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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geoff Sanburg!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lim shoots for a takedown but Sanburg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanburg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanburg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lim circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanburg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lim throws a series of punches but Sanburg moves out of range.
Lim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lim throws a right and a left that Sanburg avoids nicely.
Lim darts in and clinches Sanburg up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanburg tightens his grip and picks Lim up, before dumping him to the ground. Lim manages to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanburg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanburg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanburg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanburg prevents Lim from getting back to his feet.
Sanburg stopping the sweep attempt from Lim.
Sanburg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanburg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sanburg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lim is in Sanburg's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lim is breathing heavily.
Sanburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lim is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lim takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Sanburg looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanburg, not yet.
Lim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanburg's guard.
Sanburg gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanburg is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim trying to control but Sanburg is working from the bottom.
Sanburg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanburg managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lim is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanburg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanburg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanburg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lim won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Sanburg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lim closes the distance and clinches up with Sanburg, looking for a takedown. Lim pushes Sanburg against the cage but Sanburg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanburg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanburg wants it to stay on the feet.
Lim tries for a takedown but Sanburg circles away easily
and Sanburg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanburg landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanburg connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanburg content to stall in guard here.
Sanburg slips nicely into half guard.
Sanburg is pressing down on Lim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lim is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanburg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Geoff Sanburg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanburg wants to free his trapped foot but Lim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Sanburg seems content to control.
Sanburg working Lim over with strikes.
Sanburg not doing much here.
Sanburg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg 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.
Sanburg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanburg not doing much here.
Lim is trying to control but can't.
Sanburg slips a nice elbow through Lim's hands, connecting with Lim's forehead.
Sanburg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanburg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lim's face.
Sanburg scoring with strikes but Lim is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanburg controlling from mount.
Sanburg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanburg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanburg unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg content just to control the position here.
Sanburg lands with some strikes.
Sanburg raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanburg with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanburg with shots to the head and body - Lim looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanburg with shots to the head and body - Lim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lim is rocked!
Sanburg controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Sanburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanburg closes the distance and clinches.
Lim can't get the takedown.
Sanburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanburg shoots in and bounces Lim off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanburgis looking to pass into half guard but Lim pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lim is in guard.
Sanburg wants to sweep here but Lim controlling him for the moment.
Sanburg is pulling down on Lim's head. It's preventing any offense from Lim, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lim is controlling him.
Sanburg pulls Lim in close to prevent any damage.
Lim trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Geoff Sanburg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanburg swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanburg misses with a kick to the body.
Sanburg shoots in and gets a takedown into Lim's guard.
Lim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lim is working an open guard so Sanburg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lim gets caught flat footed, as Sanburg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanburg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanburg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lim defends it well.
Sanburg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lim defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim is looking for a sweep. Sanburg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanburg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanburg working Lim over with strikes.
Lim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sanburg is looking for a kimura here.
Sanburg is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg stands up from half guard.
Geoff Sanburg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vincent Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanburg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice takedown defense from Sanburg. No joy for Lim on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Lim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanburg but Sanburg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanburg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vincent Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanburg controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Sanburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanburg 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Sanburg!
After the fight, Geoff Sanburg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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