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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 1676 p4p, 2781 weight class) and Shaun Wallace (ranked 201 p4p, 300 weight class). Wallace has chosen Enter The Chaser as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaun Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Horton.
Horton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Horton tries to land a leg kick but Wallace saw it coming and moves away.
Wallace drives through and clinches with Horton against the cage.
Horton manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Horton avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horton. Horton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Horton misses.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Horton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wallace.
Horton presses Wallace against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horton.
Wallace lands a left hand.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton blocking some punches.
Horton lands with a right to the head.
Horton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horton misses with the head strike.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Horton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horton.
Horton blocking some punches.
Horton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton blocking some punches.
Horton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horton. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace slips a jab from Horton.
Wallace appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Horton tried to counter with a leg kick but Wallace avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace wants to clinch up but Horton keeps it at a distance.
Horton is looking for a counter combo.
Horton stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horton dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
As Wallace looks to move away, Horton throws a big counter combo but Wallace just gets out of the way.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
Horton slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Horton throws a head kick that misses.
Horton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wallace rushes Horton and presses him up against the cage.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
A nice left hand lands by Horton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Horton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wallace can turn it around.
Horton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace throws a wild body kick that Horton sees coming a mile off.
Wallace cracks Horton with an open hand slap.
Horton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horton scores with a nice strike.
Horton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horton.
Horton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wallace unleashes a big counter combination but Horton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Horton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Horton.
A left and a right from Wallace both land. Nice combination.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wallace gets a clinch.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Horton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horton looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horton.
Wallace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tim Horton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Horton is looking to score with low kicks.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shaun Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Horton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wallace throws a good cross that connects.
Tim Horton is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace drives through and clinches with Horton against the cage.
Horton blocking some punches.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horton.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton lands with a right to the head.
Horton blocking some punches.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Horton misses with some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wallace in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton working aggressively here.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horton's head.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
Horton throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Horton counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Horton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horton sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horton.
Good leg kick by Horton.
Horton misses with a two punch combination.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Horton moved out of range.
Wallace lands the left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Wallace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horton throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Horton tries to work over Wallace's front leg with a kick but Wallace checks it.
Horton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horton.
Horton connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
Horton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wallace. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Horton throws a shot from downtown. Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Horton.
Horton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace wants to clinch up but Horton keeps it at a distance.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Wallace misses.
Horton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wallace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace rushes Horton and presses him up against the cage.
Horton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace blocks a leg kick.
Wallace takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Horton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Wallace throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Wallace.
Horton throws out a leg kick but Wallace moves out of range and Horton only half commits.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton throws a leg kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horton connects with a looping right hand.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Wallace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wallace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Horton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horton misses with a straight left.
Wallace misses the body punch
and Horton counters with a straight right hand.
Horton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wallace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horton under the eye.
Horton misses with a low kick.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Horton circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Horton pushes him off.
Horton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace sizes up Horton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wallace with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Wallace misses with a double jab
enabling Horton to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wallace is out of range and Horton settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Horton moved out of range.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
Horton tries to land a leg kick but Wallace saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wallace! But no joy.
Horton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace defending well as Horton loads up on a big left hand.
Horton slips a jab from Wallace.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
A nice side step and Wallace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wallace misses with an uppercut
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horton tries to work over Wallace's front leg with a kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Horton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace wants to clinch.
Horton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wallace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horton.
Horton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Horton misses the target.
Horton misses with a two punch combination.
Wallace cracks Horton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Horton.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horton circles away quickly and effectively.
Horton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wallace tries to land a leg kick but Horton saw it coming and moves away.
Wallace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Horton defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Horton cracks Wallace with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Horton moves out of range.
Horton looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace checks a low kick from Horton.
Horton lands a jab.
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
Tim Horton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Horton avoids nicely.
Horton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wallace is out of range and Horton settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Horton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace scores with a nice body kick.
Horton looks to land a combination but Wallace avoids it well.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Horton.
Horton lands a jab to the nose.
Wallace throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
Horton checks a leg kick nicely.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horton.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Horton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horton scores with a nice strike.
Shaun Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Horton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Horton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Horton!
Tim Horton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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