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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vandelay's choice of entrance music: Lithium Flower. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hektor Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandelay lands a jab-cross combination.
Art Vandelay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troy walks into a straight right hand from Vandelay.
Vandelay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Troy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Troy looking to pass the guard.
Troy has gone for a leg lock! Vandelay slips out almost immediately though and dives into Troy's guard.
Vandelay is looking to stand up but Troy won't let him.
Vandelay preventing the sweep.
Troy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Troy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vandelay won't allow Troy to sweep him here.
Vandelay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Troy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vandelay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Troy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vandelay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Troy looking for a guillotine here but Vandelay defends easily.
Troy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vandelay defends well.
Troy is breathing heavily.
Troy has his foot on Vandelay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vandelay works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Vandelay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Vandelay has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vandelay wants to get up but he can't break Troy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Troy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vandelay trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vandelay defends it easily.
Troy looking for a sweep. Not yet Troy, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vandelay connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vandelay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vandelay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vandelay shoots for a double leg takedown but Troy sprawls well. He's pushed Vandelay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vandelay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vandelay moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Vandelay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vandelay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
Vandelay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Troy pinned against the cage. Troy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vandelay doesn't manage to clinch there - Troy circles away.
Troy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Vandelay does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Troy is defended easily by Vandelay.
Vandelay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice takedown defense from Vandelay. No joy for Troy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hektor Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vandelay.
Vandelay moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Troy stuffs the takedown.
Vandelay has his takedown stuffed
and Troy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Troy looking to pass the guard.
Troy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vandelay looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vandelay looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vandelay!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy is looking to reverse the position.
Vandelay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Troy keeps working.
Vandelay tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vandelay connects with a body shot.
Troy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Troy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Troy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vandelay wants to control but Troy postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vandelay is looking for a sweep.
Troy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vandelay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Troy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vandelay, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy working away.
Troy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vandelay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Troy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vandelay is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Troy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vandelay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vandelay misses with a double jab.
Vandelay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vandelay moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Vandelay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Troy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vandelay is trying to keep Troy in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vandelay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Troy is controlling him.
Troy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vandelay dives on top into guard.
Vandelay trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
Vandelay won't allow Troy to sweep him here.
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Troy trying to control the position.
That's four 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.
Vandelay wants to stand but Troy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Troy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vandelay defends well.
Vandelay tries to stand but Troy is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Troy stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troy throws a jab but it's blocked by Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Troy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vandelay tries to close the distance and clinch but Troy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Troy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vandelay's waist but Vandelay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Troy off to one side.
Vandelay scores with a one two! Troy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Troy feints and as Vandelay raises his hands in defense, Troy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Troy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vandelay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vandelay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vandelay wants to stand up but Troy is controlling him.
Vandelay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Troy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troy drops back looking for a leg! Vandelay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vandelay manages to kick Troy off! Troy jumps back into Vandelay's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy won't allow Vandelay to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Troy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Troy wants it to stay on the feet.
Troy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandelay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vandelay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vandelay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandelay manages to avoid it.
Troy swings for the body but Vandelay moves out of range.
Vandelay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vandelay lands a head shot.
Vandelay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vandelay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vandelay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandelay fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Vandelay doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Troy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hektor Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Art Vandelay.
Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vandelay looking to control.
Troy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Troy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Troy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vandelay is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vandelay has escaped and now he's on top!
Vandelay trying to stand up but can't free himself from Troy's guard.
Hektor Troy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Troy wants to sweep here but Vandelay controlling him for the moment.
Troy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Troy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vandelay is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hektor Troy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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