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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vonstein comes to the cage accompanied by Seether - Remedy. Armstrong has chosen We Were Soldiers by Sgt. Mackenzie as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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198 lbs
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275 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Vonstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vonstein counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vonstein is trying to defend but Armstrong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vonstein punching from the bottom.
Armstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vonstein keeps working.
Armstrong seems to be looking for submissions.
Armstrong lands with a punch from half guard.
Vonstein is looking for a sweep. Armstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vonstein flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Armstrong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vonstein gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vonstein looking to control.
Armstrong throwing strikes from guard but Vonstein blocks nicely.
Armstrong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Armstrong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vonstein looking to control.
Vonstein is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Armstrong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Armstrong postures up in Vonstein's guard and throws a big left but Vonstein blocks it.
Armstrong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vonstein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armstrong has managed to get both his arms back between Vonstein's legs - danger averted.
Vonstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Vonstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vonstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Armstrong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vonstein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Armstrong preventing the sweep.
Armstrong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vonstein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Armstrong defends it easily.
Armstrong lands a couple of elbows.
Armstrong postures up in Vonstein's guard and throws a big left but Vonstein blocks it.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Vonstein keeps moving.
Armstrong won't allow Vonstein to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Armstrong.
Armstrong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armstrong lands strikes from half guard.
Vonstein is looking for a sweep. Armstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armstrong is thwarting Vonstein's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vonstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Armstrong working Vonstein over with strikes.
Vonstein wants to get back to full guard.
Vonstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armstrong scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein looking for submissions off his back.
Vonstein is breathing heavily.
Vonstein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vonstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armstrong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Armstrong drops an elbow to the side of Vonstein's head.
Armstrong slips a nice elbow through Vonstein's hands, connecting with Vonstein's forehead.
Armstrong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Armstrong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Armstrong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vonstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vonstein wants to improve his position but Armstrong is controlling well.
Vonstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armstrong scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Armstrong 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.
Vonstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong fails with the takedown
and Vonstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vonstein misses with a takedown attempt
and Armstrong counters with a shoot takedown. Vonstein fights it but they end up in guard.
Craig Armstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Armstrong is in close to Vonstein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vonstein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vonstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Vonstein is retaining full guard.
Vonstein trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Armstrong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Armstrong landing with the ground and pound.
Armstrong postures up and lands a big shot to Vonstein's brow.
Armstrong connects with a couple of short punches.
Armstrong is stalling in the full guard.
Armstrong trying to control but Vonstein is working from the bottom.
Vonstein trying to keep a closed guard but Armstrong is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Vonstein throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Armstrong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Armstrong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Armstrong.
Vonstein wants to control but Armstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Armstrong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vonstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Armstrong lands strikes from half guard.
Vonstein is pressing down on Armstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vonstein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armstrong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong passes Vonstein's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Armstrong lands a nice short elbow.
Vonstein is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Armstrong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Armstrong's back!
Armstrong tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vonstein jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Armstrong manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Armstrong gets back to half guard.
Armstrong is looking for a sweep. Vonstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armstrong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Armstrong moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Armstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vonstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vonstein scoring with some ground and pound.
Armstrong wants to improve his position but instead Vonstein has moved into half guard.
Nice strikes from Vonstein there.
Vonstein is looking to advance position but Armstrong won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vonstein prevents Armstrong from improving his position.
Vonstein lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vonstein has his takedown stuffed
and Armstrong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vonstein's guard.
Vonstein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vonstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Armstrong trying to control but Vonstein is working from the bottom.
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armstrong lands a couple of digs.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Vonstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armstrong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vonstein has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Armstrong has managed to get both his arms back between Vonstein's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein is trying to control the position but Armstrong postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong chips away with some ground and pound.
Vonstein has momentary wrist control but Armstrong slips an elbow through the middle.
Armstrong postures up in Vonstein's guard and throws a big left but Vonstein blocks it.
Vonstein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armstrong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Armstrong works over Vonstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Vonstein keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong connects with a couple of short punches.
Vonstein lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Armstrong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vonstein will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drake Vonstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein trying to control the position.
Armstrong with a nice head shot there.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Vonstein keeps moving.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vonstein not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vonstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong is looking to work some ground and pound but Vonstein has wrist control.
Armstrong scoring with some ground and pound.
Armstrong passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonstein is looking for a sweep. Armstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vonstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Armstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vonstein sees it coming and defends easily.
Armstrong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vonstein doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Armstrong.
Vonstein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vonstein is looking to improve his position.
Armstrong working over Vonstein with some ground and pound. Vonstein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein looking for submissions off his back.
Armstrong scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Armstrong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vonstein wants to control but Armstrong is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Armstrong lands a nice short elbow.
Armstrong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vonstein has hold of Armstrong's hands but Armstrong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vonstein is pressing down on Armstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Vonstein keeps moving.
Armstrong with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Armstrong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Armstrong!
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