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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Gushy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Thornbury (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 White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erwin Gushy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reginald Thornbury!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushy shoots for a takedown but Thornbury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gushy shoots in looking for a takedown but Thornbury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gushy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gushy misses with a body kick.
Gushy rushes Thornbury and presses him up against the cage.
Gushy pulls Thornbury into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thornbury wants to control from the top but Gushy keeps moving.
Gushy working for a triangle but Thornbury defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gushy wants to sweep but no luck.
Thornbury tries to free his leg and advance position but Gushy is retaining full guard.
Thornbury seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gushy 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.
Thornbury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thornbury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thornbury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thornbury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thornbury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gushy is looking to clinch but Thornbury is avoiding it.
Thornbury throws a series of punches but Gushy moves out of range.
Gushy shoots in and drives through. Thornbury sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Gushy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gushy is breathing heavily.
Thornbury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thornbury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thornbury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thornbury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thornbury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gushy.
Good exchange - Thornbury coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornbury forces Gushy back against the cage and clinches.
Gushy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thornbury walks away with a smile on his face. Gushy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thornbury tries to clinch up but Gushy circles away and keeps his distance.
Thornbury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thornbury looks to land a combination. Gushy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thornbury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gushy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thornbury tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gushy defends well and Thornbury ends up having to push Gushy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury tries to pull guard but Gushy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gushy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gushy wants to clinch up but Thornbury keeps it at a distance.
Thornbury leaves Gushy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gushy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thornbury was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushy.
Gushy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gushy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gushy has a takedown stuffed.
Thornbury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gushy shoots in looking for a takedown. Thornbury tries to sprawl out of it but Gushy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thornbury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushy throws a sloppy head kick and Thornbury moves out of range easily.
Thornbury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gushy lands a right hook to the body.
Thornbury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gushy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thornbury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushy closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornbury has Gushy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gushy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Thornbury dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thornbury misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin Gushy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thornbury clinches with his opponent.
Gushy drags the fight down to the ground.
Thornbury with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gushy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gushy keeping full guard, as Thornbury tries to pass.
Gushy keeping moving, preventing Thornbury from controlling successfully.
Thornbury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gushy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Thornbury has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Thornbury wants to get back to striking at distance but Gushy won't allow it.
Gushy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thornbury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reginald Thornbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornbury lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Erwin Gushy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornbury misses with a few strikes there.
Thornbury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thornbury misses with a two punch combination.
Gushy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thornbury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thornbury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gushy is looking to clinch.
Gushy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gushy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gushy is looking to clinch but Thornbury is avoiding it.
Thornbury swats away the attempt to clinch by Gushy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thornbury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gushy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Gushy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gushy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushy misses with a double jab.
Thornbury shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gushy misses with a head kick.
Gushy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gushy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thornbury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gushy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thornbury sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gushy somewhat.
Thornbury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gushy.
Thornbury wants to clinch.
Gushy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thornbury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury wants to clinch.
Gushy forces Thornbury back against the cage and clinches.
Thornbury drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gushy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gushy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thornbury has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gushy after a bit of a struggle.
Thornbury keeps control of Gushy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Thornbury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erwin Gushy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thornbury.
Thornbury trying to control the action but Gushy is working from the bottom.
Gushy can't do much from the bottom here.
Gushy tries to buck Thornbury off but Thornbury is having none of it.
Thornbury tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gushy's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thornbury lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornbury is putting a hurting on Gushy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thornbury is trying to get an arm triangle but Gushy is defending well.
Gushy is looking to reverse the position.
Gushy wants to control but Thornbury postures up.
Thornbury is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gushy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gushy wants to control but Thornbury postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald Thornbury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thornbury is looking to take a break and control but Gushy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thornbury wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gushy, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury working the ground and pound.
Gushy tries to buck Thornbury off but Thornbury is having none of it.
Thornbury lands a few punches from side control.
Thornbury wants to control but Gushy is keeping him busy.
Thornbury decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gushy to his feet.
Thornbury moves in looking to clinch but Gushy pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushy walks into a jab.
Thornbury closes the distance and pushes Gushy back into the cage.
Thornbury tries for a takedown but Gushy manages to get underhooks.
Thornbury gets underhooks to prevent Gushy's takedown attempt.
Gushy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thornbury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thornbury tries to break the clinch but Gushy is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thornbury is trying to break the clinch but Gushy has him pressed against the cage.
Thornbury wants to get back to striking at distance but Gushy won't allow it.
Erwin Gushy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reginald Thornbury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gushy throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Thornbury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thornbury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Reginald Thornbury!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Reginald Thornbury!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Reginald Thornbury!
Reginald Thornbury wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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