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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Blue!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brewer blocks a leg kick.
Brewer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue misses with a right hand
and Brewer counters with a left and a right that stings Blue.
Blue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brewer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brewer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brewer tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drew Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue throws out a leg kick but Brewer moves out of range and Blue only half commits.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Brewer checks a low kick from Blue.
Brewer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blue eats them both and turns towards Brewer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue misses with a leg kick.
Blue throws a leg kick that misses.
Blue walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brewer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matt Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Brewer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Brewer moves out of range easily.
Blue walks into a stiff left hand from Brewer.
Blue moves away from the strike by Brewer.
A clash of legs there as Brewer blocks the low kick.
Brewer throws a one two combo.
Blue is rocked!
Blue shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blue is still on wobbly legs! Can Brewer finish him?
Blue throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer throws a head kick that misses.
Blue attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blue seems to have recovered his senses.
Brewer misses with a wild combination.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Brewer lands a lovely overhand right.
Blue is looking to chop away at Brewer's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brewer moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer checks a low kick from Blue.
Brewer blocks a leg kick.
Brewer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue tries to clinch but Brewer moves away
and Brewer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blue thinking.
Blue throws an overhand right that lands on Brewer's shoulder, as Brewer tries to avoid the shot.
Blue throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Brewer.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Brewer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blue doesn't seem bothered though.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
Blue misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries to clinch up.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brewer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brewer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue throws a leg kick but Brewer sees it coming and moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Brewer.
Brewer is breathing heavily.
Brewer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blue throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Blue misses.
Blue throws a solid leg kick but Brewer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue.
Blue lands a really nice looking cross but Brewer seems unphased.
Brewer looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brewer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blue wants to slow Brewer down by chopping away at his legs.
Brewer checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue wants to clinch up but Brewer keeps it at a distance.
Brewer misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick from Blue misses.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blue tries to score with a low kick but Brewer moves his leg out of the way.
Blue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
Brewer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blue eats them both and turns towards Brewer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A leg kick checked by Brewer.
Blue throws a hook but Brewer blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Brewer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brewer lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brewer throws a good cross that connects.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brewer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drew Brewer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue tries to score with a low kick but Brewer moves his leg out of the way.
Brewer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blue looks to land a right hand but Brewer moved out of range.
Brewer staying out of range there.
Brewer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blue throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blue tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer checks a low kick from Blue.
Brewer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue wants to slow Brewer down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Brewer.
Sloppy strikes from Brewer. Those never looked like landing.
Brewer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brewer lands with a shot to the body.
Blue moves in looking to clinch but Brewer pushes him off.
Blue tries to land a leg kick but Brewer saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Brewer. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brewer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries to clinch but Brewer is having none of it.
Brewer ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Brewer throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Blue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blue throws a leg kick but Brewer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brewer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue misses with a low kick.
Blue misses with a low kick.
Blue tries to clinch up.
Brewer blocks a leg kick.
Blue tried to score with a low kick but Brewer checks it.
Brewer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Brewer moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brewer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drew Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Blue throws a leg kick that misses.
Blue tries to clinch up.
Blue wants to land a leg kick but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Brewer blocks the leg kick.
Blue tried to score with a low kick but Brewer checks it.
Brewer swinging wildly here.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Brewer circles away.
Blue throws a leg kick but Brewer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brewer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brewer throws the left hand but Blue avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Brewer misses with the combination.
Brewer fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue tries to score with a low kick but Brewer moves his leg out of the way.
Blue tries to clinch up but Brewer circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brewer checks the leg kick.
Brewer avoids the head kick by Blue.
Blue throws a series of punches but Brewer avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brewer throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue motions for Brewer to come forward. Blue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brewer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Blue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Brewer misses.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Blue pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brewer is out of range and Blue settles back down.
Brewer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blue wants to clinch up but Brewer keeps it at a distance.
Brewer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blue.
Brewer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brewer checks a leg kick.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Brewer connects with a single shot there.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blue.
A leg kick checked by Brewer.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brewer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Blue.
Blue tries to work over Brewer's front leg with a kick but Brewer checks it.
Blue needs to keep his hands up - Brewer had a free shot at his head there.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brewer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blue moves in looking to clinch but Brewer pushes him off.
Blue throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Brewer.
Blue misses with a body kick.
Blue blocks a head kick by Brewer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer keeps the fight on the outside.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blue throws an overhand right that lands on Brewer's shoulder, as Brewer tries to avoid the shot.
Blue throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue.
Brewer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Blue throws a chopping leg kick but Brewer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blue swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a few strikes there.
Brewer checks the leg kick.
Blue throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brewer avoids the head kick by Blue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brewer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
Blue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Blue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brewer checks it well.
Blue moves in looking to clinch but Brewer pushes him off.
Blue misses with a kick to the body.
Blue pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brewer is out of range and Blue settles back down.
Blue stuffs the takedown attempt from Brewer. Brewer gets slowly back to his feet.
Blue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blue is looking to score with low kicks.
Blue wants to land a leg kick but Brewer is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brewer.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Brewer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blue misses with a leg kick.
Brewer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blue misses with a hook.
Blue throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a low kick.
Brewer jabs at Blue's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Brewer circles away.
Blue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brewer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Blue!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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