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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandelay has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man as his entrance music. Art Vandelay will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rolls Royce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vandelay.
Royce tries to clinch up.
Royce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Royce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vandelay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vandelay is pushing Royce's head away, looking to escape. Royce manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Vandelay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Royce politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Royce prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vandelay wants to get back to his feet but Royce drags him back down.
Royce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Royce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vandelay gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay is looking to escape.
Vandelay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Royce is working away from the top position though.
Vandelay is looking to escape.
Vandelay is staying active underneath Royce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Royce working over Vandelay with some ground and pound. Vandelay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vandelay wants to get back to full guard.
Vandelay wants to sweep but Royce has passed to side control!
Royce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vandelay tries to buck Royce off but Royce is having none of it.
Royce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Royce is putting a hurting on Vandelay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vandelay dodges the ground and pound from Royce.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vandelay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Royce is controlling him well.
Vandelay is trying to escape the position but Royce is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce trying to control the position but Vandelay is working away.
Vandelay is trying to control Royce's posture but Royce avoids it.
Royce is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vandelay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Royce trying to control the position but Vandelay is working away.
Royce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vandelay, who protects the arm well.
Vandelay tries to buck Royce off but Royce is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce is looking to take a break and control but Vandelay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vandelay can't do much from the bottom here.
Vandelay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolls Royce 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.
Vandelay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vandelay wants it to stay on the feet.
Royce fails with a takedown attempt.
Royce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vandelay but Vandelay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolls Royce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandelay throws a head kick that half lands.
Royce shoots in and drives through. Vandelay sprawls well.
Vandelay works Royce's body with a nice hook.
Vandelay lands a jab to Royce's midsection.
Royce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vandelay lands a front kick.
Royce takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vandelay has Royce up against the cage in a clinch.
Vandelay landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce tries to score a body lock takedown but Vandelay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vandelay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vandelay misses with a knee to the head.
Vandelay scores with a knee to the head.
Vandelay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vandelay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Royce backwards.
Royce tries to pull guard but Vandelay holds him up against the cage and eventually Royce drops back down to his feet.
Royce is trying to drag Vandelay to the mat but Vandelay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Royce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vandelay smiles and moves away.
Vandelay thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Royce if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vandelay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vandelay cracks the inside of Royce's front leg.
Vandelay throws a head kick that half lands.
Vandelay with a hook.
Vandelay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Vandelay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandelay closes the distance and clinches.
Vandelay prevents the takedown attempt.
Vandelay throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce.
Royce swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandelay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vandelay obliges.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Royce decides to pull guard.
Royce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Royce has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vandelay has managed to get both his arms back between Royce's legs - danger averted.
Vandelay trying to control but Royce is working from the bottom.
Vandelay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Royce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Royce tries to strike from the bottom.
Royce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vandelay is one step ahead there.
Royce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vandelay defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Royce has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vandelay is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Royce.
Vandelay trying to control the position but Royce is working away.
Royce is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandelay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royce keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandelay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vandelay - that will leave a mark!
Royce gets tackled into the cage by Vandelay. Vandelay maintains the clinch.
Royce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vandelay.
Vandelay gets underhooks to prevent Royce's takedown attempt.
Vandelay throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Vandelay lands a hook that snaps the head of Royce backwards.
Vandelay looking to throw knees to the head but Royce is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vandelay.
Vandelay connects with a knee to the head.
Vandelay wants to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Vandelay as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce is struggling to control the position.
Vandelay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Royce lands a takedown into guard.
Vandelay manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vandelay looking to control but Royce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vandelay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Royce hang on?
Vandelay looking to finish Royce with some ground and pound. This is bad for Royce!
Royce wants to control but Vandelay is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce is trying to escape the mount.
Vandelay postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Royce looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Royce tries to hold on but Vandelay postures up.
Vandelay lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vandelay scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Royce working to try and regain half guard.
Vandelay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay lands a big elbow.
Vandelay prevents Royce from getting the reversal.
Royce sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vandelay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royce keeps working.
Vandelay drops an elbow to the side of Royce's head.
Vandelay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Royce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Royce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce is pressing down on Vandelay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vandelay is looking to work some ground and pound but Royce has wrist control.
Royce is trying to control the position but Vandelay postures up.
Vandelay wants to control from the top but Royce keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandelay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Royce has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vandelay has managed to get both his arms back between Royce's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vandelay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royce is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royce keeping moving, preventing Vandelay from controlling successfully.
Vandelay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Vandelay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vandelay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Vandelay!
An out of breath Art Vandelay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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