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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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200 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundius clinches with his opponent.
Van damm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
Roundius avoiding damage as Van damm throws knees to the body.
Roundius avoiding damage as Van damm throws knees to the body.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roundius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van damm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roundius gets tackled into the cage by Van damm. Van damm maintains the clinch.
Van damm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roundius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roundius tries to score a body lock takedown but Van damm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van damm has a couple of punches blocked by Roundius.
Roundius goes for a takedown attempt but Van damm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Incredius Roundius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van damm moves into the clinch successfully.
Roundius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roundius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm keeps control of Roundius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Van damm.
It looks like Incredius Roundius has been cut.
Van damm tries to work over Roundius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van damm is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roundius avoiding damage as Van damm throws knees to the body.
Van damm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roundius has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van damm uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van damm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van damm postures up.
Roundius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roundius pushes Van damm off and scrambles back to his feet.
Van damm wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm pushes Roundius away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van damm misses with a head kick.
Roundius tries to bum rush Van damm with a series of wild strikes but Van damm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roundius swats away the attempt to clinch by Van damm.
Roundius throws a series of punches but Van damm avoids them all with ease.
Van damm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van damm misses with a double jab.
Roundius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van damm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roundius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roundius checks the leg kick.
Van damm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roundius has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm defending well as Roundius loads up on a big left hand.
Van damm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roundius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van damm lands a really nice looking cross but Roundius seems unphased.
Van damm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Incredius Roundius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van damm wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van damm has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roundius after a bit of a struggle.
Van damm can't get the takedown.
Van damm is fighting off a takedown attempt but Roundius is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Van damm to the mat. Van damm regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Roundius trying to control the position from guard on top but Van damm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundius looking to pass the guard.
Van damm managing to control the position.
Roundius stops Van damm from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roundius drops back looking for a leg! Van damm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van damm manages to kick Roundius off! Roundius jumps back into Van damm's guard.
Roundius is looking to work some ground and pound but Van damm has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roundius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van damm is trying to control the position but Roundius postures up.
Roundius sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tong Van damm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incredius Roundius's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roundius has managed to clinch.
Van damm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van damm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roundius can't get the takedown.
Van damm misses with a knee to the head.
Roundius gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roundius lands a couple of digs.
Van damm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roundius is looking to improve his position but Van damm isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Van damm connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roundius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roundius working to try and regain half guard.
Van damm lands a big shot there that rocks Roundius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Van damm lands a nice shot to the head.
Van damm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van damm working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roundius regains half guard.
Van damm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roundius sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van damm lands a nice short elbow.
Van damm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundius is looking to improve his position.
Roundius is staying active underneath Van damm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roundius is trying to get back to full guard.
Van damm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van damm looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van damm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roundius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roundius regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roundius throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van damm lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van damm throwing strikes from guard but Roundius blocks nicely.
Tong Van damm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roundius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van damm manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Van damm works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van damm has Roundius pulled in close to control his posture.
Roundius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Roundius looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van damm's head.
Roundius throws a big elbow that misses.
Van damm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roundius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roundius lands a couple of digs.
Van damm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roundius is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roundius wants to control from the top but Van damm keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Incredius Roundius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Roundius closes the distance and clinches.
Van damm lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Van damm thows a huge punch but Roundius dodges it nicely.
Van damm working Roundius over with strikes.
Roundius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van damm is working away from the top position though.
Van damm is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van damm trying to pass the guard but Roundius defending well.
Roundius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roundius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van damm content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roundius wants to sweep here but Van damm controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van damm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van damm stopping the sweep attempt from Roundius.
Roundius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roundius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van damm taking some punishment here, with Roundius in his half guard.
Incredius Roundius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van damm trying to control but Roundius postures up.
Van damm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van damm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van damm.
Van damm is pulling down on Roundius's head. It's preventing any offense from Roundius, at least for the moment.
Van damm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roundius is controlling him.
Roundius wants to control from the top but Van damm keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roundius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roundius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van damm keeping moving, preventing Roundius from controlling successfully.
Roundius is working Van damm over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roundius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van damm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roundius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van damm seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Roundius both land. Nice combination.
Good leg kick by Van damm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van damm throws a good cross that connects.
Incredius Roundius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roundius pushes Van damm up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four 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!
Roundius gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Van damm regains guard.
Van damm keeping moving, preventing Roundius from controlling successfully.
Van damm has his foot on Roundius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roundius works his way back into a safe position though.
Van damm is trying to control the position but Roundius postures up.
Tong Van damm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van damm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roundius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van damm's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van damm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roundius throws a big elbow that misses.
Van damm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roundius throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Incredius Roundius.
Well Van damm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tong Van damm!
During a confident post fight interview, Tong Van damm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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