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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Barrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Barrie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrie clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
Glover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Barrie has had enough of the clinch but Glover keeps him there for the moment.
Barrie jumps guard but Glover stands there with Barrie around his waist. Barrie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barrie is working for takedown but Glover is calmly controlling the position for now.
Glover has Barrie pressed against the cage.
Barrie has had enough of the clinch but Glover keeps him there for the moment.
Glover trying to stall but Barrie improves his position.
Barrie stalling in the clinch but Glover improves position.
Glover stalling in the clinch but Barrie improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rashad Glover.
Barrie shoots in for a takedown but Glover shows good takedown defense.
Rashad Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Barrie.
Barrie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Glover defends well and Barrie ends up having to push Glover into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrie avoiding damage as Glover throws knees to the body.
Glover trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Glover tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrie avoids the damage to the body.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Glover.
Barrie drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barrie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barrie is on top in guard.
Glover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barrie controls the pace.
Glover looking to control.
Barrie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrie throws a big right hand that misses.
Glover keeping full guard, as Barrie tries to pass.
Barrie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrie stopping the sweep attempt from Glover.
Barrie is looking to work some ground and pound but Glover has wrist control.
Barrie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyson Barrie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Good work by Glover as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glover is fending him off so far but Barrie persists. Nope, Glover circles away and we're back to standing.
Glover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Glover fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Barrie scores with a hook to the body. Glover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrie darts in looking for a takedown but Glover gets double underhooks and turns Barrie into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barrie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Glover just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Barrie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barrie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glover.
Barrie stuffs the takedown attempt from Glover. Glover gets slowly back to his feet.
Barrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barrie jumps into guard, dragging Glover to the mat.
Barrie managing to control the position.
Glover gets to his feet - Barrie follows without any prompting.
Barrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Glover after a bit of a struggle.
Glover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barrie avoids it.
Glover is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barrie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalling in the clinch from Glover.
Barrie pulls guard successfully.
Glover will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barrie is looking for a triangle but Glover pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover stands up from Barrie's guard - Glover perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glover has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Glover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glover fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Glover misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Barrie or perhaps it was just good defense by Glover which made him look bad.
Barrie closes the distance and clinches up with Glover, looking for a takedown. Barrie pushes Glover against the cage but Glover circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barrie closes the distance and clinches up with Glover, looking for a takedown. Barrie pushes Glover against the cage but Glover circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Glover defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barrie.
Glover dives in and grabs Barrie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barrie pushes down on Glover's head and hops out.
Glover tries to clinch up.
Barrie clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
Barrie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barrie backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover being controlled against the cage.
Glover is trying to maintain a safe position but Barrie gets an underhook and turns Glover into the cage.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Glover seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Barrie is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Glover trying to stall but Barrie improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rashad Glover will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barrie fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barrie.
Barrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover pressing his opponent against the cage.
Glover trying to control the position but instead, Barrie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glover into the cage.
Glover digs a right hand into Barrie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barrie's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barrie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Barrie controls the action.
Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barrie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Glover.
Glover throws a head kick that misses.
Barrie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rashad Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Barrie.
Barrie has managed to clinch.
Barrie tries to stall but Glover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Glover lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barrie.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrie can't get the takedown.
Barrie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Barrie.
Barrie tries to pull guard but Glover forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Come on Barrie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barrie blocks an uppercut.
Glover landing knees to the body.
Barrie being controlled against the cage.
Barrie blocks a body shot from Glover.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover lands a good knee to the midsection. Barrie won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glover looking to slow down the pace here.
Barrie being controlled against the cage.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrie's elbow.
Glover controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rashad Glover.
Barrie jabs Glover to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick by Barrie misses
and Glover counters with a single leg into guard. Barrie didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover wanted to stand there but Barrie had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barrie is looking to sweep but instead, Glover has passed into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glover has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Glover!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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