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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grizzly Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grizzly Egan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Del Mar quickly recovers to half guard.
Del Mar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Egan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egan lands a couple of digs.
Egan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Egan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Mar is working an open guard so Egan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses.
Del Mar wants to land a leg kick but Egan is out of range.
Del Mar throws a body kick the misses
and Egan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Mar.
Egan gets a double leg takedown into Del Mar's guard.
Egan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Del Mar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Egan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Egan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Egan wants to control from the top but Del Mar keeps moving.
Egan landing with the ground and pound.
Del Mar pushes Egan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Del Mar throws a head kick but Egan moves out of range.
Egan throws a series of strikes that have Del Mar backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Del Mar avoids it really well and circles away.
Fabio Del Mar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses
and Egan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Egan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Egan wants to pass the guard but Del Mar is keeping the position.
Egan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egan postures up in Del Mar's guard and throws a big left but Del Mar blocks it.
Del Mar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Egan throws a big right hand that misses.
Egan won't allow Del Mar to sweep him here.
Egan thows a big elbow that misses.
Del Mar wants to sweep here but Egan controlling him for the moment.
Egan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Mar is retaining full guard.
Egan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Egan stands up and waves to Del Mar to follow him.
Del Mar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Egan throws a series of punches but Del Mar moves out of range.
Egan tries to clinch but Del Mar is having none of it.
Egan checks a low kick from Del Mar.
Del Mar throws a leg kick
and Egan counters with a left and a right that stings Del Mar.
Del Mar is looking to chop away at Egan's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan closes the distance and clinches up with Del Mar, looking for a takedown. Egan pushes Del Mar against the cage but Del Mar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Egan misses with the body kick
and Del Mar counters with a low kick, right behind Egan 's knee.
Egan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Del Mar eats them both and turns towards Egan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Egan doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Mar circles away.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grizzly Egan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egan tries for a takedown but Del Mar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grizzly Egan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Del Mar counters with a thumping low kick.
Egan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Del Mar counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egan closes the distance and clinches.
Egan jumps guard and drags Del Mar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Del Mar preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grizzly Egan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Egan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Del Mar defends it nicely.
Egan looks to land a combination but Del Mar avoids it well.
Egan wants to clinch.
Grizzly Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and Egan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egan throws a combination that misses
and Del Mar counters with a good low kick that Egan was not able to check.
Del Mar throws a combination that misses
and Egan counters with a series of strikes. Del Mar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Egan just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Del Mar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar tries a head kick but it misses.
Egan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Del Mar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Egan passes Del Mar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Egan is thwarting Del Mar's attempts to control the position.
Del Mar is staying active underneath Egan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Egan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Egan prevents Del Mar from standing back up.
Del Mar wants to improve his position but Egan is controlling well.
Egan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan is trying to work for a kimura but Del Mar is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Del Mar defends it well.
Egan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Egan prevents Del Mar from improving his position.
Egan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan is looking to take a break and control but Del Mar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Mar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Del Mar tries to land a leg kick but Egan saw it coming and moves away.
Egan misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Del Mar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Del Mar thumps Egan with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Egan to score with a decent uppercut.
Egan avoids the head kick by Del Mar.
Egan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Mar misses with a head kick.
Del Mar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Mar is breathing heavily.
Del Mar thows a leg kick but Egan checks it
so Egan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Egan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Mar is keeping the position for now.
Egan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Mar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Egan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Del Mar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Egan has Del Mar in his guard.
Egan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Mar is one step ahead there.
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 Grizzly Egan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Egan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egan throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Del Mar.
Egan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Del Mar is trying to break the clinch but Egan is controlling him.
Del Mar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Mar connects with a solid leg kick.
Egan blocks a leg kick.
Egan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Del Mar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Egan's knee momentarily.
Egan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Mar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Del Mar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Del Mar swings for the body but Egan moves out of range.
Del Mar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Mar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Egan.
Egan misses with a double jab
and Del Mar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Egan wants to clinch up but Del Mar keeps it at a distance.
Egan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Del Mar's guard.
Egan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Del Mar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Del Mar has escaped and now he's on top!
Del Mar wants to control from the top but Egan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar tries to free his leg and advance position but Egan is retaining full guard.
Egan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Mar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Egan's guard.
Egan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Egan is on top in guard.
Egan wants to control from the top but Del Mar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Mar is keeping the position for now.
Del Mar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Egan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Del Mar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grizzly Egan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egan blocks the body kick.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Del Mar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Del Mar misses with a body shot
letting Egan counter with a right hand.
Egan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Del Mar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan controlling from the top position.
Egan wants to control from the top but Del Mar keeps moving.
Egan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Egan trying to control but Del Mar is working from the bottom.
Egan postures up.
Fabio Del Mar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grizzly Egan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Egan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Del Mar did well to prevent Egan getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grizzly Egan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grizzly Egan!
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energy
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hype
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