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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaiul Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Cassian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaiul Henry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaiul Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Cassian!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Cassian as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
St Cassian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaiul Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Cassian is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, St Cassian circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry avoids the head kick by St Cassian.
Henry tries for a takedown but St Cassian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but St Cassian sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry looks for a takedown but St Cassian sprawls well.
St Cassian stuffs the takedown.
St Cassian is looking to chop away at Henry's legs.
Henry avoids the head kick by St Cassian.
Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Cassian!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Cassian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
St Cassian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henry landing punches.
St Cassian tries to reverse the position but Henry maintains control.
St Cassian regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Cassian tries to kick Henry off but Henry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but St Cassian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Cassian wants to get back to his feet.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Cassian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to St Cassian's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Cassian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Cassian wants to sweep but no luck.
St Cassian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Cassian looks gassed!
St Cassian is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
Henry preventing the sweep.
St Cassian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry drops back looking for a leg! St Cassian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Cassian manages to kick Henry off! Henry jumps back into St Cassian's guard.
St Cassian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Cassian wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but St Cassian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry distracts St Cassian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Cassian is looking to stand up but Henry isn't so interested in that idea.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry cracks St Cassian with a solid left hand.
Henry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from St Cassian. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georges St Cassian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Cassian throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry tries to clinch there but St Cassian circles away.
St Cassian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Cassian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Cassian has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Henry doesn't defend quickly enough and St Cassian has managed to lock this one up! Can Henry escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to St Cassian on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Georges St Cassian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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