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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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272 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ scores a takedown into full mount!
Christ looking to control and managing it successfully.
Christ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thorpe is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thorpe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Christ.
Thorpe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thorpe can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thorpe turns into him and now he's in Christ's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorpe trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Christ 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.
Thorpe stopping the sweep attempt from Christ.
Thorpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to control the position but Thorpe postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Thorpe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Christ tries to clinch
and Thorpe counters with a single leg into guard. Christ didn't expect that.
Thorpe throwing strikes from guard but Christ blocks nicely.
Thorpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Christ has wrist control.
Christ wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thorpe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thorpe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Thorpe from controlling successfully.
Christ is looking to stand up but Thorpe isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a strike but Christ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Christ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christ throwing strikes from guard but Thorpe blocks nicely.
Christ throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thorpe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Christ throwing strikes but missing.
Christ tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorpe is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
Christ throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorpe is keeping the position for now.
Christ preventing the sweep.
Christ trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Christ is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesus Christ wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thorpe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Thorpe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thorpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorpe closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Thorpe wants to take the fight to the mat but Christ manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thorpe is looking for a takedown.
Jesus Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thorpe.
Christ pushes Thorpe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christ shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Christ showed some decent athleticism there.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christ trying to control the action but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
Thorpe wants to improve his position but Christ is controlling well.
Thorpe is defending against the submission attempts here by Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants to free his trapped foot but Thorpe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thorpe's head.
Thorpe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Christ is looking to stall here but Thorpe recovers full guard.
Christ advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe gets back to full guard.
Christ is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorpe has wrist control.
Christ trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorpe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christ's guard.
Christ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christ looking for a guillotine here but Thorpe defends easily.
Thorpe preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorpe throws a strike but Christ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thorpe is looking to stand up but Christ isn't so interested in that idea.
Christ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christ tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorpe is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorpe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ throwing strikes from guard but Thorpe blocks nicely.
Christ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Christ both land. Nice combination.
Christ moves into the clinch successfully.
Christ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorpe is keeping busy.
Thorpe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Christ after a bit of a struggle.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
Christ darts in trying to clinch
and Thorpe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Christ!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Thorpe.
Thorpe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Christ is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is looking to get to half guard.
Thorpe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Christ is in a horrible position here. Thorpe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thorpe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Christ looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorpe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Christ is trying to escape the mount.
Thorpe landing punches.
Thorpe landing strikes from the mount and Christ is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thorpe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thorpe is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Christ goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Thorpe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Thorpe!
Scott Thorpe made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Boom goes the Dynamite!'.
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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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