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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Maccarone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Maccarone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greco Roman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maccarone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maccarone misses with a two punch combination.
Maccarone wants to land a leg kick but Roman is out of range.
Roman dives in and scores a takedown into Maccarone's guard.
Roman wants to control from the top but Maccarone keeps moving.
Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maccarone is trying to keep Roman in close.
Maccarone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maccarone is trying to keep Roman in close.
Maccarone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Maccarone keeping full guard, as Roman tries to pass.
Maccarone looking for a guillotine here but Roman defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Maccarone is keeping the position.
Roman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maccarone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roman pushes down on Maccarone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roman trying to control the action but Maccarone is working from the bottom.
Maccarone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maccarone sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roman controlling the action here.
Maccarone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roman working Maccarone over with strikes.
Roman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roman trying to advance position but Maccarone counters by regaining guard.
Roman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roman throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman trying to control the position from guard on top but Maccarone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maccarone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roman is working Maccarone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roman wants to control from the top but Maccarone keeps moving.
Maccarone looking to control.
Roman wants to control from the top but Maccarone keeps moving.
Maccarone looking for a guillotine here but Roman defends easily.
Maccarone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman works over Maccarone with some ground and pound from guard.
Maccarone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maccarone is looking for a triangle but Roman pushes his legs off easily.
Maccarone wants to stand but Roman is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maccarone is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maccarone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roman stands up over Maccarone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greco Roman 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.
Roman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roman lands a nice forearm strike.
Roman wants to control but Maccarone is keeping him busy.
Maccarone is looking to regain half guard here but Roman keeps moving and retains side control.
Roman staying calm.
Roman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roman working the ground and pound.
Maccarone wants to control but Roman postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maccarone is not content to let Roman control the position.
Greco Roman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roman working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maccarone manages to get back to half guard.
Roman is looking for a kimura here.
Maccarone actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roman in particular looking to stall.
Roman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maccarone sees it coming and defends easily.
Roman trying to mount his opponent but Maccarone defends it.
Maccarone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maccarone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roman lands strikes from half guard.
Roman wants to pass the guard but Maccarone is defending well.
Maccarone tries to get to full guard but Roman has control of the leg.
Roman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roman lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maccarone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maccarone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maccarone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maccarone is looking to stand up but Roman isn't so interested in that idea.
Roman forces his way into half guard.
Roman stalling.
Roman tries to pass to full mount but Maccarone defends it.
Roman lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Roman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maccarone's face.
Roman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maccarone is looking to escape.
Roman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roman lands a nice shot to the head.
Maccarone is rocked!
Maccarone is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maccarone's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
A nice elbow there by Roman.
Maccarone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greco Roman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Maccarone gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Maccarone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roman controlling the position easily from mount.
Roman working Maccarone over with strikes here.
Oh Maccarone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roman with a couple of short strikes.
Roman controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maccarone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Roman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maccarone is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Roman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maccarone seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Maccarone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maccarone wants to hold on but Roman pushes him away.
Maccarone regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Roman controlling the action here.
Roman passes to full mount!
Maccarone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No joy there for Maccarone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maccarone is looking to sinch up a triangle. Roman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Maccarone's body to avoid the submission. Maccarone has instead reached around Roman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Maccarone arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charlie Maccarone!
After winning the bout, Charlie Maccarone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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