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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Ouellette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Koljeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivo Koljeno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
7 - 19 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronny Ouellette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ivo Koljeno!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouellette gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ouellette lands a right hand.
Koljeno can't break the clinch.
Ouellette has Koljeno pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ouellette pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Koljeno tumbling to the mat - Ouellette dives into Koljeno's guard.
Koljeno is trying to keep Ouellette in close.
Koljeno is looking to stand up but Ouellette isn't so interested in that idea.
Ouellette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koljeno is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouellette keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koljeno's head.
Ouellette sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koljeno's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouellette is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Ouellette.
Ouellette is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ouellette passes to side control.
Koljeno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ouellette has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Koljeno misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koljeno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ouellette decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koljeno's guard.
Ouellette is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ouellette landing with the ground and pound.
Ouellette makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ouellette chips away with some ground and pound.
Ouellette stays in close to Koljeno's body and controls the position.
Koljeno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ouellette is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouellette scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ouellette's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ouellette is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ouellette pushes down on Koljeno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ouellette wants to pass to mount but Koljeno is defending the position.
Ouellette working Koljeno over with strikes.
Ouellette scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouellette takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ouellette looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ouellette slows the pace down in half guard.
Koljeno is looking to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koljeno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Ouellette dominated that round.
That's time! Ouellette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouellette gets a double leg takedown into Koljeno's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ouellette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koljeno is keeping the position for now.
Ouellette not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ouellette is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koljeno can do to turn this around?
Ouellette seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Koljeno for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koljeno wants to get back to his feet but Ouellette is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ouellette slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ouellette with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ouellette controls from within his opponent's guard.
Koljeno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ouellette changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koljeno looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ouellette looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ouellette decides to stand back up. Ouellette steps back and let's Koljeno get back to his feet.
Koljeno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koljeno.
Koljeno tries a head kick but it misses.
Koljeno is breathing heavily.
Koljeno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koljeno has his takedown stuffed
and Ouellette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouellette shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouellette controlling the action here.
Koljeno has hold of Ouellette's hands but Ouellette slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koljeno gets full guard.
Ronny Ouellette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ouellette stays in close to Koljeno's body and controls the position.
Ouellette gets to his feet - Koljeno follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koljeno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koljeno fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouellette attempts a counter takedown but Koljeno avoids it well and moves away.
Ronny Ouellette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Koljeno.
Ouellette closes the distance and clinches.
Ouellette ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ouellette no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ouellette knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koljeno on the ground.
Koljeno throws a big elbow that misses.
Ouellette has his foot on Koljeno's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koljeno works his way back into a safe position though.
Ouellette trying to control the position here.
Ouellette keeping moving, preventing Koljeno from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ouellette is pulling down on Koljeno's head. It's preventing any offense from Koljeno, at least for the moment.
Koljeno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ouellette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koljeno has managed to get both his arms back between Ouellette's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronny Ouellette dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ouellette closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koljeno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ouellette slows down the pace here.
Ouellette is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ouellette jumps guard.
Ouellette managing to control the position.
Ouellette tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koljeno is looking to advance position but Ouellette has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Koljeno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouellette goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Koljeno is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koljeno is looking to work some ground and pound but Ouellette has wrist control.
Koljeno throwing strikes but missing.
Koljeno won't allow Ouellette to sweep him here.
Ouellette seems keen to control Koljeno's posture.
Ouellette manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koljeno manages to get himself to full guard.
Ouellette is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ouellette is pushing down on Koljeno's leg trying to pass to half guard. Koljeno is fighting to maintain full guard but Ouellette has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koljeno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ouellette is working away from the top position though.
Ouellette is trying to work for a kimura but Koljeno is defending well.
Koljeno trying to hold on to Ouellette's head to control him but Ouellette postures up.
Ouellette controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ouellette lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koljeno won't allow Ouellette to pass to mount.
Ouellette winds up and cracks Koljeno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ronny Ouellette is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouellette is taking a breather. Koljeno says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ouellette lands strikes from half guard.
Ouellette sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ouellette decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Koljeno shoots and misses
and Ouellette counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koljeno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ouellette.
Ouellette scores with a takedown into Koljeno's guard.
Koljeno pushes Ouellette off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koljeno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ouellette circles away.
Ronny Ouellette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivo Koljeno.
Ouellette clinches.
Ouellette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivo Koljeno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koljeno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouellette appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronny Ouellette showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ouellette has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronny Ouellette!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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