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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevens's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman. James Stevens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to AJ Mar's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Mar!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mar pinned against the cage. Mar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mar tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Mar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Mar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mar darts in and clinches Stevens up against the cage.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Mar wants to clinch.
Mar lands a head shot.
Mar tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens throws an overhand right that lands on Mar's shoulder, as Mar tries to avoid the shot.
AJ Mar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mar moves into range and clinches up with Stevens.
Knees to the body from Stevens.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Stevens tries to clinch up
and Mar counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mar tries to clinch up.
Stevens misses with a combination
and Mar counters with a nice body kick.
Mar darts in and clinches Stevens up against the cage.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens pulls guard.
Stevens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens pushes Mar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mar moves into the clinch.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mar won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens prevents Mar from escaping the position.
Stevens decides to stand back up. Stevens steps back and let's Mar get back to his feet.
Mar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mar. Stevens shrugs it off though.
AJ Mar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mar scores with a head kick.
Mar tries to clinch but Stevens moves away
and Stevens counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mar!
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stevens won't let Mar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens punching from mount but Mar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mar'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.
Mar is squirming around, avoiding Stevens's attempts to control the action.
Stevens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stevens fails to advance to Mar's back.
Stevens wants to control the pace but Mar is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Stevens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mar moves into the clinch successfully.
Mar pushes Stevens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Stevens shoots for a takedown but Mar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens tries to keep at a distance but Mar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Mar wants to clinch
and Stevens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mar's knee momentarily.
Mar feints and then cracks Stevens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevens down.
Mar fails to land with a series of punches.
Mar moves into the clinch successfully.
Mar scores with a knee to the head.
Mar blocks a body shot from Stevens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but Mar keeps him there for the moment.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
Mar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mar swinging wilding here.
Mar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.
Mar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mar scores with a leg kick.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Mar connects with a solid leg kick.
Mar tries to clinch up
so Stevens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking to sit in guard and control but Mar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stevens controls Mar momentarily but Mar frees himself.
Mar prevents Stevens from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar gets to his feet. Stevens looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mar cracks the inside of Stevens's front leg.
A left lands for Mar.
Mar clinches.
Mar lands a damaging elbow.
Mar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Mar stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Mar on the inside.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Mar clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar throws a front kick that sends Stevens stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stevens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mar clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Mar breaks from the clinch.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Mar connects with a crisp jab.
Mar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mar gets a clinch.
Mar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mar lands a nice knee to the body.
Mar manages to break the clinch.
James Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mar throws a leg kick which misses Stevens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevens tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Mar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevens.
Stevens tries to clinch but Mar moves out of range.
Stevens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mar circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mar.
Stevens has a takedown stuffed.
Mar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mar moves into the clinch successfully.
Mar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Mar both land. Nice combination.
Mar lands with a kick to the temple. Stevens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mar clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mar breaks from the clinch.
Mar works over Stevens's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mar lands with a slapping head kick.
Mar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mar clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mar moves into the clinch.
Mar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar moves into the clinch.
Mar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mar digs a right hand underneath Stevens's ribcage. Stevens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevens blocks an elbow strike from Mar.
Mar breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Mar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Mar.
A right-left combo lands from Mar.
Mar gets a clinch.
Stevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mar pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mar.
Mar takes the fight into the clinch.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Mar closes the distance but Stevens moves to the side
and Stevens counters with a good low kick that Mar was not able to check.
Mar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mar throws a leg kick which misses Stevens's front leg but catches the back leg as Stevens tries to avoid it.
Mar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Mar.
Mar lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mar misses with a knee strike.
Mar breaks from the clinch.
Mar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mar misses with a double jab
and Stevens counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mar won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens prevents Mar from escaping the position.
Stevens throws an elbow but Mar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stevens slows the pace down.
Stevens tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Mar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mar 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Mar!
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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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