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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrice Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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260 lbs
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200 cm
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Pedersen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrice Roy! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roy misses with the combination.
Roy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Roy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedersen blocks it with crossed arms. Pedersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roy's efforts to push away. Roy tries to circle away but Pedersen has him pinned against the cage. Roy is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage. Pedersen pulls guard effortlessly. Roy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Roy wants to control from the top but Pedersen keeps moving. Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pedersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Roy throwing strikes but missing. Pedersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pedersen, not yet. Pedersen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pedersen tries to get out of the position. Pedersen has his foot on Roy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roy works his way back into a safe position though. Pedersen wants to stand up but Roy is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roy trying to control but Pedersen is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Roy fails to land with a series of punches.
Roy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Pedersen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roy's guard. Roy pulls Pedersen in close to his closed guard and prevents Pedersen from doing any damage or advancing position. Roy trying to strike off his back.
Pedersen tries to stand but Roy is controlling from the bottom. Roy is trying to control the position but Pedersen postures up. Pedersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roy trying to strike off his back.
Pedersen is looking to stand up but Roy won't let him. Pedersen is breathing heavily. Roy trying to keep a closed guard but Pedersen is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Roy scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Roy rushes Pedersen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A battle for position here, against the cage. Pedersen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Pedersen breaks from the clinch.
Roy moves into range and clinches up with Pedersen. Roy prevents the takedown attempt.
Roy lands a shot to the body. The referee is keeping an eye on Roy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pedersen tries to clinch and Roy moves into the clinch. Roy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pedersen. Roy is pushing Pedersen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Roy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedersen backwards. Roy breaks the clinch.
Roy scores with a nice right hand.
Roy drives through and clinches with Pedersen against the cage.
Roy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pedersen swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Roy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roy. Roy throws a nice looking combination but Pedersen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Roy moves into the clinch. Roy keeps control of Pedersen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Roy leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Roy.
Roy lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pedersen misses with a knee strike.
Roy stalling the fight.
Roy avoids a wild elbow strike from Pedersen. Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedersen backwards. Roy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pedersen has his takedown stuffed and Roy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Pedersen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Roy can't break the clinch.
Pedersen being controlled against the cage. Roy looks to throw an elbow but misses. Pedersen breaks the clinch.
Pedersen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedersen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pedersen shoots in but no luck this time. A nice combination there by Roy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrice Roy dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pedersen doesn't succeed with the takedown and Roy counters into the clinch. Nicely done. A right handed body shot lands from Roy.
Roy is trying to break free. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roy as Pedersen tries to tie him up. Pedersen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Roy lands a hook to the side of the head. Roy slows down the pace here.
Pedersen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Roy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pedersen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Roy has had enough of the clinch but Pedersen keeps him there for the moment. Roy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Roy. Pedersen letting Roy take a breather here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Roy lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roy. Nice body punch from Roy. Roy lands with a short head shot on the inside. Roy is stalling here.
Roy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. Pedersen looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy. A nice right hand lands inside from Roy. Roy lands with a short shot to the head. Roy takes a shot to the head. Roy is trying to break free. A short body shot lands from Roy as the two fighters clinch.
Roy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roy lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roy trying to pass the guard but Pedersen defending well. Pedersen is staying active underneath Roy, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Pedersen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pedersen trying to control from the bottom.
Pedersen tries to kick Roy off but Roy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Roy is trying to control the action in half guard but Pedersen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Roy fails in his attempt to clinch. Roy shoots in but Pedersen avoids the takedown attempt easily. Roy has managed to clinch.
Pedersen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Pedersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roy closes the distance and clinches. Pedersen misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from Roy on the inside. Roy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Pedersen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pedersen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Roy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Pedersen can't break the clinch.
Roy has had enough of the clinch but Pedersen keeps him there for the moment. A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy. A short right from Roy on the inside. Roy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedersen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Roy has managed to clinch.
Roy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pedersen dives in and grabs Roy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes down on Pedersen's head and hops out. Roy wants to clinch. Roy cracks Pedersen with a good jab. Pedersen cracks Roy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Roy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Roy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Roy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pedersen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Roy moves in looking to clinch but Pedersen pushes him off. Pedersen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roy defends it nicely. Pedersen swats away the attempt to clinch by Roy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrice Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roy is looking to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Roy looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Roy tries to clinch there but Pedersen circles away.
Pedersen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roy tries to clinch but Pedersen moves out of range. Roy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pedersen fails with the takedown and Roy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roy. Pedersen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roy's efforts to push away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pedersen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Roy is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling him. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Pedersen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pedersen digs a right hand underneath Roy's ribcage. Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected. Pedersen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roy is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pedersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pedersen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab. Roy misses with a body shot.
Pedersen moves into the clinch. Pedersen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Pedersen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Roy has Pedersen pressed against the cage, preventing Pedersen from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pedersen is trying to break the clinch but Roy is controlling him. Pedersen can't get the takedown.
Pedersen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roys head. Pedersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roy avoids it. Pedersen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roy stalling.
Roy digs a right hand into Pedersen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedersen's gas tank. Roy is stalling here.
Roy can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roy lands with a short shot to the head. Pedersen looks to throw an elbow but misses. Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut. Roy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roy breaks the clinch.
Roy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pedersen tries for a takedown but Roy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Roy instigates a clinch. Roy lands a left hand.
Pedersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy. A hook to the body from Roy.
Pedersen misses with a short punch on the inside. Pedersen can't break the clinch.
Roy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roy manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roy has closed the distance and engaged Pedersen in a clinch.
Pedersen tries to pull guard but Roy won't allow it.
Roy breaks the clinch.
Pedersen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roy as he jumps to the side. Roy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Pedersen shoots for a takedown but Roy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Roy clinches up against the cage. Roy is trying to break the clinch but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage. Pedersen trying to stall but Roy improves his position.
Pedersen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Roy jumps into guard, dragging Pedersen to the mat.
Roy working for a triangle but Pedersen defends it easily.
Pedersen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pedersen trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom. Roy is adopting a defensive guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Roy is trying to keep Pedersen in close.
Pedersen stands up from Roy's guard - Pedersen perhaps looking for a knockout. Chris Pedersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Patrice Roy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Pedersen keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight! Patrice Roy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Roy 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrice Roy!
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energy
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