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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Demarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Strickland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Strickland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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188 cm
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Demarce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Strickland!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demarce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strickland to the mat! Strickland manages to get full guard.
Demarce wants to pass the guard but Strickland is keeping the position.
Demarce stopping the sweep attempt from Strickland.
Demarce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Strickland working a defensive guard here.
Strickland keeping moving, preventing Demarce from controlling successfully.
Demarce tries to free his leg and advance position but Strickland is retaining full guard.
Demarce wants to control from the top but Strickland keeps moving.
Demarce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strickland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strickland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Demarce throwing strikes from guard but Strickland blocks nicely.
Demarce working some strikes from top position.
Strickland keeping moving, preventing Demarce from controlling successfully.
Demarce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strickland is keeping the position for now.
Strickland is looking for a triangle here but Demarce uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Demarce working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Demarce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strickland tries to improve position but can't.
Demarce has control of an arm but Strickland manages to advance to Demarce's back!
Demarce has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Strickland.
Demarce manages to reverse the position and now he's in Strickland's guard. Nice work there by Demarce.
Demarce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Strickland looks winded!
Demarce scoring with some ground and pound.
Demarce pushing down on Strickland's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Demarce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Demarce throwing shots but Strickland is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Demarce.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strickland can do anything to dispel that myth.
Demarce keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Demarce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Demarce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Strickland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Demarce landing with the ground and pound.
Strickland keeping moving, preventing Demarce from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce lands a couple of digs.
Demarce passes Strickland's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demarce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Demarce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strickland defends it well.
Strickland won't allow Demarce to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demarce seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Demarce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strickland darts in and clinches Demarce up against the cage.
Demarce gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Strickland regains guard.
Ryan Demarce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Demarce is working Strickland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Demarce is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Strickland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Demarce is controlling him.
Strickland trying to keep a closed guard but Demarce is proving a slippery customer.
Demarce is working Strickland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Demarce with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strickland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Demarce trying to control but Strickland is working from the bottom.
Demarce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Demarce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Demarce forces his way into half guard.
Demarce blocks the strikes from Strickland.
Demarce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strickland with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Strickland is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strickland is breathing heavily.
Strickland is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Demarce scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce content to control rather than advance.
Demarce winds up and cracks Strickland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Demarce is looking to take a break and control but Strickland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strickland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strickland is looking to control Demarce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Strickland avoid being mounted?
Demarce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strickland defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demarce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strickland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Demarce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strickland sees it coming and defends easily.
Demarce 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.
Demarce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Demarce connects with a nice short shot to Strickland's temple.
Demarce trying to control from half guard but Strickland is working away.
Demarce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Demarce uses his free foot to push down on Strickland's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strickland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Strickland's face.
The referee warns Strickland that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demarce raining down shots from the mount!
Demarce prevents Strickland from getting the reversal.
Demarce fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Demarce looking to control and managing it successfully.
Demarce lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demarce landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Demarce dominated that second 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.
Strickland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Demarce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Demarce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Strickland's guard.
Demarce is looking to take a break and control but Strickland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Demarce is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Strickland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demarce.
Strickland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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. Demarce connects with a nice short shot to Strickland's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce working Strickland over with strikes.
Demarce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Demarce wants to control but Strickland is keeping him busy.
Demarce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Demarce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Demarce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Demarce is looking for a kimura but Strickland is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Demarce to get the leverage.
Strickland is looking to improve his position.
Strickland is trying to maintain the position but Demarce is very close to passing his half guard.
Demarce trying to pass the guard but Strickland defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce slips a nice elbow through Strickland's hands, connecting with Strickland's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demarce is thwarting Strickland's attempts to control the position.
Demarce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strickland can do to turn this around?
Demarce is looking for a kimura but Strickland is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Demarce to get the leverage.
Demarce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strickland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Demarce not doing much here.
Strickland is in trouble now - Demarce has advanced to mount!
Demarce takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce landing punches.
Demarce avoids the attempt from Strickland to control.
Demarce with shots to the head and body - Strickland looks very uncomfortable down there.
Demarce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Strickland is trying to escape the mount.
Demarce scoring with strikes but Strickland is staying in there.
Demarce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Demarce looking to finish Strickland with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strickland!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demarce working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Demarce landing strikes from the mount.
Demarce dominating with strikes here.
Strickland is rocked!
Demarce postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Strickland badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Demarce around the waist but Demarce pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Demarce is the winner by TKO! Demarce jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Demarce!
Ryan Demarce retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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