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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxime Bergeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupac Saulnier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupac Saulnier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxime Bergeron's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxime Bergeron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tupac Saulnier!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergeron 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.
Saulnier will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Saulnier is striking from the bottom but Bergeron uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Bergeron tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saulnier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bergeron prevents Saulnier from improving his position.
Saulnier tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Saulnier tries to get to full guard but Bergeron has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bergeron content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saulnier misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saulnier tries a head kick but it misses.
Saulnier wants to clinch.
Bergeron shoots in and drives through. Saulnier sprawls well.
Bergeron is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergeron throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saulnier throws a sloppy head kick
and Bergeron counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saulnier!
Saulnier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saulnier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Saulnier is looking to get to half guard.
Bergeron controlling the pace for now.
Saulnier keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saulnier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron working the ground and pound effectively.
Saulnier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saulnier is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bergeron blocks Saulnier's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bergeron controlling the position easily from mount.
Saulnier working to try and regain half guard.
Bergeron content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saulnier is trying desperately to improve position.
Saulnier is squirming around, avoiding Bergeron's attempts to control the action.
Saulnier tries to reverse the position but Bergeron maintains control.
Bergeron lands a nice shot to the head.
Bergeron prevents Saulnier from getting the reversal.
Saulnier manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bergeron trying to control from half guard but Saulnier is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saulnier works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergeron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bergeron has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Saulnier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bergeron stays in close to Saulnier's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxime Bergeron dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Bergeron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bergeron with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saulnier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bergeron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saulnier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saulnier lands with an overhand left.
Saulnier throws a big shot that misses.
Bergeron closes the distance and clinches up with Saulnier, looking for a takedown. Bergeron pushes Saulnier against the cage but Saulnier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxime Bergeron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Saulnier misses.
Maxime Bergeron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saulnier is looking to clinch but Bergeron is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saulnier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergeron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saulnier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Bergeron.
A big left from Saulnier misses.
Saulnier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bergeron counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Saulnier!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saulnier is trying desperately to improve position.
Saulnier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bergeron lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bergeron looking to control but Saulnier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saulnier flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Saulnier is trying to escape the mount.
Saulnier really wants to buck Bergeron off and get back to his feet.
Saulnier can't escape the position.
Bergeron controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saulnier tries to reverse the position but Bergeron maintains control.
The referee warns Saulnier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saulnier defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bergeron.
Saulnier is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bergeron landing shots from mount.
Bergeron looking to control but Saulnier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saulnier throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bergeron. What's that going to do exactly?
Saulnier is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Bergeron content just to control the position here.
Saulnier tries to reverse the position but Bergeron maintains control.
Bergeron avoids the attempt from Saulnier to control.
Saulnier is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bergeron wants to control the pace but Saulnier is squirming around nicely.
Bergeron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saulnier tries to hold on but Bergeron postures up.
Bergeron lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Saulnier hang on?
Saulnier manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tupac Saulnier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergeron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saulnier circles away.
Saulnier closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Saulnier lands in his opponent's guard.
Saulnier connects with a couple of short punches.
Saulnier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saulnier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saulnier scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saulnier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bergeron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saulnier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saulnier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saulnier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bergeron is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saulnier misses the shot to the body.
Bergeron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bergeron content to stall in guard here.
Saulnier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bergeron has his hands clasped together around Saulnier's back. He's all about the action.
Bergeron trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron is looking for a sweep. Saulnier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bergeron has hold of Saulnier's hands but Saulnier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bergeron tries to roll over but Saulnier keeps him under control.
Saulnier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saulnier is working for a submission of some sort.
Bergeron tries to get to full guard but Saulnier has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saulnier throws a shot from downtown. Bergeron moves away and avoids it.
Bergeron has his takedown stuffed
and Saulnier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergeron shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bergeron was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bergeron controlling the pace for now.
Bergeron prevents Saulnier from getting the reversal.
Bergeron controlling his opponent.
Bergeron with a couple of short strikes.
Bergeron is stalling here but it's allowed Saulnier to get half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saulnier misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Saulnier wants to get back to his feet.
Maxime Bergeron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bergeron scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saulnier tries to get to full guard but Bergeron has control of the leg.
Saulnier misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bergeron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxime Bergeron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saulnier stuffs the takedown attempt from Bergeron. Bergeron gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergeron scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maxime Bergeron.
I think Bergeron 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxime Bergeron!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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