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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Farrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Goodswimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chemical Brothers Block Rockin Beats. Ralph Goodswimmer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Farrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Goodswimmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodswimmer wants to clinch.
Farrel thows a body shot but no joy.
Farrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Goodswimmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farrel pinned against the cage. Farrel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farrel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Goodswimmer!
Farrel looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrel is landing with some decent strikes but Goodswimmer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Ralph Goodswimmer has been cut.
Farrel controlling his opponent.
Goodswimmer tries to hold on but Farrel postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Goodswimmer is squirming around, avoiding Farrel's attempts to control the action.
Goodswimmer is working to get back to half guard.
Goodswimmer is squirming around, avoiding Farrel's attempts to control the action.
Farrel controlling the pace for now.
Farrel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Farrel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Farrel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Goodswimmer is working to get back to half guard.
Goodswimmer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goodswimmer has hold of Farrel's hands but Farrel slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Farrel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goodswimmer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goodswimmer wants to improve his position but Farrel is controlling well.
Farrel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Farrel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Goodswimmer for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tyson Farrel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Farrel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodswimmer manages to avoid it.
Farrel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Farrel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goodswimmer, who protects the arm well.
Goodswimmer is looking to reverse the position.
Farrel trying to control the action but Goodswimmer is working from the bottom.
Goodswimmer is trying to improve his position.
Farrel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Farrel working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodswimmer tries to escape but Farrel is in control.
Farrel controls the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Farrel forces Goodswimmer back against the cage and clinches.
Goodswimmer looking to stall.
Goodswimmer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farrel prevents it.
Goodswimmer pulls guard.
Goodswimmer trying to keep a closed guard but Farrel is proving a slippery customer.
Farrel won't allow Goodswimmer to get back to his feet.
Goodswimmer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Farrel is now in half guard.
Goodswimmer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goodswimmer looks gassed!
Farrel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Farrel trying to control the action but Goodswimmer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Farrel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralph Goodswimmer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Farrel is looking to chop away at Goodswimmer's legs.
Farrel throws a hook but Goodswimmer avoids it easily.
Farrel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goodswimmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Farrel does no damage.
Farrel throws a nice looking combination but Goodswimmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goodswimmer misses with a takedown attempt
and Farrel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Goodswimmer's guard now.
Goodswimmer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farrel controls the pace.
Farrel distracts Goodswimmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farrel passes Goodswimmer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Goodswimmer trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodswimmer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goodswimmer wants to control but Farrel is keeping busy.
Goodswimmer is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Farrel in particular looking to stall.
Goodswimmer actively working from the bottom here.
Farrel controlling the pace.
Goodswimmer is trying to get back to full guard.
Farrel trying to control the pace.
Goodswimmer is trying to maintain the position but Farrel is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Farrel trying to control the action but Goodswimmer is working from the bottom.
Farrel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Farrel avoids the attempt from Goodswimmer to control.
Farrel controlling from mount.
Farrel dominating with strikes here.
Farrel controlling from mount.
Goodswimmer is trying desperately to improve position.
Goodswimmer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodswimmer is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tyson Farrel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Farrel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Goodswimmer!
Goodswimmer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goodswimmer is looking to get to half guard.
Farrel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goodswimmer looks a forlorn figure.
Farrel content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrel wants to control the pace but Goodswimmer is squirming around nicely.
Farrel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Goodswimmer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farrel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Farrel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ralph Goodswimmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Farrel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Farrel misses.
Goodswimmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goodswimmer lands in his opponent's guard.
Goodswimmer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goodswimmer trying to control but Farrel is working from the bottom.
Farrel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goodswimmer wanted to stand there but Farrel had control of the position.
Farrel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Farrel looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrel, not yet.
Goodswimmer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farrel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farrel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrel has his feet on Goodswimmer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodswimmer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goodswimmer shoots and misses
and Farrel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goodswimmer wants to sweep here but Farrel controlling him for the moment.
Tyson Farrel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goodswimmer looking to control.
Farrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodswimmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodswimmer wriggles free and stands up.
Goodswimmer scores with the left hand. Farrel knows he should have avoided that one.
Goodswimmer closes the distance but Farrel moves to the side
and Farrel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Farrel controlling from the top position.
Goodswimmer working a defensive guard here.
Farrel controlling from the top position.
Goodswimmer working for submissions but it's allowed Farrel to get to half guard.
Goodswimmer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Goodswimmer trying to control but Farrel postures up.
Farrel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goodswimmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Goodswimmer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Farrel controlling the action here.
Goodswimmer is looking to control Farrel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goodswimmer avoid being mounted?
Farrel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farrel winds up and cracks Goodswimmer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four 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.
Farrel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Goodswimmer kicks Farrel off and gets back to his feet.
Goodswimmer gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Goodswimmer wants to stand and escape but instead Farrel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Goodswimmer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farrel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Farrel drops back looking for a leg! Goodswimmer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goodswimmer manages to kick Farrel off! Farrel jumps back into Goodswimmer's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodswimmer keeping moving, preventing Farrel from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Farrel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farrel, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Farrel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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