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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Escalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Escalante has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Escalante!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Escalante saw that one coming.
Brown dives in and scores a takedown into Escalante's guard.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escalante keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Escalante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown stops Escalante from standing up.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Escalante manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Escalante really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escalante must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escalante can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Escalante pushes his legs off easily.
Escalante stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown pushes down on Escalante's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown is pressing down on Escalante's thigh, looking to free his foot. Escalante is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Escalante is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Escalante sprawls well.
Escalante wants to clinch.
Escalante tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Escalante throws a head kick that misses.
Escalante avoids the body shot from Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Escalante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown stands and throws Escalante's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Escalante is working from the bottom.
Brown has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Escalante is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Escalante can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tyson Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escalante is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Escalante's face.
Escalante is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown raining down hammerfists from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown 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.
Brown lands with some strikes.
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!
Brown moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Escalante has worked his arm free - good work by Escalante!
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Escalante avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
Brown throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown tries to advance position but instead Escalante slips a leg back in to half guard.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Escalante defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but Escalante is blocking nicely.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown trying to control from Escalante's half guard. Escalante has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to control from the top but Escalante keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Escalante is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brown is trying to control. Escalante wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escalante defending well though.
Brown 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.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Escalante is working away.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escalante's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Escalante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Escalante is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Escalante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escalante keeps working.
Brown is really struggling to control Escalante but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escalante's head.
Brown winds up and cracks Escalante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown stalling away here and it's allowed Escalante to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Don Escalante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown wants to control from the top but Escalante keeps moving.
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyson Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Escalante keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown pushing down on Escalante's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown is trying to control. Escalante wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Brown!
Tyson Brown got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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RATING
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