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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephane Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boucher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Take It Outside. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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183 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Oswald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oswald leaves Boucher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oswald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boucher wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oswald throws a strike but Boucher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boucher 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.
Oswald looking for a guillotine here but Boucher defends easily.
Boucher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oswald trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswald trying to keep a closed guard but Boucher is proving a slippery customer.
Oswald will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oswald wants to sweep but no luck.
Oswald trying to keep a closed guard but Boucher is proving a slippery customer.
Oswald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boucher is one step ahead there.
Boucher 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boucher is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oswald gets a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boucher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oswald is breathing heavily.
Oswald seems to be working for a kimura but Boucher defends the submission attempt.
Oswald blocks the strikes from Boucher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher wants to improve his position but Oswald is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oswald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boucher keeps working.
Boucher missing with punches from the bottom.
Boucher gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher managing to control the position.
Boucher 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.
Oswald postures up in Boucher's guard and throws a big left but Boucher blocks it.
Oswald tries to stand but Boucher is controlling from the bottom.
Boucher has his hands on Oswald 's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oswald wants to control from the top but Boucher keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Oswald dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oswald changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boucher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oswald is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boucher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boucher is trying to control Oswald 's posture but Oswald avoids it.
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Boucher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boucher keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Oswald is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boucher is just riding it out for now. Oswald eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boucher is not content to let Oswald control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher lands with a few short shots to the body.
Boucher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boucher throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswald won't allow Boucher to sweep him here.
Boucher is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oswald preventing the sweep.
Karl Oswald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oswald wants to control from the top but Boucher keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karl Oswald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oswald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boucher is refusing to be controlled, as Oswald sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher is trying to get back to full guard.
Oswald tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Boucher.
Boucher is trying to get back to full guard.
Boucher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Oswald will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oswald feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boucher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oswald is one step ahead there.
Oswald postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boucher is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oswald , into his guard.
Boucher is working Oswald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boucher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Boucher 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.
Boucher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oswald . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephane Boucher was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boucher drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boucher landing with the ground and pound.
Boucher won't allow Oswald to sweep him here.
Boucher 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.
Oswald wants to control but Boucher passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oswald is trying to maintain the position but Boucher is very close to passing his half guard.
Oswald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boucher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boucher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boucher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boucher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswald is trying to control but Boucher passes into side control!
Boucher working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Boucher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boucher controls the position.
Boucher working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oswald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Boucher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oswald has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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