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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Staller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Bataille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bataille comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance Hall Days kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Georges Bataille will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Staller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Bataille!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bataille fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bataille looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staller blocks a head kick by Bataille.
Bataille scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bataille.
Georges Bataille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bataille drives through and clinches with Staller against the cage.
Staller blocks the elbow strike.
Staller is struggling to control the position.
Bataille stalling against the cage.
Staller throws a punch but it's blocked by Bataille.
Staller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staller managing to block the knees to the body from Bataille.
Bataille unloads a knee to the mid-section. Staller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Staller turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Staller manages to end up in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Staller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bataille is trying to control Staller's posture but Staller avoids it.
Bataille tries to buck Staller off but Staller is having none of it.
Staller tries to move to mount but Bataille blocks the move with his legs.
Staller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bataille is avoiding damage well.
Staller throws an elbow but Bataille slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bataille struggling a bit here.
Staller has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staller looking to ground and pound but Bataille is blocking nicely.
Bataille wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Staller.
Bataille is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Staller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Staller landing strikes from the mount and Bataille is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataille wants to hold on but Staller pushes him away.
Staller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bataille regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staller trying to control the action but Bataille is working from the bottom.
Staller trying to control the pace.
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.
Staller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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 Patrick Staller will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bataille tries to clinch up.
Staller blocks a jab.
A combination from Bataille does no damage.
Bataille waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staller.
Bataille moves into the clinch.
Bataille trying to land knees to the body.
Bataille lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bataille throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Staller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bataille misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Staller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataille unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bataille lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Patrick Staller has been cut.
Bataille pushes off an throws an elbow but Staller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bataille lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bataille just misses with a elbow thrown towards Staller's brow.
Staller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Staller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Staller misses with a body punch.
Bataille lands an elbow just above Staller 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bataille stalling against the cage.
Bataille is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Staller is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staller managing to block the knees to the body from Bataille.
Bataille letting Staller take a breather here.
Bataille lands an elbow that stopped Staller in his tracks for a moment.
Bataille throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bataille prevents Staller from breaking the clinch.
Staller is stalling here.
Bataille misses with an elbow strike.
Staller blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bataille throws an elbow but misses.
Bataille trying to land knees to the body.
Staller slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bataille - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bataille throws an elbow that misses.
Bataille lands an elbow inside.
Staller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bataille lands an elbow inside that Staller shrugs off.
Bataille lands an elbow inside.
Bataille misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Staller.
Bataille lands an elbow that stopped Staller in his tracks for a moment.
Bataille tries to land knees in the clinch but Staller avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bataille throws an elbow but misses.
Staller blocks the elbow strike.
Staller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staller blocks an elbow strike from Bataille.
Bataille tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Staller avoids it.
Staller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bataille trying to land knees to the body.
Staller stalls.
Staller avoids a wild elbow strike from Bataille.
Bataille misses with an elbow over the top.
Bataille gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bataille throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bataille obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staller breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Bataille showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Staller's cut.
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!
Staller keeps the fight on the outside.
Staller blocks the body kick.
Bataille scoring well with a low kick there.
Staller keeps the fight on the outside.
Staller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bataille works the jab nicely.
Bataille connects with a leg kick. Staller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Staller checks the leg kick.
Bataille throws a right hand that misses
and Staller counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staller is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bataille will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Staller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bataille, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staller is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bataille knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Bataille's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bataille takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bataille gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Staller prevents Bataille from improving his position.
Staller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Staller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataille keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bataille trying to control but Staller postures up.
Staller is keen to just control but Bataille is a slippery customer.
Staller is taking a breather. Bataille says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Staller is looking to advance position but Bataille won't allow it.
Bataille tries to roll over but Staller keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Staller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bataille lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staller at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bataille.
Bataille is looking to score with low kicks.
Staller staying out of range there.
Bataille looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bataille tries to score with a low kick but Staller moves his leg out of the way.
Bataille fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Staller.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Georges Bataille.
I think Bataille 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Bataille!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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