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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Mara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Mara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolitho throws a head kick that misses.
Bolitho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mara.
Bolitho misses with a looping right.
Mara fails to land with a series of punches.
Mara tries a low kick but Bolitho avoids it.
Bolitho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jaime Bolitho has been cut.
Mara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolitho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthew Mara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Mara.
Bolitho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bolitho just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolitho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mara lands a big head kick that sends Bolitho tumbling to the mat! Mara takes a step backwards and waves Bolitho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bolitho is rocked!
Bolitho looks to throw the jab but Mara is out of range.
Bolitho is still on wobbly legs! Can Mara finish him?
Mara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mara is trying to force a seperation but Bolitho has the dominant position.
Mara wants to break free but Bolitho has control.
Mara scores with a shot to the side of Bolitho's head.
Mara wants to break free but Bolitho has control.
Mara is trying to break free.
Bolitho misses with some punches.
Bolitho seems to have recovered his senses.
Mara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mara connects with a body shot that sends Bolitho's belly button to the back.
Mara drops Bolitho with a beautiful combination! Bolitho stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mara is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolitho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bolitho pushes Mara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolitho.
Mara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolitho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mara throws a right hand that Bolitho ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolitho also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Bolitho.
Mara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bolitho lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Mara catches Bolitho right on the button with a cross.
Mara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara tries to bum rush Bolitho with a series of wild strikes but Bolitho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolitho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mara is breathing heavily.
Bolitho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mara.
Bolitho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mara scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bolitho.
Bolitho cracks Mara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bolitho avoids the head kick by Mara.
Nice straight punches there by Bolitho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bolitho.
Bolitho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mara misses with a left hand
and Bolitho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolitho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mara is rocked!
Mara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bolitho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Mara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolitho lands a front kick.
Mara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bolitho counters with an inside leg kick.
Mara seems to have got his legs back now.
Mara throws a leg kick
and Mara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolitho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolitho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bolitho avoids the head kick by Mara.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bolitho, right into the meat.
Mara misses with a two punch combination.
Bolitho lands a left and a right that send Mara crashing to the mat, dazed. Bolitho thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bolitho lands a jab to the head.
Mara has Bolitho up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolitho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolitho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mara or not.
Bolitho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mara is trying to push Bolitho away but Bolitho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bolitho pushes Mara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolitho tries a body shot but Mara blocks it.
Mara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolitho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mara's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolitho.
Mara is trying to break the clinch but Bolitho is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolitho.
Bolitho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mara.
Bolitho has Mara pressed against the cage, preventing Mara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mara throws a series of punches but Bolitho avoids them all with ease.
Bolitho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mara.
Mara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolitho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mara tries to land a leg kick but Bolitho saw it coming and moves away.
Mara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolitho connects with a body shot.
Mara doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolitho circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bolitho blocks a head kick by Mara.
Bolitho throws a hook to the side of Mara's head but Mara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolitho tries to clinch there but Mara circles away.
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 Matthew Mara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaime Bolitho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolitho.
Mara misses with a double jab.
Mara throws a head kick but Bolitho moves out of range.
Bolitho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mara tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolitho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mara manages to avoid it.
Mara throws a right hand that Bolitho ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolitho also avoids with ease.
Bolitho swats away the attempt to clinch by Mara.
Bolitho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bolitho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bolitho duly obliges.
Mara throws a head kick that misses.
Mara lunges at Bolitho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolitho's hand.
Matthew Mara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolitho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolitho connects with a nice looking jab.
Bolitho throws a front kick that sends Mara stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolitho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matthew Mara is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Mara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolitho throws a body punch but Mara moves out of range.
Bolitho connects with a nice looking jab.
Bolitho ducks under a wild hook from Mara.
Mara throws a looping overhand right but Bolitho ducks down to avoid it.
Mara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolitho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mara slips a straight right by Bolitho.
Mara throws a lazy right hand but Bolitho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Mara misses.
Mara misses with a double jab
and Bolitho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolitho counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolitho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mara throws a sloppy head kick and Bolitho moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolitho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bolitho.
Bolitho connects with a right hand. Mara shakes it off.
Mara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Bolitho. Beautiful body shot.
Mara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bolitho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Bolitho as he connects with a hook.
Bolitho circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mara to the canvas! Mara doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bolitho keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaime Bolitho!
Jaime Bolitho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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