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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Burgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cool comes to the cage accompanied by Blind Melon - Skinned. Burgos has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Cool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Burgos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cool lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cool thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cool slips a nice elbow through Burgos's hands, connecting with Burgos's forehead.
Cool not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cool drops an elbow to the side of Burgos's head.
Cool missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cool scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burgos is concentrating on defense, preventing Cool from advancing position.
Burgos wants to get back to full guard.
Cool is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cool lands a nice short elbow.
Cool working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cool winds up and cracks Burgos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cool connects with a nice short shot to Burgos's temple.
Burgos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cool.
Cool takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burgos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cool.
Cool is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cool takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burgos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cool is working away from the top position though.
Cool working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burgos wants to get back to full guard.
Cool landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cool not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cool lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burgos can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cool lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgos trying to control here.
Burgos taking some punishment here, with Cool in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Cool.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cool lands a nice short elbow.
Burgos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cool. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burgos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cool is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cool is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cool working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool working Burgos over with strikes.
Cool thows a huge punch but Burgos dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cool connects with a nice short shot to Burgos's temple.
Cool scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cool lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burgos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cool scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cool throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cool lands a nice short elbow.
Cool not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cool not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cool missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cool is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cool throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cool lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cool missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burgos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cool.
Burgos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cool scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cool thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burgos's head.
Cool missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cool throwing shots but Burgos is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cool prevents Burgos from improving his position.
Cool not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Cool dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cool shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burgos is trying to defend but Cool finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burgos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cool takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cool passes to side control.
Cool looks up at the clock and then as Burgos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cool smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Burgos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cool wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cool in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cool in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cool cracks Burgos with a big right hand but Burgos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Burgos is breathing heavily.
Burgos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cool has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool cracks Burgos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cool looks up at the clock and then as Burgos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cool smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Burgos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cool grinds an elbow into Burgos's temple.
Cool scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Cool's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Burgos taking a bit of punishment here - Cool scoring with strikes.
Cool creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cool cracks Burgos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burgos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cool is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stevie Cool overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cool connects with a nice short shot to Burgos's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool working the head and body with strikes.
Cool landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cool takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burgos has hold of Cool's hands but Cool slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cool thows a huge punch but Burgos dodges it nicely.
Burgos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cool's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cool's back!
Cool breaks Burgos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cool in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cool with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burgos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cool connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool throwing strikes but missing.
Burgos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burgos is trying to control the position but Cool postures up.
Cool throwing strikes from guard but Burgos blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burgos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burgos looks to land a combination but Cool avoids it well.
Cool shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cool cracks Burgos with a solid left hand.
Burgos has momentary wrist control but Cool slips an elbow through the middle.
Cool prevents Burgos from getting back to his feet.
Cool is working Burgos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cool is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cool landing some decent shots from guard.
Cool working some strikes from top position.
Cool postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cool postures up in Burgos's guard and throws a big left but Burgos blocks it.
Cool is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cool missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burgos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cool defends it easily.
Cool is working Burgos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Cool dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Burgos throws a right and a left that Cool avoids nicely.
Cool shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Burgos is trying to defend but Cool finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cool looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burgos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cool landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cool has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cool thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burgos's head.
Cool not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cool working Burgos over with strikes.
Cool frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cool scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burgos?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgos is looking to improve his position but Cool isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burgos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cool lands a nice shot to the head.
Cool working the ground and pound effectively.
Burgos taking shots to the head.
Cool landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cool lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burgos hang on?
Cool looking to finish Burgos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Burgos!
Cool fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cool scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burgos?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cool dominating with strikes here.
Burgos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cool with good strikes from the mount here!
Cool breaks from Burgos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgos is working to get back to half guard.
Cool is landing with some decent strikes but Burgos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cool cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burgos is desperately trying to improve his position but Cool has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Burgos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cool lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cool landing strikes from the mount.
Burgos is working to get back to half guard.
Cool has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burgos's face.
Cool lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cool lands a nice shot to the head.
Cool is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cool pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cool cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burgos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgos is bucking up trying to escape but Cool cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cool working the ground and pound effectively.
Cool lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Burgos is looking to improve his position but Cool isn't that keen on the idea.
Pedro Burgos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgos wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Cool.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cool fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burgos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stevie Cool is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cool lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burgos hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Cool showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cool 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Cool!
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hype
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