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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Got Money by Lil Wayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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177 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Whissell closes the distance and clinches.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Whissell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whissell sprawls well initially but Martin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Whissell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whissell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Whissell looks gassed!
Whissell wants to control but Martin is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Whissell is looking to improve his position.
Martin wants to control but Whissell is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whissell keeps working.
Martin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Whissell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martin controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whissell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Martin.
Whissell tries to hold on but Martin postures up.
Whissell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martin content just to control the position here.
Whissell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Martin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whissell is looking to escape.
Martin controlling his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Martin.
Whissell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whissell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin throws a right hand that Whissell ducks under and follows up with a left that Whissell also avoids with ease.
Martin lands a high kick!
Whissell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whissell as he avoids it easily.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Whissell pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a right and a left that Whissell avoids nicely.
Whissell misses with a low kick.
Whissell misses with a body shot.
Martin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whissell controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Martin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Whissell.
Whissell has his hands on Martin's head, controlling the position.
Whissell pushes Martin off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Martin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whissell clinches with his opponent.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Whissell wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin moves away from the strike by Whissell.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whissell wants to clinch.
Whissell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whissell fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martin gets a takedown into half guard.
Whissell regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Whissell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whissell trying to control the position.
Whissell keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin won't allow Whissell to sweep him here.
Whissell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Whissell keeps moving.
Whissell working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whissell is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whissell is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Martin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Whissell's guard.
Whissell looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Martin stands up out of Whissell's guard for a moment - Whissell manages to land a nice upkick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Whissell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Whissell is keeping the position.
Whissell is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Whissell has wrist control.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Whissell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whissell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Whissell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Whissell won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Martin wants to stand up but Whissell is controlling him.
Whissell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Whissell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Martin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Martin has escaped and now he's on top!
Whissell has a closed guard, preventing Martin from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Whissell misses with a punch to the body.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Whissell controls his hands.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Whissell swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Whissell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt - Whissell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whissell moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin scores with a takedown into Whissell's guard.
Martin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martin pushes down on Whissell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to stand and escape but Whissell is controlling the position.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whissell keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whissell wants to get back to full guard but Martin has passed into side control.
Whissell tries to control the position but Martin now has his back.
A lull in the action here.
Martin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Whissell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Martin. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Martin is looking to control Whissell but Whissell is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Whissell is really stuck here.
Martin landing with strikes.
Whissell can't escape the position.
Martin doesn't have the hooks in and Whissell manages to turn into his guard.
Whissell content to stall in guard here.
Whissell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Martin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Whissell has Martin in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Whissell is working from the bottom.
Whissell wants to control the position but Martin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Whissell is working away.
Martin has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Whissell works to full guard.
Martin passes Whissell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Martin content to control rather than advance.
Martin tries to stand and escape but Whissell is controlling the position.
Whissell wants to get back to full guard.
Whissell wants to control the action here but instead Martin manages to pass to full mount!
Whissell is trying to escape the mount.
Martin tries to control but Whissell wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whissell is trying to reverse the position but instead Martin has taken his back - oops!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martin 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Martin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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