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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Newgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Italia Demarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Newgate has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Newgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Italia Demarco!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newgate with a jab.
Newgate jabs Demarco right on the nose. Demarco blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Italia Demarco has been cut.
Demarco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newgate tries to avoid it but Demarco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newgate to the ground. Newgate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Newgate misses with a wild combination.
Newgate tries to bum rush Demarco with a series of wild strikes but Demarco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demarco.
Newgate tries to clinch up.
Newgate throws a right and a left that Demarco avoids nicely.
Demarco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Newgate misses.
Newgate lands a jab.
Edward Newgate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newgate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Newgate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newgate wants to clinch.
Newgate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newgate misses with a few strikes there.
Newgate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Newgate misses with a two punch combination.
Demarco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Demarco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Newgate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Newgate tries to hold on but Demarco pushes him away.
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.
Newgate can't escape the position.
Newgate is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demarco avoids the attempt from Newgate to control.
Demarco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Newgate is looking to escape.
Demarco controlling from the full mount.
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.
Newgate wants to hold on but Demarco pushes him away.
Newgate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newgate tries to lock up and control but Demarco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Newgate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Newgate looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Newgate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Italia Demarco's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Newgate fails to land with a series of punches.
Newgate scores with a three punch combo!
Demarco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newgate misses with a two punch combination.
Newgate throws a one two combo.
Newgate works over Demarco's head and body with a nice combination.
Demarco drops his hands momentarily and Newgate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newgate scores with a jab. Demarco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newgate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Newgate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Newgate misses with an uppercut. Demarco saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Demarco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate throws a jab when Demarco was well out of range.
Newgate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demarco keeps the fight on the outside.
Newgate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newgate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Demarco backs up against the cage.
Newgate scores with a three punch combo!
Demarco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newgate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Demarco slips a straight right by Newgate.
Newgate throws a jab when Demarco was well out of range.
Demarco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newgate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demarco in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newgate gets caught flat footed, as Demarco shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Newgate is pulling down on Demarco's head. It's preventing any offense from Demarco, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newgate is on top in guard.
Newgate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Newgate trying to control but Demarco is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarco keeping full guard, as Newgate tries to pass.
Newgate trying to control but Demarco is working from the bottom.
Newgate looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Demarco keeping moving, preventing Newgate from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Newgate trying to move into half guard but instead Demarco has managed to sweep!
Demarco prevents Newgate from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Newgate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newgate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demarco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Newgate napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Demarco just content to control the position.
Newgate struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Newgate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Italia Demarco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Demarco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newgate.
Demarco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Newgate lands a jab to Demarco's midsection.
Newgate misses with a wild combination.
Newgate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Newgate lands a jab to the nose.
Demarco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demarco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Newgate thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demarco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newgate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edward Newgate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newgate misses with a two punch combination.
Demarco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demarco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newgate.
Demarco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Demarco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Newgate circles away.
Edward Newgate is winning the standup battle so far.
Newgate misses with the combination.
Demarco moves out of range of the strikes.
Newgate just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Demarco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Italia Demarco's cut even more.
Newgate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newgate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demarco manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Newgate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newgate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demarco can do to turn this around?
Newgate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Demarco on the side of the head.
Newgate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newgate throws a series of punches but Demarco moves out of range.
Newgate looks to land a combination but Demarco avoids it well.
Demarco swats away the attempt to clinch by Newgate.
Newgate throws out a loose jab but Demarco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarco defending well as Newgate loads up on a big left hand.
Newgate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Edward Newgate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newgate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newgate throws out a loose jab but Demarco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demarco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Newgate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Newgate coming out on top.
Demarco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Newgate there.
Newgate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newgate with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newgate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demarco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newgate lands a jab.
A nice combination there by Newgate.
Demarco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edward Newgate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Italia Demarco.
Newgate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newgate throws a nice looking combination but Demarco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newgate throws a nice looking combination but Demarco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demarco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demarco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newgate throws a hook to the side of Demarco's head but Demarco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Italia Demarco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edward Newgate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Newgate fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Newgate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newgate, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Newgate!
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energy
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RATING
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