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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Sundqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Bridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Sundqvist!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridge misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Sundqvist as Bridge shoots in.
Sundqvist throws a shot to the body.
Bridge misses with a low kick.
Sundqvist slaps away a takedown attempt from Bridge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sundqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridge.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sundqvist. That's going to slow Bridge down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundqvist blocks a head kick by Bridge.
Bridge rushes Sundqvist and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sundqvist.
Sundqvist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bridge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sundqvist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bridge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundqvist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
John Bridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundqvist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sundqvist dodges the punch combination from Bridge.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bridge.
A jab from Sundqvist finds it's way through Bridge's defenses.
Bridge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sundqvist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sundqvist!
Bridge tries to control but Sundqvist wriggling away.
Sundqvist is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bridge with a couple of short strikes.
Bridge trying to control but Sundqvist is having none of it.
Bridge thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sundqvist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sundqvist is bucking up trying to escape but Bridge cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sundqvist is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sundqvist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bridge cracks Sundqvist with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundqvist holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bridge tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bridge looking to ground and pound but Sundqvist is blocking nicely.
Sundqvist can't escape the position.
Sundqvist wants to control but Bridge is having none of it.
Sundqvist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bridge thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sundqvist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bridge working Sundqvist over with strikes here.
Sundqvist tries to reverse the position but Bridge maintains control.
Bridge raining down shots from the mount!
Bridge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sundqvist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundqvist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bridge lands a big shot there that rocks Sundqvist but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sundqvist taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bridge lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bridge.
Sundqvist is looking to improve his position but Bridge isn't that keen on the idea.
Sundqvist taking shots to the head.
Sundqvist is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bridge landing shots from mount.
Sundqvist is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sundqvist keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bridge is landing with some decent strikes but Sundqvist is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Bridge.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bridge dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Sundqvist with that takedown attempt.
Bridge misses with a wild combination.
Sundqvist throws a shot to the body.
Bridge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bridge wants it to stay on the feet.
John Bridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundqvist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bridge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundqvist shoots in for a takedown but Bridge shows good takedown defense.
John Bridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Sundqvist.
Bridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bridge throws a series of punches but Sundqvist avoids them all with ease.
Bridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sundqvist.
A telegraphed right hand from Sundqvist misses the target.
Sundqvist looks to land a left hand but Bridge moved out of range nicely.
Bridge misses with a wild combination.
Sundqvist throws the left hand but Bridge avoids the punch easily.
Bridge tries for a takedown but Sundqvist sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bridge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bridge throws a right and a left that Sundqvist avoids nicely.
Bridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bridge scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mikael Sundqvist has been cut.
Bridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sundqvist throws a hook but Bridge blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Sundqvist.
Sundqvist lands a nice hook to Bridge's body. Bridge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sundqvist scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridge misses with a two punch combination.
Sundqvist blocks a head kick by Bridge.
Sundqvist scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sundqvist throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bridge was covering up waiting for the punch and Sundqvist finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sundqvist content to stall in guard here.
Sundqvist trying to control but Bridge is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sundqvist.
Bridge working a defensive guard here.
Bridge keeping moving, preventing Sundqvist from controlling successfully.
Sundqvist is working Bridge 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.
A close second round but Mikael Sundqvist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikael Sundqvist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bridge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bridge misses with a combination
and Sundqvist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sundqvist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bridge displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sundqvist.
Bridge throws a sloppy head kick and Sundqvist moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bridge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sundqvist counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bridge!
Sundqvist avoids the attempt from Bridge to control.
Bridge is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundqvist controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Bridge really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bridge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sundqvist controlling his opponent.
Sundqvist avoids the attempt from Bridge to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bridge is looking to improve his position but Sundqvist isn't that keen on the idea.
Sundqvist throws some wild stikes that Bridge manages to avoid easily.
Sundqvist cracks Bridge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sundqvist is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bridge can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sundqvist prevents Bridge from getting the reversal.
Bridge wants to control but Sundqvist is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundqvist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sundqvist swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bridge is now in Sundqvist's guard. A big mistake from Sundqvist there, giving up the dominant position!
Bridge wants to stand but Sundqvist has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sundqvist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bridge's guard.
Bridge wants to control but Sundqvist passes easily into half guard.
Bridge is staying active underneath Sundqvist, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundqvist stops Bridge from getting back to his feet.
Sundqvist sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sundqvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bridge keeps working.
Bridge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sundqvist.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bridge is looking to get back to is feet but Sundqvist passes into side control.
Bridge might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bridge is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sundqvist is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Sundqvist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sundqvist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Sundqvist!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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