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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stark told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Ready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ready avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Ready sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark misses with a hook. Ready ducked under it nicely.
Ready shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stark manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ready working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ready throwing strikes but missing.
Ready works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ready missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ready not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ready lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ready thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ready takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ready.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Ready is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Ready there.
Ready 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.
Ready is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ready.
Ready wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
Ready sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ready sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
Ready throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ready is nestled in close to Stark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ready wants to get back to his feet.
Ready winds up and cracks Stark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ready missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ready slips a nice elbow through Stark's hands, connecting with Stark's forehead.
Ground and pound from Ready.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ready missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ready not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ready throwing shots but Stark is blocking nicely.
Ready throwing shots but Stark is blocking nicely.
Ready thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
Ready slips a straight right by Stark.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Ready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ready shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark taking some punishment here, with Ready in his half guard.
Stark tries to roll over but Ready keeps him under control.
Ready throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ready throwing shots but Stark is blocking nicely.
Ready throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ready drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Ready looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ready is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ready dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Ready ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Stark.
Ready slips under a jab from Stark.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ready bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ready working the head with strikes.
Stark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ready connects with a decent elbow.
Ready looks up at the clock and then as Stark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ready smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ready tries to score with some ground and pound. Stark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stark is not content to let Ready control the position.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ready. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stark sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stark is looking to reverse the position.
Stark takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stark taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ready working the ground and pound.
Stark takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ready lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stark on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ready laying and praying for a moment but Stark takes advantage and regains half guard.
Stark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ready.
Ready lands strikes from half guard.
Ready is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
Ready throwing shots but Stark is blocking nicely.
Ready thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stark's head.
Ready looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ready frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stark is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stark is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready with a couple of short strikes.
Ready looking to control but Stark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ready raining down shots from the mount!
Ready scoring with strikes but Stark is staying in there.
Ready lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stark is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ready scoring with strikes but Stark is staying in there.
Ready is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Don Ready overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ready connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ready looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ready working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ready with the ground and pound from mount.
Ready raining down shots from the mount!
Stark is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ready lands a big shot there that rocks Stark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ready dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice sprawl there from Stark as Ready shoots in.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Ready circles away.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ready.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ready sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ready scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ready cracks Stark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Check out the look on Ready's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ready scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ready cracks Stark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ready creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ready thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ready misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stark takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ready lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ready creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ready creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ready scoring with punches and elbows.
Ready lands some shots froms side control.
Ready lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ready working the ground and pound.
Stark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ready looks up at the clock and then as Stark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ready smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Don Ready is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ready connects with a decent elbow.
Ready is chipping away with strikes.
Stark is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stark on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ready looks up at the clock and then as Stark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ready smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ready fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ready misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ready wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
Ready grinds an elbow into Stark's temple.
Ready working the ground and pound from side control.
Stark regains half guard, as Ready was trying to land strikes.
Ready looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ready working over Stark with some ground and pound. Stark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tony Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ready lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Ready showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ready, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Ready!
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RATING
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