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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grounden Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jorge Masvidal has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grounden Pound!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal scores with a jab. Pound acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pound misses with a straight right.
Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masvidal.
Nice uppercut lands for Pound. That snapped Masvidal's head back.
It looks like Jorge Masvidal has been cut.
Pound on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masvidal. Masvidal obviously looking to wear him down.
Pound shoots in and drives through. Masvidal sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pound.
A solid body kick from Masvidal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masvidal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pound on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masvidal misses with a low kick.
Masvidal lands a jab.
Masvidal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pound shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Masvidal tries to clinch but Pound moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masvidal.
Pound throws a looping overhand right but Masvidal ducks down to avoid it.
Pound takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pound looks gassed!
Masvidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Pound checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Masvidal tries to clinch up but Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Masvidal darts in and clinches Pound up against the cage.
Masvidal works on Pound's body with a couple of short punches.
Masvidal is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masvidal.
Masvidal stalls.
Masvidal lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Masvidal.
Masvidal prevents the takedown attempt.
Jorge Masvidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grounden Pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal gets underhooks to prevent Pound's takedown attempt.
Masvidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masvidal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jorge Masvidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masvidal lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masvidal throws a series of punches but Pound moves out of range.
Masvidal tries to clinch but Pound is having none of it.
Pound avoids the head kick by Masvidal.
Pound takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Masvidal throws a combination. Pound tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pound showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masvidal.
Masvidal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masvidal digs a good hook to Pound's body.
Masvidal lands with a nice body punch.
Pound takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pound at a distance.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Masvidal wants to break free but Pound has control.
Masvidal lands with a right to the head.
Masvidal manages to break the clinch.
Pound takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Masvidal tries to clinch up but Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Pound shoots in looking for a takedown. Masvidal tries to sprawl out of it but Pound keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Masvidal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Masvidal misses.
Masvidal cracks a nice hook into Pound's ribs.
Masvidal lands a slapping body shot.
Masvidal throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masvidal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pound is out of range and Masvidal settles back down.
A punch combination from Masvidal misses.
Pound is trying desperately to land a takedown but Masvidal is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pound.
Masvidal moves into range and clinches up with Pound.
Masvidal presses Pound against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pound takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Masvidal throws a leg kick but Pound checks it.
Pound blocks a leg kick.
Masvidal with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masvidal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pound checks a low kick from Masvidal.
Masvidal cracks the inside of Pound's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Masvidal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Masvidal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pound waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masvidal.
Masvidal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Masvidal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masvidal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masvidal tests Pound's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jorge Masvidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pound on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masvidal. Masvidal obviously looking to wear him down.
Masvidal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Masvidal scoring well with a low kick there.
Masvidal lands with a hook. Pound tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masvidal lands with an uppercut that bounces Pound off the cage and back into rage.
Masvidal moves into range and clinches up with Pound.
Pound is breathing heavily.
Pound changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masvidal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Masvidal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pound can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Masvidal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pound.
Masvidal moves in looking to clinch but Pound pushes him off.
Masvidal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masvidal thuds a left hand into Pound's body.
Masvidal scores with a nice strike.
Pound moves out of range of the body kick from Masvidal.
Pound tries to move into range but Masvidal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Masvidal misses with a double jab.
A combination from Masvidal does no damage.
Pound closes this distance looking for a takedown but Masvidal circles away.
Masvidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pound moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masvidal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masvidal drives through and clinches with Pound against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pound backwards.
Pound has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Masvidal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pound.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masvidal.
Masvidal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masvidal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pound.
Jorge Masvidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grounden Pound.
Masvidal wants to break free but Pound has control.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Masvidal as the two fighters clinch.
Masvidal manages to break the clinch.
Pound looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Masvidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pound.
Masvidal lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pound does no damage.
Masvidal tries a head kick but it misses.
Pound takes a shot right to the bread basket.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Masvidal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pound has a takedown stuffed.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound checks a leg kick.
Masvidal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masvidal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pound doesn't seem bothered though.
Masvidal tries to bum rush Pound with a series of wild strikes but Pound uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masvidal.
Masvidal tries to work over Pound's front leg with a kick but Pound checks it.
Masvidal throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masvidal.
Masvidal gets through Pound's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masvidal working hard to break the clinch.
Pound keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masvidal's efforts to push away.
Pound's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pound goes for a takedown in the clinch but Masvidal prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Masvidal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masvidal tries to break the clinch but Pound is controlling the position.
Masvidal gets underhooks to prevent Pound's takedown attempt.
Masvidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Masvidal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Masvidal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Masvidal. Pound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masvidal throws a series of punches but Pound moves out of range.
Masvidal throws a lazy right hand but Pound sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masvidal with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Pound.
Masvidal swings for the body but Pound moves out of range.
Pound takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masvidal throws a low kick, looking for Pound's leg but Pound calmly moves out of range.
Pound shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pound lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Masvidal hang on?
Masvidal can't escape the position.
Pound lands a nice shot to the head.
Pound lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal is looking to improve his position but Pound isn't that keen on the idea.
Pound controlling from mount.
Pound working Masvidal over with strikes here.
Masvidal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Masvidal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Masvidal trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Pound looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pound controlling the pace.
Pound throwing shots but Masvidal is blocking nicely.
Masvidal taking some punishment here, with Pound in his half guard.
Masvidal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pound has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pound drops an elbow to the side of Masvidal's head.
Masvidal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Masvidal tries to get out of the position.
Pound slows the pace down in half guard.
Pound landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep. Pound is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pound looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pound throwing shots but Masvidal is blocking nicely.
Pound lands strikes from half guard.
Grounden Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pound is looking to take a break and control but Masvidal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pound moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is looking for a sweep.
Pound looks up at the clock and then as Masvidal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pound smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pound working the head with strikes.
Pound working the ground and pound.
Pound working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Masvidal gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound is thwarting Masvidal's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grounden Pound comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Masvidal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Masvidal!
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