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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Gretzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gretzky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All shook up by Elvis Presley. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Gretzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Hannibal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannibal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gretzky throws a chopping leg kick but Hannibal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gretzky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hannibal.
It looks like Wayne Gretzky has been cut.
Hannibal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gretzky.
Hannibal misses with a series of wild punches.
Hannibal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hannibal tries to break free but Gretzky pushes him back against the cage.
Gretzky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hannibal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hannibal misses with some punches.
Hannibal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gretzky.
Hannibal working hard to break the clinch.
Hannibal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannibal turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gretzky wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Gretzky is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hannibal connects with a decent elbow.
Hannibal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gretzky 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.
Hannibal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gretzky to his feet.
Gretzky dodges the punch combination from Hannibal.
Gretzky slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Gretzky. No joy for Hannibal on that attempt.
Hannibal misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hannibal is defended easily by Gretzky.
Hannibal looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hannibal misses its intended target.
Hannibal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hannibal throws a series of punches but Gretzky moves out of range.
Gretzky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gretzky wants it to stay on the feet.
Wayne Gretzky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Hannibal.
Hannibal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gretzky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gretzky moves into range and clinches up with Hannibal.
Hannibal gets underhooks to prevent Gretzky's takedown attempt.
Gretzky decides to pull guard.
Hannibal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gretzky striking off his back, scoring a few points.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hannibal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hannibal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gretzky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannibal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hannibal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gretzky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gretzky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gretzky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hannibal defends well.
Hannibal looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky looking for a guillotine here but Hannibal defends easily.
Hannibal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hannibal is in close to Gretzky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hannibal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gretzky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannibal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gretzky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hannibal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gretzky has a closed guard, preventing Hannibal from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wayne Gretzky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayne Gretzky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gretzky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gretzky avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Gretzky with that takedown attempt.
Hannibal tries to clinch up
and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gretzky throwing strikes from guard but Hannibal blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gretzky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gretzky with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretzky postures up and lands a big shot to Hannibal's brow.
Gretzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannibal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hannibal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gretzky.
Gretzky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hannibal wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hannibal can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hannibal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretzky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hannibal swinging wilding here.
Hannibal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gretzky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hannibal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gretzky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hannibal tries for a takedown but Gretzky circles away easily
and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gretzky lands a nice short elbow.
Wayne Gretzky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gretzky thows a huge punch but Hannibal dodges it nicely.
Hannibal tries to roll over but Gretzky keeps him under control.
Gretzky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hannibal defending well though.
Hannibal is not content to let Gretzky control the position.
Hannibal tries to kick Gretzky off but Gretzky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky wants to take a breather but Hannibal is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gretzky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gretzky swinging wilding here.
Gretzky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hannibal swivels and escapes.
Wayne Gretzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gretzky moves out of range of the strikes.
Hannibal scores with a punch to the head.
Gretzky ducks under a wild hook from Hannibal.
Hannibal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hannibal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gretzky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannibal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hannibal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gretzky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hannibal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gretzky lands a big shot there that rocks Hannibal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannibal is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gretzky lands a big shot there that rocks Hannibal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hannibal is bucking up trying to escape but Gretzky cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gretzky dominating with strikes here.
Gretzky working Hannibal over with strikes here.
Gretzky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Gretzky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Gretzky's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hannibal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gretzky gets back to full guard.
Gretzky escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannibal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gretzky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hannibal wants to control from the top but Gretzky keeps moving.
Hannibal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gretzky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannibal is in close to Gretzky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gretzky has a closed guard, preventing Hannibal from standing up.
Gretzky lands some strikes from the bottom.
Gretzky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hannibal defends well.
Hannibal gets to his feet. Gretzky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hannibal tries to clinch up
and Gretzky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hannibal is refusing to be controlled, as Gretzky sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gretzky is working for a kimura but Hannibal is defending it quite comfortably.
Gretzky is trying to control the action in half guard but Hannibal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hannibal pushes Gretzky off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hannibal misses the target.
Hannibal with a poor takedown
and Gretzky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretzky working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hannibal's thigh. Hannibal counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hannibal keeping moving, preventing Gretzky from controlling successfully.
Hannibal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wayne Gretzky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gretzky trying to control but Hannibal is working from the bottom.
Vincent Hannibal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gretzky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gretzky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hannibal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gretzky has managed to get both his arms back between Hannibal's legs - danger averted.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hannibal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gretzky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hannibal to the mat! Hannibal manages to get full guard.
Hannibal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gretzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannibal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Gretzky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gretzky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Gretzky!
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energy
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hype
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