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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Begin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kid rock, American Badass. George is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sunn O))) - It Took The Night To Believe . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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225 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Begin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty George!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begin is looking to clinch.
Begin rushes George and presses him up against the cage.
Begin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George takes a shot to the head.
Begin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. George fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steve Begin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George throws a head kick that misses.
Begin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Begin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Begin dominating with strikes here.
Begin tries to control but George wriggling away.
George tries to hold on but Begin pushes him away.
George can't escape the position.
Begin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
George looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Begin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Begin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Begin dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Begin scoring with strikes but George is staying in there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
George is squirming around, avoiding Begin's attempts to control the action.
Begin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Begin punishing his opponent with strikes.
George flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Begin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Begin landing shots from mount.
Begin blocks George's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Begin punishing his opponent with strikes.
George looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Begin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as George is looking to escape.
Begin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Begin lands a big elbow.
Begin with the ground and pound from mount.
Begin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Begin lands a big shot there that rocks George but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
George in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
George really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Begin. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Begin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Begin tries to control but George wriggling away.
Begin landing shots from mount.
George can't escape the position.
Begin working the ground and pound effectively.
George is looking to get to half guard.
Begin looking to control but George is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Begin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but George is surviving well by controlling Begin's body position as best he can.
The referee warns George that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Begin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begin has hold of George's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and George manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
BOOM! Begin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
George flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Begin avoids the attempt from George to control.
Begin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Begin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
George is working to get back to half guard.
Begin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
George is squirming around, avoiding Begin's attempts to control the action.
Begin controlling the pace for now.
Begin landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begin lands a big shot there that rocks George but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Begin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Begin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Begin scoring with strikes but George is staying in there.
Begin has hold of George's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and George manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Begin breaks from George's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Begin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Begin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. George looks a forlorn figure.
Begin controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Begin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Begin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Begin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts George as he jumps to the side.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Begin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Begin misses with a body kick.
Begin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has George pinned against the cage. George gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - George looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Begin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range.
Begin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and George counters with a nice leg kick.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Begin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Begin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George shoots in for a double leg but Begin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Begin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
George tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Begin swivels and escapes.
Begin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
George is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begin passes George's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Begin.
George wants to get back to full guard.
George is not content to let Begin control the position.
Begin is nestled in close to George, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Begin is nestled in close to George, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steve Begin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Begin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
George missing with punches from the bottom.
George is not content to let Begin control the position.
George is trying to control but can't.
Begin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Begin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begin lands with a punch from half guard.
Begin working the head and body with strikes.
George is looking to escape.
Begin drops an elbow to the side of George's head.
Begin 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.
Begin winds up and cracks George with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
George is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
George taking some punishment here, with Begin in his half guard.
Well, if Begin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Begin trying to control the action but George is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Begin connects with a nice short shot to George's temple.
George is not content to let Begin control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is trying to maintain the position but Begin is very close to passing his half guard.
Begin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
Begin is nestled in close to George, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Begin lands strikes from half guard.
Begin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Begin working over George with some ground and pound. George looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
George on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Begin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Begin seems to be working for a kimura but George defends the submission attempt.
Begin thows a huge punch but George dodges it nicely.
George trying to hold on to Begin's head to control him but Begin postures up.
Begin is looking for a kimura but George is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Begin to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begin is just content to waste time from the top position. George takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
George thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Begin trying to control the position from guard on top but George is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
George is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Begin cracks George with a solid left hand.
George is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Begin stopping the sweep attempt from George.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Begin tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Begin or perhaps it was just good defense by George which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Begin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Begin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says George as he avoids it easily.
George throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Steve Begin has been cut.
George tries to clinch up.
Begin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Begin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and George counters with a head kick.
Begin gets a takedown into half guard.
Begin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Begin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
George is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Begin connects with a nice short shot to George's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Begin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Begin there.
George taking some punishment here, with Begin in his half guard.
Begin lands strikes from half guard.
George tries to roll over but Begin keeps him under control.
Begin wants to lay and pray for a moment but George keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Begin connects with a nice short shot to George's temple.
Begin working the head and body with strikes.
George is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Begin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Begin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Begin works his way into side control.
Begin wants to lay and pray for a moment but George keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begin lands some shots froms side control.
George wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Begin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
George takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
George is looking to reverse the position.
Begin advances nicely into full mount.
Begin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Begin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as George is looking to escape.
Begin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Begin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of George's face.
George swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to get to half guard.
Begin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Begin lands a big shot there that rocks George but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Begin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Begin with shots to the head and body - George looks very uncomfortable down there.
Begin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Begin content just to control the position here.
Begin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Begin looking to control but George is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Begin lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George wants to get back to his feet.
Begin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
George wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Begin lands a nice shot to the head.
George really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Begin landing strikes from the mount and George is in trouble!
Begin landing punches.
Begin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
George tries to reverse the position but Begin maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Begin raining down shots from the mount!
Begin landing shots from mount.
Matty George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Begin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Begin, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Begin!
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hype
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FIGHT
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