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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between wayne brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James york (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James york will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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172 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, wayne brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James york!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brook fails with an attempt to clinch.
york closes this distance looking for a takedown but brook circles away.
brook tries to clinch but york moves out of range.
brook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
york goes for a takedown in the clinch but brook prevents it.
Knees to the body from brook.
brook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
york fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
wayne brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James york.
york has a takedown stuffed.
york shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
brook decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
brook is trying to work for a kimura but york is defending well.
brook decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brook shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in york's guard.
york is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
brook stands and steps away. york gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
york with a poor takedown
and brook counters with a shoot takedown. york fights it but they end up in guard.
york looks gassed!
brook stands up and waves to york to follow him.
brook shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than brook was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
brook jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… york is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by york and brook has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
brook stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
brook tries to clinch there but york circles away.
york falls off balance throwing a combination
and brook counters with a shoot takedown. york fights it but they end up in guard.
brook content to stall in guard here.
york is working an open guard so brook takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as brook blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - brook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
brook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
brook tries to clinch but york moves out of range.
york misses with a takedown attempt
and brook counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
brook decides to stand up.
brook tries to close the distance and clinch but york swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
york avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
brook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but york paws at him with a jab and circles away.
york with a lazy takedown attempt
and brook counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
brook stands up and beckons york to join him on the feet.
James york seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
brook bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
brook is trying to get an arm triangle but york is defending well.
brook decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
york tries to work over brook's front leg with a kick but brook checks it.
york fails with the takedown
and brook counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
wayne brook dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
brook forces york back against the cage and clinches.
brook manages to break the clinch.
brook tries to clinch but york moves out of range.
brook shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches york napping and manages to drive through into side control!
brook wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by york, who protects the arm well.
york tries to escape but brook is in control.
york is breathing heavily.
brook tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no brook has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brook stands up.
brook drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
brook stands and steps away. york gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
york gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows brook to score an easy takedown into full guard.
york has a closed guard, preventing brook from standing up.
brook drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but york manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now brook has york in his guard.
brook is trying to control the position but york postures up.
wayne brook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
york in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as brook holds on and takes a little breather.
york working some strikes from top position.
york lands a couple of digs.
brook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as york accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
brook has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but york can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
york preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
york won't allow brook to get back to his feet.
brook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
brook escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. york gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
york landing some decent shots from guard.
york trying to control the position from guard on top but brook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
york throwing strikes from guard but brook blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
wayne brook dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
york works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
brook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that york can do to turn this around?
york scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
brook shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in york's guard.
brook might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
brook throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
york is working an open guard so brook takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
york has his takedown stuffed
and brook counters with a single leg into guard. york didn't expect that.
brook trying to stand up but can't free himself from york's guard.
brook trying to control the position from guard on top but york is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
brook is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! york is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! york has escaped and now he's on top!
york postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
york landing some decent shots from guard.
york throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as brook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
york avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
york postures up in brook's guard and throws a big left but brook blocks it.
brook looking to hit a scissor sweep but york is one step ahead there.
york scoring with punches to the head and body.
york has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
brook is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. york is aware though and is defending well.
york preventing the sweep.
york throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as brook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
york distracts brook with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
york is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
brook keeping moving, preventing york from controlling successfully.
york forces his way into half guard.
york is trying to work for a kimura but brook is defending well.
york thows an elbow strike that misses. brook gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. york doesn't seem too bothered but brook quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! york is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! york really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). wayne brook!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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