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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Tesla (ranked 4801 p4p, 4764 weight class) and Robert Trigwell (ranked 490 p4p, 489 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikola Tesla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Trigwell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla fails with a takedown attempt.
Trigwell clinches.
Trigwell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tesla up against the cage.
Trigwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tesla is defending well for now.
Trigwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tesla avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trigwell.
Come on Trigwell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trigwell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Trigwell.
Trigwell lands an elbow just above Tesla 's eye.
Trigwell tries to land a knee to the head but Tesla blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trigwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tesla scores with a shoulder strike.
Tesla wants to stall.
Trigwell blocks a body shot from Tesla.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tesla is trying to break the clinch but Trigwell is controlling him.
Trigwell landing knees to the body.
Tesla is trying to maintain a safe position but Trigwell gets an underhook and turns Tesla into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Trigwell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trigwell obliges.
Trigwell lands an elbow inside.
Trigwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tesla blocks it with crossed arms.
Trigwell crunches a lovely knee into Tesla's ribcage.
Tesla is trying to push Trigwell away but Trigwell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trigwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tesla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tesla is trying to break free.
Trigwell lands a good knee to the midsection. Tesla won't want to take too many of those.
Trigwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trigwell tries a knee to the head but Tesla blocks it.
Tesla wants to get back to striking at distance but Trigwell won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
Trigwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tesla avoids it.
Trigwell just leaning against Tesla, taking a breather.
Trigwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trigwell missing with knees to the body.
Trigwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tesla blocks it with crossed arms.
Tesla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tesla working hard to break the clinch.
Trigwell lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tesla.
Trigwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tesla blocks it with crossed arms.
Tesla looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trigwell lands a knee to the head.
Tesla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tesla misses with the head strike.
Trigwell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tesla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tesla managing to block the knees to the body from Trigwell.
Trigwell lands an elbow that stopped Tesla in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nikola Tesla has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tesla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trigwell lands an elbow inside.
Tesla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tesla stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Trigwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikola Tesla's cut.
That's time! Tesla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trigwell moves into the clinch.
Tesla tries for a takedown but Trigwell manages to get underhooks.
Come on Trigwell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Trigwell.
Trigwell misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trigwell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trigwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tesla is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trigwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trigwell missing with knees to the body.
Trigwell trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigwell misses with a knee strike.
Trigwell tries a knee to the head but Tesla blocks it.
Tesla is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trigwell is defending well.
Trigwell has Tesla pressed against the cage, preventing Tesla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trigwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Tesla avoids the damage to the body.
Trigwell trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trigwell.
Trigwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tesla is defending well for now.
Trigwell is struggling to control the position.
Tesla lands a right hand.
Trigwell misses with a knee to the head.
Robert Trigwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigwell avoiding damage.
Trigwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tesla is defending well for now.
Trigwell stalling.
Tesla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trigwell stalling the fight.
Trigwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tesla manages to break the clinch.
Trigwell tries to clinch up but Tesla circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Tesla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trigwell clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigwell missing with knees to the body.
Tesla looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Tesla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trigwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
Trigwell is struggling to control the position.
Trigwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Trigwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tesla blocks it with crossed arms.
Trigwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trigwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tesla is defending well for now.
Tesla managing to block the knees to the body from Trigwell.
Tesla is trying to push Trigwell away but Trigwell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trigwell is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trigwell lands an elbow inside that Tesla shrugs off.
Trigwell controlling the action here for a moment.
Trigwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tesla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tesla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tesla dodges an elbow strike from Trigwell.
Trigwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tesla blocks an elbow strike from Trigwell.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Trigwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikola Tesla's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trigwell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Trigwell wants to counter the offense by Tesla and move into the clinch position.
Tesla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trigwells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trigwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trigwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trigwell has Tesla pressed against the cage.
Tesla lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigwell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tesla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trigwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trigwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tesla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trigwell blocking some punches.
Trigwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trigwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tesla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tesla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tesla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trigwell is looking to clinch.
Trigwell moves in looking to clinch but Tesla pushes him off.
Tesla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tesla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trigwell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trigwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesla lands with a nice combination. Trigwell backs away looking to recover.
Nikola Tesla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tesla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nikola Tesla is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tesla. Trigwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tesla gets tackled into the cage by Trigwell. Trigwell maintains the clinch.
Trigwell prevents Tesla from breaking the clinch.
Trigwell misses with a knee strike.
Trigwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Trigwell crunches a lovely knee into Tesla's ribcage.
Tesla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trigwell has him pressed against the cage.
Trigwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Trigwell.
Trigwell working Tesla over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tesla.
A bit of stalling here from Trigwell.
Trigwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Tesla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trigwell.
Tesla is trying to break free.
Trigwell trying to land knees to the body.
Tesla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trigwell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trigwell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trigwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tesla blocks it with crossed arms.
Trigwell lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trigwell scores a nice knee to the body.
Trigwell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Trigwell.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trigwell.
Trigwell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tesla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tesla trying to control the position but instead, Trigwell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tesla into the cage.
Nikola Tesla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Trigwell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trigwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tesla misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Trigwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trigwell 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Trigwell!
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