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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montgomery Scott (ranked 4035 p4p, 3761 weight class) and Kordi Roder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montgomery Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kordi Roder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scott looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Roder is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Scott there.
Roder is refusing to be controlled, as Scott sits in half guard.
Roder trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roder gets back to full guard.
Roder seems keen to control Scott's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roder wants to hit a sweep here but Scott passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roder there!
Scott punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scott lands with some strikes.
It looks like Kordi Roder has been cut.
Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott looking to control but Roder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roder is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roder blocking the ground and pound.
Scott punching from mount but Roder doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Scott trying to control but Roder is having none of it.
Roder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Scott wants to control but instead Roder manages to regain half guard.
Roder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scott chips away with some ground and pound.
Roder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott cracks Roder with a solid left hand.
Roder keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Roder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
That's four 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.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Roder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott has Roder pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Scott pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Roder tumbling to the mat - Scott dives into Roder's guard.
Scott trying to control but Roder is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Montgomery Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kordi Roder's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scott turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Scott manages to end up in side control.
Scott scores with punches from side control.
Scott trying to control the position but Roder is working away.
Scott staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throwing strikes but Roder manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Roder scoring with punches and elbows.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Roder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Roder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Roder cracks Scott with a big right hand but Scott just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Roder landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Roder is trying to get an arm triangle but Scott is defending well.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roder lands an elbow.
Roder in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Scott tries to buck Roder off but Roder is having none of it.
Roder cracks Scott with a big right hand but Scott just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard.
Roder lands a few punches from side control.
Roder lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Scott down.
Roder cracks Scott with a big elbow.
Roder working away.
Montgomery Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Roder are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roder postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roder in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roder lands a decent elbow from side control.
Scott tries to buck Roder off but Roder is having none of it.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
Roder tries to score with some ground and pound. Scott controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard.
Scott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roder on the ground.
Roder working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roder tries to score with some ground and pound. Scott controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Roder throws a strike aimed at the side of Scott's head but Scott avoids it well.
Roder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Roder working the ground and pound from side control.
Roder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Roder cracks Scott with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kordi Roder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kordi Roder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Scott works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Scott grinds an elbow into Roder's temple.
Scott throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Scott is putting a hurting on Roder here, landing some big shots from side control.
Scott with the ground and pound but Roder regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Scott working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Roder's thigh. Roder counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Roder is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scott works over Roder with some ground and pound from guard.
Roder is trying to keep Scott in close.
Scott trying to control but Roder is working from the bottom.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roder is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to control the position but Roder postures up.
Scott lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Roder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scott throws a big right hand that misses.
Scott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Roder blocks nicely.
Roder keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Roder is controlling Scott's posture.
Roder keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scott stops a takedown attempt from Roder.
Scott gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Scott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scott is keen to just control but Roder is a slippery customer.
Roder moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roder pulls Scott in close to his closed guard and prevents Scott from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Montgomery Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montgomery Scott!
Montgomery Scott was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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