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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cappy Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asbolus Pholus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asbolus Pholus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappy Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asbolus Pholus!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pholus pinned against the cage. Pholus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pholus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Christian to the ground. Pholus is now in Christian's guard.
Christian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pholus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pholus trying to control but Christian is working from the bottom.
Pholus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Christian keeping moving, preventing Pholus from controlling successfully.
Christian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pholus stays in close to Christian's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Asbolus Pholus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pholus swats away the attempt to clinch by Christian.
Christian throws a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pholus, pushing him back against the cage.
Christian lands an elbow inside.
Christian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christian stalling the fight.
Christian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pholus gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Pholus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian is trying to get back to his feet.
Pholus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Christian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Christian throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Pholus shoots in but Christian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christian leaves Pholus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pholus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christian as he jumps to the side.
Cappy Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asbolus Pholus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian tries to clinch up but Pholus circles away and keeps his distance.
Pholus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pholus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christian tries to get out of the position.
Christian is refusing to be controlled, as Pholus sits in half guard.
Pholus seems to be working for a kimura but Christian defends the submission attempt.
Pholus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pholus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pholus thows a huge punch but Christian dodges it nicely.
Pholus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christian defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pholus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christian's head.
Still in half guard, Pholus seems content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian is trying to stand up here but Pholus is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asbolus Pholus dominated that round.
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.
Christian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pholus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Christian somewhat.
Pholus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pholus shoots in but no luck this time.
Christian instigates a clinch.
Pholus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Christian misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christian.
Christian stalling in the clinch but Pholus improves position.
Christian successfully pulls guard.
Pholus scoring with some ground and pound.
Christian wants to stand up but Pholus is controlling him.
Pholus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pholus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pholus pushing down on Christian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Christian is refusing to be controlled, as Pholus sits in half guard.
Pholus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pholus is trying to control. Christian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pholus is working for a kimura but Christian is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pholus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christian pushes Pholus off looking to stand but Pholus dives back in and keeps control.
Pholus trying to control the pace.
Pholus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pholus is trying to control the action in half guard but Christian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pholus thows a huge punch but Christian dodges it nicely.
Christian is staying active underneath Pholus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pholus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pholus slows the pace down in half guard.
Asbolus Pholus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Christian.
Christian leaves Pholus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cappy Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asbolus Pholus.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pholus.
Christian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pholus.
Christian tries to clinch up but Pholus circles away and keeps his distance.
Pholus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pholus showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asbolus Pholus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Christian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pholus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christian is working away from the top position though.
Pholus is trying to get back to full guard.
Christian is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Asbolus Pholus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pholus wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pholus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pholus has a closed guard, preventing Christian from standing up.
Christian stays in close to Pholus's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pholus pushes Christian off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Christian shoots in and drives through. Pholus sprawls well.
Pholus swats away the attempt to clinch by Christian.
A jab from Pholus misses.
Christian tries to clinch but Pholus is having none of it.
Christian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pholus throws out the jab.
Christian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pholus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pholus.
Christian clinches up against the cage.
Christian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pholus is working for takedown but Christian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Christian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pholus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christian counters with a one-two to the body.
Christian wants to clinch.
Christian tries to clinch but Pholus moves out of range.
Pholus looks to land a left hand but Christian moved out of range nicely.
Pholus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pholus closes the distance and clinches up with Christian, looking for a takedown. Pholus pushes Christian against the cage but Christian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cappy Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asbolus Pholus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christian wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pholus has a takedown stuffed.
Christian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pholus shoots in for a takedown but Christian shows good takedown defense.
Cappy Christian is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian tries to clinch up but Pholus circles away and keeps his distance.
Pholus shoots in and drives through. Christian sprawls well.
Pholus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pholus fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Christian with that takedown attempt.
Christian slips a straight right by Pholus.
Pholus swats away the attempt to clinch by Christian.
Pholus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christian tries to clinch but Pholus moves out of range.
Pholus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Christian!
Christian defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pholus working the ground and pound from side control.
Christian stops Pholus from passing to mount.
Pholus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Christian to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pholus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Asbolus Pholus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pholus trying to control the action but Christian is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Asbolus Pholus.
I've got Pholus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asbolus Pholus!
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energy
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hype
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