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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 253 p4p, 550 weight class) and Hector Wallace (ranked 34 p4p, 76 weight class). Deanthony Pederson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Wallace's chin.
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Pederson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pederson.
Wallace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Pederson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pederson takes one on the button.
Pederson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pederson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pederson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pederson misses with a left hand
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Pederson's shoulder, as Pederson tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Pederson scores with a jab. Wallace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Wallace.
Pederson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pederson throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pederson misses with a few strikes there.
Pederson misses with a right hand
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
Hector Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Pederson tries to counter with a takedown but Wallace is quick to defend against it.
Wallace gets caught napping as Pederson dives in and scores a takedown. Wallace manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace wants to control the position but Pederson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wallace is trying to maintain the position but Pederson is very close to passing his half guard.
Wallace regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pederson.
Pederson prevents Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Pederson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pederson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pederson trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Pederson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pederson wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pederson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pederson controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pederson 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.
Pederson looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pederson scores with a shot to the body.
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.
Wallace throws the left hand but Pederson avoids the punch easily.
Pederson avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Pederson looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pederson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pederson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Pederson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wallace takes a swing at Pederson's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Pederson there.
Wallace is rocked!
Pederson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pederson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pederson throws a right hand that misses
and Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Pederson moves away and avoids it.
Pederson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Pederson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Pederson.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl out of it but Pederson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wallace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pederson at a distance.
Pederson looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace connects with a body shot that sends Pederson's belly button to the back.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Pederson is out of range.
Pederson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson blocks a jab.
Pederson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pederson throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Pederson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Pederson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wallace throws the left hand but Pederson avoids the punch easily.
Pederson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pederson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wallace!
Wallace tries to lock up and control but Pederson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pederson looking for a guillotine from mount but Wallace is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to control but Pederson is having none of it.
Wallace wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pederson.
Pederson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pederson thowing shots but they're missing.
Pederson controlling the position easily from mount.
Pederson avoids the attempt from Wallace to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pederson throws some wild stikes that Wallace manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Pederson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pederson looking to secure an arm triangle but Wallace defends it well.
Wallace's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wallace takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Pederson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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