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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fitzroy Mayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayers has chosen The People by STS as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Mike Brunson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fitzroy Mayers!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayers clinches up with Brunson and pushes him back against the cage.
Brunson slowing the pace effectively.
Mayers misses with a body punch.
Brunson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brunson is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayers gets an underhook and turns Brunson into the cage.
Mayers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brunson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mayers misses with a body shot.
Brunson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mike Brunson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayers circles away.
Brunson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mayers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brunson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayers needs to keep his hands up - Brunson had a free shot at his head there.
Mayers lands a body shot.
Brunson moves out of range as Mayers strikes.
Mayers wants to clinch.
Brunson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brunson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayers.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayers misses with a body shot.
Brunson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mayers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brunson rather than just go for the knockout.
Mayers moves to clinch but Brunson breaks away
and Brunson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brunson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brunson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brunson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayers is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunson is looking to clinch.
Mike Brunson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunson moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Brunson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayers tries to work over Brunson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayers blocks an uppercut.
Brunson misses with a body punch.
Mayers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brunson prevents it.
Brunson lands a shot to the body.
Brunson has a couple of punches blocked by Mayers.
Brunson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayerss head.
A nice left hand lands by Brunson.
Mayers lands an uppercut.
Brunson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mayers digs a right hand into Brunson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brunson's gas tank.
Mayers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brunson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brunson is stalling here. Mayers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brunson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mayers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is trying to improve his position.
Mayers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brunson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mayers throws a strike but Brunson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mayers throwing strikes from guard but Brunson blocks nicely.
Mayers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayers is looking to work some ground and pound but Brunson has wrist control.
Brunson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Brunson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Brunson. That snapped Mayers's head back.
Brunson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brunson jabs Mayers right on the nose. Mayers blinks but takes it well.
Brunson gets tackled into the cage by Mayers. Mayers maintains the clinch.
Mayers misses with a punch to the body.
Mayers blocks an uppercut.
Brunson is working Mayers over against the cage.
Brunson can't find room to land a body shot as Mayers controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Mayers fails to land.
Brunson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunson.
Mayers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayers tries to score a body lock takedown but Brunson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson prevents a body shot from Mayers.
Brunson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brunson tries to throw a body punch but Mayers avoids it by throwing Brunson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunson.
Brunson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mayers has Brunson pushed against the cage.
Brunson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brunson tries a body shot but Mayers blocks it.
Mayers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brunson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brunson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayers is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunson finish him?
Brunson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brunson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mayers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brunson to the mat. Brunson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mayers is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mayers trying to control but Brunson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mayers!
Mayers seems to have recovered his senses.
Brunson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunson throws some wild stikes that Mayers manages to avoid easily.
Mayers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brunson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brunson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mayers is working to get back to half guard.
Mayers blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayers is squirming around, avoiding Brunson's attempts to control the action.
Brunson unloads with some shots from mount but Mayers bucks and avoids them well.
Mayers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brunson looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brunson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mayers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brunson misses with a head shot.
Brunson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mayers is desperately trying to improve his position but Brunson has a good base and remains in mount.
Brunson tries to control but Mayers wriggling away.
Mayers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayers blocking the ground and pound.
Brunson 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.
Mayers is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brunson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brunson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mayers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brunson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brunson trying to control from half guard but Mayers is working away.
Brunson is looking for a kimura but Mayers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brunson to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Brunson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brunson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayers, pushing him back against the cage.
Brunson wants to stall.
Mayers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mayers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mayers looking to sit in guard and control but Brunson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brunson thows a big elbow that misses.
Mayers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brunson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mayers's guard.
Brunson not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brunson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayers defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayers tries to get to full guard but Brunson has control of the leg.
Brunson wants to take a breather but Mayers is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mayers regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mayers wants to sweep but no luck.
Brunson wants to control from the top but Mayers keeps moving.
Brunson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brunson throwing strikes from guard but Mayers blocks nicely.
Brunson stops Mayers from standing up.
Mayers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brunson wants to control from the top but Mayers keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayers wants to sweep here but Brunson controlling him for the moment.
Brunson trying to control but Mayers is working from the bottom.
Mike Brunson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mike Brunson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mayers throws a low kick but Brunson avoids it.
Brunson scores with a nice head shot.
Brunson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by Brunson as he connects with a hook.
Brunson throws out a loose jab but Mayers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunson works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brunson cracks Mayers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fitzroy Mayers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson scores with a jab.
Brunson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayers.
Brunson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mayers tries for a takedown but Brunson manages to get underhooks.
Brunson blocks a body shot from Mayers.
Brunson blocks a body shot from Mayers.
Brunson is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayers gets an underhook and turns Brunson into the cage.
Mayers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brunson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Brunson finds it's way through Mayers's defenses.
Mayers shoots in looking for a takedown but Brunson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mayers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brunson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson scores with a jab. Mayers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mayers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mike Brunson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brunson throws a sloppy head kick and Mayers moves out of range easily.
Mayers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mayers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brunson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mike Brunson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brunson sprawls well. Brunson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mayers gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Brunson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fitzroy Mayers.
Mayers misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Brunson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brunson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Brunson!
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