
Wren misses with a takedown attempt - Nazarro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isacc Wren.
Well Wren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Nazarro!
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energy
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RATING
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