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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Lebouthillier (ranked 4120 p4p, 4122 weight class) and Jackson Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Lebouthillier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebouthillier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fuller circles away.
Lebouthillier darts in looking for a takedown but Fuller gets double underhooks and turns Lebouthillier into the cage.
Lebouthillier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lebouthillier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fuller blocks the elbow strike.
Fuller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lebouthillier is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller stalls.
Lebouthillier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fuller up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller wants to stall.
Lebouthillier pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fuller has Lebouthillier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lebouthillier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fuller tries to pull guard but Lebouthillier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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.
Lebouthillier working hard to break the clinch.
Lebouthillier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lebouthillier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fuller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lebouthillier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lebouthillier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebouthillier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lebouthillier fails with a takedown attempt.
Fuller throws a series of punches but Lebouthillier avoids them all with ease.
Lebouthillier throws a counter high kick but Fuller was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lebouthillier throws a series of punches but Fuller avoids them all with ease.
Fuller has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebouthillier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lebouthillier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fuller.
Lebouthillier fails with the takedown.
Fuller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lebouthillier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lebouthillier circles away quickly and effectively.
Lebouthillier clinches with his opponent.
Lebouthillier prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lebouthillier is defending well.
Lebouthillier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fuller has Lebouthillier pressed against the cage, preventing Lebouthillier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lebouthillier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lebouthillier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lebouthillier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fuller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lebouthillier is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lebouthillier taking a breather.
Lebouthillier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lebouthillier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fuller but Fuller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 William Lebouthillier will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lebouthillier misses with a takedown attempt - Fuller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lebouthillier has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lebouthillier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fuller has hold of one of Lebouthillier's legs. Lebouthillier is fighting the takedown attempt but Fuller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuller stays in close to Lebouthillier's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebouthillier isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fuller stacks Lebouthillier on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fuller!
Fuller misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Let's hope that Fuller 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.
Fuller advances to full mount.
Fuller prevents Lebouthillier from getting the reversal.
Fuller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lebouthillier tries to reverse the position but Fuller maintains control.
Fuller controlling the position easily from mount.
Lebouthillier wants to control but Fuller is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Fuller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller controlling the pace for now.
Lebouthillier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lebouthillier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fuller controlling the pace for now.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lebouthillier has given up his back.
Lebouthillier is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebouthillier is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
What can Lebouthillier do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fuller has the hooks in. Lebouthillier is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fuller trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lebouthillier doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Fuller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lebouthillier.
Lebouthillier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fuller throws a right hand that Lebouthillier ducks under and follows up with a left that Lebouthillier also avoids with ease.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown but Lebouthillier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lebouthillier feinted with a counter takedown.
Lebouthillier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller drives through with a takedown into Lebouthillier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fuller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebouthillier looking for a sweep. Not yet Lebouthillier, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lebouthillier is trying to keep Fuller in close.
Fuller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lebouthillier wants to stand up but Fuller is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fuller sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuller slaps away a takedown attempt from Lebouthillier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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.
Fuller punishes Lebouthillier's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lebouthillier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fuller pinned against the cage. Fuller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lebouthillier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebouthillier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like William Lebouthillier has been cut.
Fuller tries to clinch up.
Lebouthillier appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fuller throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebouthillier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuller moves in looking to clinch but Lebouthillier pushes him off.
Lebouthillier moves into the clinch.
Fuller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lebouthillier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lebouthillier tries to break free but Fuller pushes him back against the cage.
Fuller has Lebouthillier pressed against the cage, preventing Lebouthillier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lebouthillier taking a breather.
Lebouthillier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fuller.
Fuller tries to pull guard but Lebouthillier holds him up against the cage and eventually Fuller drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebouthillier unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lebouthillier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebouthillier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lebouthillier.
Fuller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lebouthillier is looking to get back to his feet here but Fuller is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lebouthillier's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Lebouthillier showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Lebouthillier!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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