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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between West Slivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Bjornson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West Slivers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ian Bjornson's chin.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, West Slivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Bjornson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slivers moves into range and clinches up with Bjornson.
Slivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bjornson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slivers lands a head kick. Bjornson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ian Bjornson has been cut.
Slivers shoots in and bounces Bjornson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Slivers wants to control from the top but Bjornson keeps moving.
Slivers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bjornson on the ground.
Slivers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slivers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bjornson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slivers is controlling him.
Slivers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Slivers wants to pass the guard but Bjornson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bjornson looks gassed!
Slivers preventing the sweep.
Bjornson keeping moving, preventing Slivers from controlling successfully.
Slivers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slivers trying to control but Bjornson is working from the bottom.
Slivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjornson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bjornson has a closed guard, preventing Slivers from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slivers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slivers is stalling in the full guard.
Slivers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bjornson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slivers is aware though and is defending well.
Slivers wants to control from the top but Bjornson keeps moving.
Bjornson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slivers wants to control from the top but Bjornson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. West Slivers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Slivers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bjornson to the mat! Bjornson manages to get full guard.
Slivers is looking to stand up but Bjornson won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slivers lands a couple of digs.
Slivers stopping the sweep attempt from Bjornson.
Slivers wants to stand but Bjornson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bjornson has his foot on Slivers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slivers works his way back into a safe position though.
Slivers passes Bjornson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson tries to roll over but Slivers keeps him under control.
Slivers slows the pace down in half guard.
Slivers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Slivers stands up from half guard.
Slivers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bjornson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slivers controls the pace.
Slivers stopping the sweep attempt from Bjornson.
Slivers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
West Slivers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Bjornson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Slivers misses.
Slivers pushes Bjornson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjornson tries to pull guard but Slivers won't allow it.
Bjornson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slivers walks away with a smile on his face. Bjornson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slivers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bjornson to the mat! Bjornson manages to get full guard.
Slivers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjornson is keeping the position for now.
Bjornson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slivers landing some decent shots from guard.
Slivers lands a couple of elbows.
Bjornson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slivers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slivers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Slivers wants to control from the top but Bjornson keeps moving.
Slivers is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. West Slivers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bjornson blocks a jab.
West Slivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornson with a poor takedown
and Slivers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slivers.
West Slivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Bjornson.
Slivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slivers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slivers tries to free his leg and advance position but Bjornson is retaining full guard.
Slivers stays in close to Bjornson's body and controls the position.
Bjornson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Slivers uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slivers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bjornson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slivers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slivers wants to stand but Bjornson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bjornson looking for a guillotine here but Slivers defends easily.
Bjornson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bjornson keeping moving, preventing Slivers from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slivers wants to stand but Bjornson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slivers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bjornson, up you get!
Bjornson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjornson fails with the takedown
and Slivers counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slivers lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
West Slivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ian Bjornson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Slivers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slivers trying to control the action but Bjornson is working from the bottom.
Slivers is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bjornson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bjornson prevents Slivers from improving position.
Bjornson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bjornson trying to control but Slivers flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Slivers looking for the choke from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Slivers. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Slivers looking for the RNC.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slivers doesn't have the hooks in and Bjornson manages to turn into his guard.
Slivers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bjornson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Slivers gets full guard.
Slivers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slivers tries to get out of the position.
Slivers can't keep his opponent in guard - Bjornson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Slivers is looking to escape.
Bjornson is trying to work for a kimura but Slivers is defending well.
Bjornson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Slivers wants to get back to his feet.
Slivers is controlling Bjornson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Slivers trying to control here.
Bjornson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slivers is looking to improve his position.
Slivers is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slivers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bjornson did well to prevent Slivers getting side control.
Bjornson tries to get to full guard but Slivers has control of the leg.
Slivers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slivers works his way into full mount!
Slivers prevents Bjornson from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slivers with a couple of short strikes.
Slivers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bjornson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slivers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slivers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slivers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slivers is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
West Slivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slivers 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... West Slivers!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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