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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 538 p4p, 557 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 65 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson lunges at Bayarmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bayarmaa's hand.
Pederson misses the shot to the body.
Bayarmaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pederson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bayarmaa thumps Pederson with a low kick.
Bayarmaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pederson is out of range and Bayarmaa settles back down.
Pederson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa moves away from the strike by Pederson.
Pederson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bayarmaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayarmaa throws a big counter head kick but Pederson avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Pederson. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa misses with a head kick.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
Bayarmaa misses with a head kick.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pederson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bayarmaa!
Bayarmaa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pederson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pederson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayarmaa keeps working.
Bayarmaa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pederson trying to control the position but Bayarmaa is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson controlling the position.
Pederson trying to control the action but Bayarmaa is working from the bottom.
Pederson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pederson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pederson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bayarmaa is not content to let Pederson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet.
Pederson is putting a hurting on Bayarmaa here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bayarmaa pushes Pederson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pederson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pederson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pederson lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Bayarmaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bayarmaa tries to escape but Pederson is in control.
Pederson tries for a kimura but Bayarmaa is defending well.
Pederson prevents Bayarmaa from escaping the position.
An elbow from Pederson crashes against the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson tries to move to mount but Bayarmaa blocks the move with his legs.
Bayarmaa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pederson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pederson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Bayarmaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pederson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pederson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
Pederson slips a nice elbow through Bayarmaa's hands, connecting with Bayarmaa's forehead.
Pederson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pederson wants to pass to mount but Bayarmaa is defending the position.
Pederson working Bayarmaa over with strikes.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Bayarmaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pederson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pederson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson wants to control but Bayarmaa is keeping him busy.
Pederson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand back up but Pederson is controlling him
Pederson passes to full mount!
Pederson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pederson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pederson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pederson cracks Bayarmaa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pederson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bayarmaa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pederson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pederson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pederson lands a heavy elbow.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
Pederson controlling the position easily from mount.
Pederson with a couple of short strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pederson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bayarmaa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bayarmaa shrugs it off.
We've been hearing that Pederson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pederson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pederson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bayarmaa looks a forlorn figure.
Bayarmaa bucks up and throws Pederson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Pederson strikes.
Bayarmaa misses the shot to the body.
Pederson tries to counter with a takedown but Bayarmaa is quick to defend against it.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that round.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Pederson moves out of range easily.
A combination from Bayarmaa does no damage.
Pederson scores with a shot to the body.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bayarmaa defending well as Pederson loads up on a big left hand.
Pederson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pederson checks a leg kick.
Pederson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa misses with a head kick.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pederson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bayarmaa keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Bayarmaa wants to stand but Pederson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson pushes down on Bayarmaa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pederson trying to control from half guard but Bayarmaa is working away.
Pederson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pederson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bayarmaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pederson.
Pederson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bayarmaa can do to turn this around?
Pederson stops Bayarmaa from getting back to his feet.
Pederson wants to take a breather but Bayarmaa is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bayarmaa pushes Pederson off looking to stand but Pederson dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pederson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bayarmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pederson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gan Bayarmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson misses with a straight left.
Bayarmaa thuds his shin into the meat of Pederson's side.
Pederson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pederson is out of range and Bayarmaa settles back down.
Pederson attempts a counter takedown but Bayarmaa avoids it well and moves away.
Pederson cracks Bayarmaa with an open hand slap.
Bayarmaa scores with a head kick.
Pederson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bayarmaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bayarmaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa looks to land a right hand but Pederson moved out of range.
Bayarmaa lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bayarmaa misses.
Bayarmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pederson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bayarmaa.
Pederson attempts a counter takedown but Bayarmaa avoids it well and moves away.
Bayarmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pederson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bayarmaa sprawls and moves away.
Bayarmaa with a nice calf kick.
Bayarmaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pederson thuds his right hand into Bayarmaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
and Pederson counters with a shoot takedown. Bayarmaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Pederson prevents Bayarmaa from getting back to his feet.
Pederson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bayarmaa wants to stand but Pederson is controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet but Pederson passes into half guard.
Pederson prevents Bayarmaa from standing back up.
Bayarmaa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pederson works his way into side control.
Pederson is looking to take a break and control but Bayarmaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pederson taking a breather here.
Pederson lands a nice forearm strike.
Bayarmaa prevents Pederson from improving position.
Pederson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pederson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bayarmaa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pederson is controlling him well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson trying to control the position but Bayarmaa is working away.
Pederson controls the position from side control.
Pederson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pederson wants to control but Bayarmaa is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Pederson moves out of range easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pederson throws a hook but Bayarmaa blocks it.
Bayarmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Pederson moves out of range easily.
Bayarmaa ducks under a wild hook from Pederson.
Pederson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pederson scores with a punch to the head.
Gan Bayarmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pederson misses with a hook. Bayarmaa ducked under it nicely.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bayarmaa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pederson is controlling him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pederson trying to control but Bayarmaa is working from the bottom.
Bayarmaa being controlled here, momentarily.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Bayarmaa keeps moving.
Pederson won't allow Bayarmaa to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson advances to half guard.
Pederson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayarmaa keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pederson counters with a single leg into guard. Bayarmaa didn't expect that.
Pederson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bayarmaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bayarmaa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Bayarmaa keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bayarmaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pederson looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bayarmaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bayarmaa avoids the body shot from Pederson.
Pederson swings for the body but Bayarmaa moves out of range.
Bayarmaa misses with a body kick.
Pederson throws an overhand right that lands on Bayarmaa's shoulder, as Bayarmaa tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa slips a straight right by Pederson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayarmaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pederson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayarmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pederson.
Bayarmaa looks to throw a body kick
and Pederson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pederson.
Deanthony Pederson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pederson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bayarmaa keeping full guard, as Pederson tries to pass.
Pederson prevents Bayarmaa from getting back to his feet.
Pederson wants to control from the top but Bayarmaa keeps moving.
Pederson wants to pass the guard but Bayarmaa is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa wants to stand up but Pederson is controlling him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pederson throwing strikes from guard but Bayarmaa blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook. Pederson ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Pederson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
and Pederson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is pushing Pederson's head away, looking to escape. Pederson manages to hold on to the position though.
Pederson happy to just control the position for now.
Pederson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pederson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pederson controls the position.
Bayarmaa is not content to let Pederson control the position.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
Deanthony Pederson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson is staying tight to Bayarmaa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bayarmaa tries to escape but Pederson is in control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bayarmaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pederson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet but Pederson passes into half guard.
Pederson stops Bayarmaa from getting back to his feet.
Pederson trying to control the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pederson passes to full mount!
Pederson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pederson cracks Bayarmaa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson content just to control the position here.
Pederson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bayarmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bayarmaa really wants to buck Pederson off and get back to his feet.
Pederson controlling from the full mount.
Pederson breaks from Bayarmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pederson controlling from mount.
Bayarmaa trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pederson controlling his opponent.
Bayarmaa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gan Bayarmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pederson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bayarmaa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pederson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deanthony Pederson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pederson, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deanthony Pederson!
After the fight, Deanthony Pederson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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