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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caius Marius (ranked 281 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Christian Dresner (ranked 40 p4p, 190 weight class). The key to victory for Caius Marius has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caius Marius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Dresner!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresner misses with a hook.
Marius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dresner circles away quickly and effectively.
Dresner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marius defending against the ground and pound.
My spies in Glory 4 Boxing inform me that Dresner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dresner trying to control the position but Marius is working away.
Dresner tries to move to mount but Marius blocks the move with his legs.
Dresner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marius is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Marius avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dresner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marius regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dresner's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dresner trying to pass the guard but Marius defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marius controlling the position for now.
Marius's coaches at GWad's Playpen have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dresner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marius gets full guard.
Marius keeping full guard, as Dresner tries to pass.
Dresner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dresner throws a big elbow 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.
Dresner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marius wants to sweep here but Dresner controlling him for the moment.
Dresner forces his way into half guard.
Dresner wants to pass to mount but Marius is defending the position.
Dresner seems to be working for a kimura but Marius defends the submission attempt.
Dresner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dresner prevents Marius from improving his position.
Dresner is looking for a kimura here.
Dresner thows a huge punch but Marius dodges it nicely.
Dresner with the ground and pound but Marius uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dresner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dresner pushes down on Marius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresner looks to land a strike but Marius avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dresner passes into half guard.
Dresner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marius defending well though.
Dresner wants to pass the guard but Marius is defending well.
Marius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dresner trying to pass the guard but Marius defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dresner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dresner seems to be working for a kimura but Marius defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Dresner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dresner or perhaps it was just good defense by Marius, which made it look bad.
Dresner with a poor takedown
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marius stuffs the takedown.
Caius Marius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Dresner.
Nice body punch from Marius.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marius enables Dresner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Marius wants to sweep here but Dresner controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marius is keeping the position for now.
Marius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dresner tries to free his leg and advance position but Marius is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dresner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marius is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dresner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dresner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dresner wants to pass the guard but Marius is keeping the position.
Dresner is still trying to improve position.
Marius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dresner is one step ahead there.
Dresner throwing strikes but missing.
Dresner is working Marius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dresner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dresner throwing strikes from guard but Marius blocks nicely.
Dresner tries to free his leg and advance position but Marius is retaining full guard.
Marius looking to control.
Dresner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marius's guard.
Dresner is looking to advance position but Marius won't allow it.
Dresner is looking to take a break and control but Marius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marius holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dresner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dresner seems to be working for a kimura but Marius defends the submission attempt.
Dresner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marius won't allow Dresner to pass to mount.
Marius is trying to get back to full guard.
Dresner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marius trying to control here.
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.
Dresner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dresner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dresner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dresner goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Marius turns into him and now he's in Dresner's guard.
Marius trying to control the position from guard on top but Dresner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Dresner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dresner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Marius to the ground. Dresner is now in Marius's guard.
Dresner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marius is keeping the position for now.
Marius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dresner is one step ahead there.
Marius has his hands on Dresner's head, controlling the position.
Dresner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marius is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dresner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dresner trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dresner throws a strike but Marius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dresner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dresner is tightening it up a little... Marius has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Marius reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Marius taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dresner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Christian Dresner!
Christian Dresner is the new welterweight champion!
Christian Dresner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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