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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Petterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josep Gawdat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
World class 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Petterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josep Gawdat !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gawdat won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petterson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Petterson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gawdat wants to get back to his feet but Petterson drags him back down.
Petterson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gawdat to see if he's OK.
Gawdat is trying to get back to his feet.
Gawdat is looking to get back to his feet here but Petterson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gawdat 's back.
Petterson tightening his grip on Gawdat , looking for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gawdat has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petterson is riding his opponent, not letting Gawdat buck him off.
Gawdat defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Petterson's arms.
Can Gawdat hold on?! Petterson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Petterson 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.
Petterson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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!
Gawdat is taking damage to the body and head.
Petterson has Gawdat flattened out and is raining down punches.
Petterson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Gawdat .
Petterson has Gawdat flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gawdat controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gawdat is trapped and Petterson is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Petterson lands punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petterson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Petterson is persistently looking for the submission but Gawdat is defending it well.
Gawdat trying to get back to his feet but Petterson is in full control for now.
Petterson scores with punches to the body.
Gawdat trying to get back to his feet but Petterson is in full control for now.
Petterson trying to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gawdat looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Petterson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gawdat defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Petterson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petterson connects with a big shot to the side of Gawdat 's head.
Petterson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gawdat hold on?!
Gawdat manages to stand up with Petterson still on his back. Eventually Petterson drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Petterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gawdat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gawdat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petterson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gawdat to the ground. Petterson is now in Gawdat 's guard.
Gawdat wants to stand but Petterson is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petterson wants to control from the top but Gawdat keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petterson wants to control from the top but Gawdat keeps moving.
Petterson won't allow Gawdat to get back to his feet.
Petterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petterson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Petterson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gawdat 's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gawdat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Petterson throwing strikes but missing.
Petterson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Petterson 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.
Petterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gawdat tries to clinch there but Petterson circles away.
Petterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gawdat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gawdat tries to clinch but Petterson moves away
and Petterson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gawdat !
Petterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gawdat can do to turn this around?
Gawdat is trying to stand.
Petterson with a couple of short strikes.
Petterson looking to finish Gawdat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gawdat !
Petterson with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
BOOM! Petterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Petterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Petterson lands a big shot there that rocks Gawdat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Petterson working Gawdat over with strikes here.
Rob Petterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petterson trying to control but Gawdat is having none of it.
Gawdat is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gawdat is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Gawdat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Petterson content just to control the position here.
Petterson raining down shots from the mount!
Petterson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Petterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gawdat trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gawdat is bucking up trying to escape but Petterson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Petterson with the ground and pound from mount.
Petterson trying to control but Gawdat is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petterson has control of Gawdat 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gawdat regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gawdat defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Petterson.
Gawdat is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Petterson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gawdat '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.
Petterson dominating with strikes here.
Petterson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawdat tries to buck Petterson off but he can't manage it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Petterson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Petterson has control of Gawdat 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gawdat regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gawdat is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Petterson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gawdat is surviving well by controlling Petterson's body position as best he can.
Gawdat tries to buck Petterson off but he can't manage it.
Petterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gawdat wants to get back to his feet.
Petterson controlling his opponent.
Gawdat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Petterson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gawdat is surviving well by controlling Petterson's body position as best he can.
Gawdat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Gawdat is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petterson working for a guillotine from mount but Gawdat is in no mood to give up.
Petterson unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Petterson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gawdat looks to clinch
and Petterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gawdat wants to clinch up but Petterson keeps it at a distance.
Petterson throws a body punch but Gawdat moves out of range.
Gawdat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petterson counters with a takedown into side control.
Gawdat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Petterson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Petterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petterson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gawdat 's legs.
Gawdat wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Petterson working the head and body with strikes.
Petterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawdat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Petterson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petterson controls the position.
Gawdat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gawdat pushes Petterson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Petterson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Petterson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gawdat is trying to buck Petterson off.
Petterson wants to control but Gawdat is keeping him busy.
Gawdat takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gawdat is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Petterson working the ground and pound.
Petterson cracks Gawdat with a big elbow.
Petterson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gawdat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petterson just content to control the position.
Gawdat is not content to let Petterson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gawdat wants to get back to his feet but Petterson drags him back down.
Petterson is working to tighten is grip on Gawdat 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gawdat has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Petterson is really squeezing tight and eventually Gawdat passes out! Petterson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rob Petterson!
Rob Petterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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