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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 4992 p4p, 2962 weight class) and Henri Laulhere (ranked 0 p4p, 76 weight class). Deanthony Pederson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henri Laulhere!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laulhere shoots for a double leg takedown but Pederson sprawls well. He's pushed Laulhere's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laulhere gets tackled into the cage by Pederson. Pederson maintains the clinch.
Laulhere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pederson swings wildly with an uppercut but Laulhere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pederson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Laulhere fails to land.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laulhere is keeping busy.
Laulhere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laulhere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laulhere.
Laulhere will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pederson up against the cage.
Pederson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laulhere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pederson trying to stall but Laulhere improves his position.
Laulhere throws a punch but it's blocked by Pederson.
Pederson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulhere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laulhere blocks an uppercut.
Laulhere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pederson tries to stall but Laulhere uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pederson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laulhere is trying to break free.
Pederson misses with some punches.
Pederson blocks a body shot from Laulhere.
Pederson lands a hook that snaps the head of Laulhere backwards.
Pederson tries to work over Laulhere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laulhere slowing the pace effectively.
Laulhere throws a punch but it's blocked by Pederson.
Pederson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laulhere or not.
Pederson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pederson misses with a punch to the body.
Laulhere lands a right hand.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pederson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pederson.
Pederson keeps control of Laulhere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pederson has been working on his balance at Temple of Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Laulhere.
Pederson tries to throw a body punch but Laulhere avoids it by throwing Pederson back against the cage.
Laulhere misses with some punches.
Laulhere stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pederson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laulhere backwards.
Laulhere leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laulhere.
Pederson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pederson tries to land knees in the clinch but Laulhere avoids the damage to the body.
Laulhere leaning his opponent against the cage.
Laulhere wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laulhere.
Pederson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laulhere stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pederson.
Laulhere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laulhere drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pederson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Deanthony Pederson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Laulhere.
Laulhere closes the distance and clinches.
Pederson tries to work over Laulhere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pederson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pederson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laulhere's elbow.
Pederson looking to stall.
Laulhere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pederson can't find room to land a body shot as Laulhere controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson struggles to land a body shot inside as Laulhere controls his hands.
Pederson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laulhere prevents a body shot from Pederson.
Laulhere working aggressively here.
Pederson lands a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laulhere throws a head punch that misses.
Pederson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pederson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pederson lands a right hand.
Pederson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pederson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Laulhere fails to land.
Laulhere misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laulhere has a couple of punches blocked by Pederson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pederson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deanthony Pederson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laulhere fails to land the takedown.
Pederson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pederson misses with a body kick.
Laulhere takes the fight into the clinch.
Laulhere tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laulhere misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pederson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laulhere as Pederson tries to tie him up.
Pederson prevents a body shot from Laulhere.
Laulhere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laulhere working aggressively here.
Pederson jumps into guard, dragging Laulhere to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laulhere tries to stand but Pederson is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pederson is on top in guard.
Laulhere wants to get back to his feet but Pederson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laulhere is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pederson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pederson drops back looking for a leg! Laulhere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laulhere manages to kick Pederson off! Pederson jumps back into Laulhere's guard.
Laulhere working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pederson.
Laulhere wants to stand up but Pederson is controlling him.
Laulhere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pederson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laulhere keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Pederson slips nicely into half guard.
Pederson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pederson seems to be working for a kimura but Laulhere defends the submission attempt.
Pederson is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pederson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Laulhere wants to get back to his feet.
Pederson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Laulhere tries to kick Pederson off in order to stand up. Pederson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laulhere is trying to get back to his feet.
Pederson 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.
Pederson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laulhere is pushing Pederson's head away, looking to escape. Pederson manages to hold on to the position though.
Pederson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pederson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laulhere wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Laulhere tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Laulhere slaps away a takedown attempt from Pederson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laulhere fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Pederson misses its target.
Pederson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laulhere has time to react.
Laulhere shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pederson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laulhere content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laulhere content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laulhere defends well.
Pederson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laulhere defends it easily.
Pederson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Laulhere gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laulhere is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pederson looking to control.
Laulhere slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pederson wants to sweep here but Laulhere controlling him for the moment.
Pederson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laulhere doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laulhere manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pederson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laulhere is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Laulhere has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pederson connects with a crisp jab.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laulhere can do to turn this around?
Laulhere slips under a jab from Pederson.
Laulhere closes the distance and clinches up with Pederson, looking for a takedown. Laulhere pushes Pederson against the cage but Pederson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Laulhere clinches with his opponent.
Pederson misses with a body punch.
Laulhere leaning against his opponent.
Laulhere tries for a takedown but Pederson manages to get underhooks.
Deanthony Pederson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Laulhere.
Laulhere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laulhere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laulhere blocks an uppercut.
Pederson tries a body shot but Laulhere blocks it.
Laulhere looking to stall.
Pederson dodges an elbow strike from Laulhere.
Henri Laulhere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laulhere misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pederson.
Pederson tries a body shot but Laulhere blocks it.
Pederson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laulhere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pederson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laulhere gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laulhere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pederson throws a head punch that misses.
Pederson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pederson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laulhere controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pederson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Deanthony Pederson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pederson, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deanthony Pederson!
Deanthony Pederson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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