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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Comeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comeau comes into the arena with The Canadian blaring out of the sound system. Santos has chosen Make it Rain as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastien Comeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos leaves Comeau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Comeau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Comeau manages to get to full guard.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Comeau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Comeau working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Comeau looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Comeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Comeau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Comeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Comeau is working an open guard so Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Comeau tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.
Santos has Comeau pressed against the cage, preventing Comeau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos gets control of Comeau's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Comeau wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Comeau tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Comeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos pushes Comeau up against the cage in a clinch.
Comeau tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Comeau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos works on Comeau's body with a couple of short punches.
Comeau is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Comeau!
Comeau is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Comeau wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos trying to control but Comeau is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos wants to control the pace but Comeau is squirming around nicely.
Comeau wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
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.
Comeau throwing hammer fists to the chest of Santos. What's that going to do exactly?
Comeau regains half guard.
Santos wants to take a breather but Comeau is having none of it.
Comeau trying to control here.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Comeau knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Comeau is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Comeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santos clinches with his opponent.
Comeau is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Comeau into the cage.
Comeau has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos darts in and clinches Comeau up against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Comeau tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Comeau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos wants to control from the top but Comeau keeps moving.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Comeau is on top in guard.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos is trying to control the position but Comeau postures up.
Comeau wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Santos trying to control the position.
Comeau wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Marcus Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Comeau drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Comeau jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Comeau wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comeau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sebastien Comeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Comeau with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Comeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sebastien Comeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos looks to land a combination but Comeau avoids it well.
Comeau with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Comeau!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comeau can't escape the position.
Santos controlling from mount.
Santos tries to control but Comeau wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos content just to control the position here.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Comeau kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Comeau can't escape the position.
Santos looking to control but Comeau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos prevents Comeau from getting the reversal.
Santos trying to control but Comeau is having none of it.
Comeau is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Comeau shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santos is trying to defend but Comeau finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Comeau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Comeau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
Santos pushes Comeau off and gets back to his feet.
Comeau closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Comeau tries for a kimura but Santos is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Comeau's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Comeau is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Santos!
Comeau unloads with some shots from mount but Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Comeau throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Comeau has control of Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Comeau wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Comeau prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Comeau working for a guillotine from mount but Santos is in no mood to give up.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Comeau is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Comeau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is not content to let Comeau control the position.
Santos landing rabbit punches to the side of Comeau's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Santos trying to control but Comeau postures up.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Comeau.
Comeau will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Comeau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Comeau is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Comeau's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos throws a head kick but Comeau moves out of range.
Comeau shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos is thwarting Comeau's attempts to control the position.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Comeau keeps working.
Comeau wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos not doing much here.
Comeau is trying to control but can't.
Sebastien Comeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos trying to control the action but Comeau is working from the bottom.
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 Sebastien Comeau.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Santos!
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hype
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