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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Brong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Damaar (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Brong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Damaar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brong tries to bum rush Damaar with a series of wild strikes but Damaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damaar throws a right and a left that Brong avoids nicely.
Brong fails with a takedown attempt.
Brong gets tackled into the cage by Damaar. Damaar maintains the clinch.
Damaar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damaar digs a right hand into Brong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brong's gas tank.
Brong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Damaar's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Damaar.
Brong prevents Damaar from breaking the clinch.
Damaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damaar is pressed up against the cage. Brong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damaar down to the mat. Damaar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damaar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damaar is trying to get back to his feet.
Damaar dodges the ground and pound from Brong.
Damaar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Damaar seems a little lost for a moment, as Brong dominates the positioning.
Brong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Damaar down.
Brong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Damaar down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brong misses with the ground and pound.
Damaar tries to escape but Brong is in control.
Brong 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.
Brong trying to control the action but Damaar is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brong has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Damaar!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Damaar is looking to escape.
Brong cracks Damaar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Damaar looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brong is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Damaar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brong is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Damaar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Damaar shrugs it off.
Brong is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Damaar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brong with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brong controlling his opponent.
Damaar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brong 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.
Brong controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damaar is squirming around, avoiding Brong's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Brong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damaar tries to avoid it but Brong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damaar to the ground. Damaar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Damaar tries to bum rush Brong with a series of wild strikes but Brong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damaar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Damaar throws a combination that misses
and Brong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brong seems to be working for a kimura but Damaar defends the submission attempt.
Brong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Damaar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damaar is refusing to be controlled, as Brong sits in half guard.
Brong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damaar keeping hold of Brong's head, controlling as best he can.
Brong prevents Damaar from standing back up.
Damaar is staying active underneath Brong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brong working Damaar over with strikes.
Brong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tom Brong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damaar is breathing heavily.
Brong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Damaar is just riding it out for now. Brong eventually gives up the hold.
Brong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brong content to control rather than advance.
Brong thows a huge punch but Damaar dodges it nicely.
Brong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brong works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brong punching from mount but Damaar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brong unloads with some shots from mount but Damaar bucks and avoids them well.
Brong is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Damaar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Damaar shrugs it off.
Brong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brong unloading with bombs!
Brong looking to finish Damaar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Damaar!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Damaar is looking to escape.
Brong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brong is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Damaar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brong controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Brong 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!
Damaar tries for a takedown but Brong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damaar tries to avoid it but Brong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damaar to the ground. Damaar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brong advances to half guard.
Brong takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brong seems to be working for a kimura but Damaar defends the submission attempt.
Damaar is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damaar is defending against the submission attempts here by Brong.
Damaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damaar sees it coming and defends easily.
Brong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brong is keen to just control but Damaar is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brong is looking for a kimura but Damaar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brong to get the leverage.
Brong is trying to control. Damaar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damaar's head.
Nice strikes from Brong there.
Brong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brong trying to control from half guard but Damaar is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brong connects with a nice short shot to Damaar's temple.
Brong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brong uses his free foot to push down on Damaar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Damaar.
Brong is landing with some decent strikes but Damaar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mac Damaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brong cracks Damaar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brong trying to control but Damaar is having none of it.
Brong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damaar can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tom Brong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Brong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Brong!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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