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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice comes into the arena with AC/DC - Thunderstruck blaring out of the sound system. Steve Rice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher throws a shot to the body.
Rice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rice with a hook.
It looks like George Fisher has been cut.
George Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher is looking to clinch but Rice is avoiding it.
Rice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisher has Rice up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Rice.
A body shot lands from Fisher.
Rice is trying to force a seperation but Fisher has the dominant position.
Fisher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rice.
Fisher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rice.
Fisher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher misses with a knee strike.
Rice working hard to break the clinch.
Fisher pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fisher - that landed with a thud.
Fisher lands an elbow inside that Rice shrugs off.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisher.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Fisher keeps him there for the moment.
Rice wants to break free but Fisher has control.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rice avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher digs a right hand into Rice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rice's gas tank.
Fisher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fisher lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fisher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fisher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Fisher keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but Rice blocks it.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Fisher lands with a light punch inside.
Fisher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fisher digs a right hand underneath Rice's ribcage. Rice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Rice.
Rice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisher controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fisher - that landed with a thud.
Fisher misses with an elbow strike.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but Rice blocks it.
Fisher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rice's face.
Rice avoiding damage as Fisher throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fisher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fisher just leaning against Rice, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Rice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fisher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rice working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher avoiding damage.
Rice is trying to break free.
Fisher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fisher looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Fisher lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fisher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rice's brow.
Rice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher works on Rice's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Fisher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rice misses with a looping left.
Rice wants to land a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
Fisher tries to clinch up but Rice circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Fisher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steve Rice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Rice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fisher connects with a single shot there.
Rice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fisher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fisher lunges at Rice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rice's hand.
Rice just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fisher.
Nice shot lands for Fisher.
Fisher connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Rice is predictable there
and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand.
Rice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rice throws a right hand that Fisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisher also avoids with ease.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rice avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rice stalks Fisher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fisher's face. Fisher staggers backwards, shaken.
Fisher misses with a body punch
and Rice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fisher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fisher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fisher clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Fisher.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but Rice blocks it.
Nice elbow from Fisher.
Fisher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fisher landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Fisher.
Fisher lands a body punch.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fisher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rice tries to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling the position.
Rice blocks an elbow strike from Fisher.
Rice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rice wants to break free but Fisher has control.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Rice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fisher keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fisher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but Rice blocks it.
Rice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fisher throws an elbow but it misses.
Fisher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fisher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rice blocks it with crossed arms.
Rice blocks an elbow strike.
Fisher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fisher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rice blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Rice managing to block the knees to the body from Fisher.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rice avoids it.
Fisher lands a knee to the head.
Fisher with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rice takes a shot to the head.
Rice is trying to break the clinch but Fisher is controlling him.
Fisher connects with a knee to the head.
Fisher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fisher has Rice pressed against the cage, preventing Rice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fisher has Rice pressed against the cage, preventing Rice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fisher lands an elbow inside that Rice shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fisher throws an elbow but misses.
Fisher slowing the pace effectively.
Fisher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fisher controlling the action here for a moment.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rice avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Fisher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Rice circles away.
Good exchange - Fisher coming out on top.
Rice throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
Rice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rice tries to keep at a distance but Fisher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rice wants to get back to striking at distance but Fisher won't allow it.
Fisher missing with knees to the body.
Fisher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fisher misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Fisher.
Fisher prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Fisher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rice avoids it.
Fisher looking to throw knees to the head but Rice is blocking nicely.
Rice is trying to force a seperation but Fisher has the dominant position.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rice avoids the damage to the body.
Rice managing to block the knees to the body from Fisher.
Fisher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Fisher stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fisher.
Fisher works on Rice's body with a couple of short punches.
Fisher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Fisher digs a right hand into Rice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rice's gas tank.
Fisher has Rice pressed against the cage.
Fisher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but Rice blocks with his arms.
Rice is trying to break free.
George Fisher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fisher has Rice pushed against the cage.
Fisher can't find room to land a body shot as Rice controls the action.
Fisher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Rice avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher has a couple of punches blocked by Rice.
Fisher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rice has had enough of the clinch but Fisher keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher scores with a shoulder strike.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
Fisher stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fisher pushes off an throws an elbow but Rice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve Rice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fisher.
Come on Fisher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fisher trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Fisher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rice dodges an elbow strike from Fisher.
Rice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rice is trying to force a seperation but Fisher has the dominant position.
Fisher lands an elbow inside.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher throws a knee to the head but misses.
George Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fisher lands a nice elbow.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Rice controls his hands.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Rice.
Rice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fisher.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fisher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rice's brow.
Rice takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Rice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rice lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rice avoids the elbow strike from Fisher, against the cage.
Rice blocking some punches.
Fisher lands a knee to the head.
Rice tries to circle away but Fisher has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fisher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Fisher!
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