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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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153 lbs
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148 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Ready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ready will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joe stays in close to Ready's body and controls the position.
Ready avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ready trying to strike off his back.
Ready keeping full guard, as Joe tries to pass.
Joe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ready's guard.
Joe blocks the strikes from Ready.
Ready slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joe won't allow Ready to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Joe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ready striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Ready manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joe's best efforts.
Joe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joe trying to control the pace.
Ready throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ready is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joe moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ready.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Joe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joe connects with a decent elbow.
Ready tries to improve position but can't.
Joe takes a little break here. Ready wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ready struggling a bit here.
Joe is working Ready over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ready is not content to let Joe control the position.
Ready tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ready is looking for a sweep.
Ready takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ready tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Ready wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Ready takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joe controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ready checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Ready uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ready.
Joe misses with a low kick as Ready jumps back.
Joe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ready pinned against the cage. Ready gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ready's guard.
Ready striking from the bottom.
Ready tries to strike from the bottom.
Joe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ready's head.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe wants to control from the top but Ready keeps moving.
Joe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to control from the top but Ready keeps moving.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ready's head.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ready wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Joe is now in half guard.
Ready throws a strike from the bottom but Joe passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ready keeps working.
Ready stops Joe from passing to mount.
Ready on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ready avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Joe.
Ready on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ready tries to get out of the position.
Ready throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe trying to control the action but Ready is working from the bottom.
Joe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ready keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ready trying his best to control but Joe has mounted him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe 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!
Joe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ready parries the strikes from Joe easily there. Joe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ready to escape.
Ready is trying to escape the position but Joe is controlling the position.
Joe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ready's legs.
Joe avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ready.
Ready wants to get back to his feet but Joe is dominant here and he's now got Ready's back!
Ready tries to escape but Joe has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Can Ready hold on?! Joe is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Joe tries to get the hooks in deep but Ready pushed the leg off.
Ready wants to escape the position.
Joe cracks Ready with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ready from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ready is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Joe is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ready holding both Joe 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe is punishing Ready with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joe doesn't have the hooks in and Ready manages to turn into his guard.
Ready postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe trying to control the position here.
Ready throws and elbow that misses. Joe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ready's guard. Nice move by Joe!
Joe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ready not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe passes Ready's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Joe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ready trying to control here.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Ready is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ready is not content to let Joe control the position.
Ready is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Don Ready has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samoa Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samoa Joe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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