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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Giannos (ranked 6400 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rome (ranked 24785 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Giannos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Rome!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannos throws a sloppy head kick and Rome moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Rome misses.
George Giannos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giannos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giannos wants to clinch.
Rome avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Giannos misses with a combination
and Rome counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannos tries to kick Rome off but Rome keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giannos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannos is working hard here to advance position.
Giannos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rome manages to pass to mount!
Rome sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rome avoids the attempt from Giannos to control.
Rome controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Giannos tries to hold on but Rome postures up.
Rome tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Giannos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rome sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Giannos tries to hold on but Rome postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Giannos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Giannos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Giannos tries to lock up and control but Rome gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Giannos can't escape the position.
Rome controlling from the full mount.
Giannos flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Giannos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rome controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rome avoids the attempt from Giannos to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rome dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Giannos tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Rome releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Giannos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rome flicks out a counter leg kick but Giannos steps away.
Giannos rushes Rome and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giannos manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Giannos.
Giannos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rome can't do much from the bottom here.
Rome holds on to Giannos's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome regains half guard.
Rome is positioning himself well to prevent Giannos advancing to mount.
Rome is continuing to stall.
Giannos tries to stand and escape but Rome is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rome controlling the position well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Giannos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rome did well to prevent Giannos getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome keeping control of the position.
Giannos is looking to take a break and control but Rome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rome moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rome holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome has a closed guard, preventing Giannos from standing up.
Giannos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rome dives on top into guard.
Giannos wants to sweep here but Rome controlling him for the moment.
Jake Rome has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giannos wants to control the position but Rome says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Giannos wants to sweep but Rome has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rome is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rome controlling from mount.
Giannos is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giannos wants to hold on but Rome pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Giannos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Giannos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Giannos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rome is not content to let Giannos control the position.
Rome is doing well to control the position and prevent Giannos from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannos wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannos is looking to take a break and control but Rome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rome is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giannos scores with a three punch combo!
Giannos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giannos gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome is fighting off a takedown attempt but Giannos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rome to the mat. Rome regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Giannos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rome trying to control the position here.
Giannos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Giannos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rome works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannos wants to stand and escape but instead Rome has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Giannos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rome passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rome controlling the action here.
Giannos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Giannos strikes from the bottom but Rome uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Rome happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giannos can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Giannos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giannos 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Giannos!
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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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