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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Mar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Hebert!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mar wants to clinch.
Hebert blocks a head kick by Mar.
Mar closes the distance and clinches.
Mar keeps control of Hebert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hebert lunges at Mar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mar's hand.
Mar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hebert, pushing him back against the cage.
Hebert has had enough of the clinch but Mar keeps him there for the moment.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Hebert misses with a series of wild punches.
Hebert throws a series of strikes that have Mar backpedaling.
Mar tries to clinch there but Hebert circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hebert, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Hebert.
Mar takes the fight into the clinch.
Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hebert is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hebert avoids the elbow strike from Mar, against the cage.
Hebert blocks an elbow strike.
Mar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hebert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hebert misses with a wild combination.
Hebert throws a right and a left that Mar avoids nicely.
Hebert avoids the head kick by Mar.
Mar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hebert is out of range and Mar settles back down.
Hebert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mar manages to avoid it.
Mar throws a sloppy head kick and Hebert moves out of range easily.
Hebert scores with a nice head shot.
Mar clinches up with Hebert and pushes him back against the cage.
Hebert has had enough of the clinch but Mar keeps him there for the moment.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar has managed to clinch.
Hebert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hebert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hebert is trying to break free.
Hebert is looking to break free of the clinch but Mar has double underhooks.
Mar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mar wants to clinch.
Mar throws a series of punches but Hebert avoids them all with ease.
Hebert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mar counters with an inside leg kick.
Mar takes the fight into the clinch.
Mar trying to land knees to the body.
Hebert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hebert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mar prevents Hebert from breaking the clinch.
Mar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hebert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar misses with a looping left.
Mar has closed the distance and engaged Hebert in a clinch.
Mar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hebert up against the cage.
Mar breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mar moves into the clinch.
Mar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mar throws a leg kick but Hebert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hebert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mar manages to avoid it.
Hebert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mar is breathing heavily.
Hebert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mar throws a lazy head kick
and Mar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hebert scores with a punch to the head.
Good leg kick by Hebert there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hebert throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hebert, pushing him back against the cage.
Mar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hebert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mar.
Hebert is looking to break free of the clinch but Mar has double underhooks.
Hebert is trying to break free.
Mar is working for takedown but Hebert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hebert wants to break free but Mar has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hebert prevents Mar from breaking the clinch.
Mar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Hebert misses
and Mar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hebert has had enough of the clinch but Mar keeps him there for the moment.
Hebert has had enough of the clinch but Mar keeps him there for the moment.
Hebert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mar manages to break the clinch.
Mar is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hebert, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Mar misses
and Hebert counters with a head kick. That will keep Mar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mar tries to clinch up.
AJ Mar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mar throws a sloppy head kick
and Hebert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mar darts in and clinches Hebert up against the cage.
Hebert is trying to break the clinch but Mar has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hebert avoids a wild elbow strike from Mar.
Hebert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hebert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mar prevents Hebert from breaking the clinch.
Hebert wants to break free but Mar has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hebert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hebert has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hebert and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hebert misses with a double jab.
Mar throws a jab but it's blocked by Hebert.
Hebert misses the jab.
Hebert cracks Mar with an open hand slap.
Hebert circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hebert counters with a head kick. That will keep Mar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mar tries to close the distance and clinch but Hebert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hebert cracks the inside of Mar's front leg.
Hebert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mar tries to clinch there but Hebert circles away.
Hebert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Mar.
Hebert is breathing heavily.
Mar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mar prevents Hebert from breaking the clinch.
Mar throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hebert can't break the clinch.
Hebert has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hebert is trying to break free.
Mar manages to break the clinch.
Mar throws a lazy head kick
and Hebert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hebert counters with a big head kick but Mar shrugs it off.
Mar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hebert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hebert misses the jab.
Hebert throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mar.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Mar throws a sloppy head kick and Hebert moves out of range easily.
Mar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mar pushes Hebert up against the cage in a clinch.
Mar has Hebert pushed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hebert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mar has him pressed against the cage.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mar misses with a leg kick
and Hebert counters with a low kick, right behind Mar 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mar has picked Hebert up - he's going for a ride! Mar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mar stands up out of the half guard.
Mar lands with a kick to the temple. Hebert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hebert slips under a jab.
A combination from Hebert does no damage.
Mar clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
AJ Mar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mar lands with a kick to the temple. Hebert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hebert, pushing him back against the cage.
Mar manages to break the clinch.
Hebert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hebert - the referee stops the clock and Mar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hebert. Mar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mar misses with a head kick.
Mar pushes Hebert up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mar throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hebert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sam Hebert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mar is looking to clinch but Hebert is avoiding it.
Hebert misses with a few strikes there.
Mar needs to keep his hands up - Hebert had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hebert.
Mar clinches with his opponent.
Mar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hebert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mar slips a straight right by Hebert.
Mar rushes Hebert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hebert wants to break free but Mar has control.
Mar breaks from the clinch.
Mar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hebert counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mar tries to clinch up.
Hebert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mar.
Mar clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Mar.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Hebert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hebert, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Mar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mar moves into range and clinches up with Hebert.
Mar tries a knee to the head but Hebert blocks it.
Mar prevents Hebert from breaking the clinch.
Hebert wants to break free but Mar has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mar keeps control of Hebert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mar breaks from the clinch.
Mar misses with a leg kick
and Hebert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hebert swats away the attempt to clinch by Mar.
Hebert keeps the fight on the outside.
Mar misses with a combination
and Hebert counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mar slips a jab and a cross from Hebert.
Mar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hebert counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hebert paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hebert throws a head kick that misses.
Mar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hebert counters with a left and a right that stings Mar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hebert throws a jab when Mar was well out of range.
Hebert misses with a series of wild punches.
Hebert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hebert keeps the fight on the outside.
Mar clinches with his opponent.
Mar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mar wants to clinch.
Mar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mar moves in looking to clinch but Hebert pushes him off.
Mar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hebert swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mar instigates a clinch.
Hebert is looking to break free of the clinch but Mar has double underhooks.
Hebert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mar has Hebert up against the cage in a clinch.
Mar scores with a knee to the head.
Mar breaks the clinch.
Hebert throws a looping overhand right but Mar ducks down to avoid it.
Hebert has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hebert there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hebert tries a head kick but it misses.
Mar has closed the distance and engaged Hebert in a clinch.
Mar stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mar throws an elbow but misses.
Mar lands an elbow inside that Hebert shrugs off.
Mar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hebert looks to throw the jab but Mar is out of range.
Hebert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mar counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mar forces Hebert back against the cage and clinches.
Mar looking to throw knees to the head but Hebert is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mar.
Mar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mar has Hebert up against the cage in a clinch.
Mar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hebert's defenses.
Mar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hebert misses with a few strikes there.
Mar moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Mar on the inside.
Mar connects with a knee to the head.
Mar lands an elbow that stopped Hebert in his tracks for a moment.
Mar breaks from the clinch.
Mar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hebert paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hebert looks to score with a jab to the body but Mar is just out of range.
Mar throws a leg kick which misses Hebert's front leg but catches the back leg as Hebert tries to avoid it.
Mar scores with a kick to the body.
Mar clinches.
Mar manages to break the clinch.
Mar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hebert throws a head kick that misses.
Mar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hebert, pushing him back against the cage.
Mar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hebert's face.
Mar leaning against his opponent.
Mar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hebert's face.
Hebert tries to break the clinch but Mar is controlling the position.
Mar manages to break the clinch.
Mar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hebert.
Mar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hebert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hebert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Mar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mar 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 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Mar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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