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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charly Wingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Markstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mattias Markstrom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charly Wingate's chin.
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charly Wingate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mattias Markstrom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markstrom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wingate wants to get back to full guard.
Wingate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Markstrom on the ground.
Wingate is working hard here to advance position.
Markstrom wants to get back to his feet.
Markstrom is looking to take a break and control but Wingate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Markstrom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Markstrom prevents Wingate from improving his position.
Wingate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wingate tries to get out of the position.
Markstrom moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Wingate.
Wingate regains half guard.
Wingate scores with a few weak punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wingate wants to get back to full guard.
Wingate wants to sweep but Markstrom has passed to side control!
Wingate throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Markstrom trying to control the action but Wingate is working from the bottom.
Wingate is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wingate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wingate wants it to stay on the feet.
Markstrom checks a leg kick nicely.
Markstrom throws a nice looking combination but Wingate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charly Wingate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wingate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wingate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Markstrom sprawls well initially but Wingate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wingate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wingate thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Markstrom to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wingate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wingate lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wingate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wingateis looking to pass into half guard but Markstrom pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Markstrom is in guard.
Wingate is breathing heavily.
Markstrom wants to control from the top but Wingate keeps moving.
Markstrom might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wingate kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Markstrom working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Markstrom wants to control from the top but Wingate keeps moving.
Wingate wants to improve his position but instead Markstrom has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom wants to take a breather but Wingate is having none of it.
Wingate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Markstrom lands with a punch from half guard.
Markstrom wants to stand but Wingate has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Markstrom decides to stand and escape the position.
Markstrom gets caught flat footed, as Wingate shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wingate throws a strike but Markstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Markstrom thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wingate looking for a sweep. Not yet Wingate, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom wants to control from the top but Wingate keeps moving.
Markstrom preventing the sweep.
Wingate trying to strike off his back.
Wingate has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Markstrom has passed into side control.
Wingate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Markstrom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wingate gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Markstrom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Markstrom is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wingate off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Wingate's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charly Wingate will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markstrom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wingate circles away.
Markstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Wingate tries to sprawl out of it but Markstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wingate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wingate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wingate wants it to stay on the feet.
Charly Wingate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Markstrom.
Wingate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wingate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Markstrom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Markstrom wants to sweep but no luck.
Wingate postures up and lands a big shot to Markstrom's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wingate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wingate throws a big right hand that misses.
Wingate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markstrom controls Wingate momentarily but Wingate frees himself.
Wingate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wingate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markstrom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wingate passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Markstrom wants to control but Wingate postures up.
Markstrom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wingate misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Markstrom struggling a bit here.
Wingate landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wingate working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingate working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Markstrom is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wingate is controlling him well.
Markstrom is looking for a sweep.
Wingate working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wingate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Markstrom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wingate grinds an elbow into Markstrom's temple.
Markstrom gets back to half guard.
Markstrom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wingate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wingate's back!
Markstrom controlling well, preventing Wingate from escaping the position.
Markstrom trying to control.
Markstrom has Wingate flattened out and is raining down punches.
Wingate takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Markstrom trying to control.
Wingate tries to roll but Markstrom sticks to his back.
Wingate defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wingate wants to escape the position.
Markstrom is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Markstrom controlling well, preventing Wingate from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wingate manages to reverse the position and now he's in Markstrom's guard. Nice work there by Wingate.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wingate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Markstrom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wingate!
Charly Wingate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markstrom wants to control the pace but Wingate is squirming around nicely.
Wingate is in a horrible position here. Markstrom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wingate is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Charly Wingate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wingate misses with a double jab
and Markstrom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Markstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wingate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Markstrom.
A low kick from Wingate is predictable there
and Markstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wingate throws a sloppy head kick
and Markstrom counters with a two punch combo.
Wingate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Markstrom counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wingate is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Markstrom off and has taken his back!
Markstrom wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Wingate thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wingate looking to finish with strikes here!
Markstrom suckers Wingate into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Markstrom is now in Wingate's guard!
Wingate thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markstrom stands and throws Wingate's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Markstrom works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wingate taking punishment in the form of punches.
Markstrom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wingate is looking for a sweep.
Markstrom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wingate keeps working.
Markstrom wants to stand but Wingate has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markstrom landing a few strikes.
Markstrom goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wingate has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Markstrom but great work by Wingate.
Wingate working the ground and pound.
Wingate works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wingate lands some shots froms side control.
Markstrom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wingate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Markstrom trying to control here.
Wingate lands with a punch from half guard.
Wingate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Markstrom works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate looking to pass the guard.
Wingate preventing the sweep.
Wingate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Markstrom's head.
Wingate throws a strike but Markstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wingate wants to sweep but no luck.
Markstrom trying to control but Wingate is working from the bottom.
Markstrom stands and throws Wingate's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wingate is trying to work for a sweep but Markstrom has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Markstrom wants to control the pace but Wingate is squirming around nicely.
Wingate taking shots to the head.
Markstrom is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wingate is surviving well by controlling Markstrom's body position as best he can.
Markstrom wants to control the pace but Wingate is squirming around nicely.
Wingate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mattias Markstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mattias Markstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wingate 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charly Wingate!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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