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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Bourdeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourdeau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fall out boy- From now on we are enemies. Samuel has chosen Imma Do It as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Bourdeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdeau is looking to clinch but Samuel is avoiding it.
Samuel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bourdeau manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bourdeau is looking for a triangle but Samuel pushes his legs off easily.
Samuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourdeau has wrist control.
Samuel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuel looking to pass the guard.
Samuel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bourdeau's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuel throws a strike but Bourdeau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bourdeau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bourdeau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel is looking to stand up but Bourdeau isn't so interested in that idea.
Bourdeau is working Samuel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samuel wants to stand and escape but Bourdeau is having none of it.
Samuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samuel wants to stand and escape but Bourdeau is having none of it.
Bourdeau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samuel's head.
Samuel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bourdeau is controlling him.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bourdeau manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samuel wants to get back to his feet.
Bourdeau lands with a punch from half guard.
Samuel manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bourdeau throws a series of punches but Samuel avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bourdeau wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Bourdeau does no damage.
No joy there for Bourdeau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourdeau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bourdeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourdeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samuel.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Samuel.
Bourdeau misses with a series of wild punches.
Samuel closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Samuel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bourdeau gets full guard.
Samuel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Samuel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Samuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bourdeau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourdeau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samuel throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Samuel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samuel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Samuel crashes against the mat.
Bourdeau can't do much from the bottom here.
Samuel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bourdeau tries to buck Samuel off but Samuel is having none of it.
Bourdeau gets back to half guard.
Samuel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bourdeau trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bourdeau misses with an uppercut. Samuel saw that one coming.
Samuel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Samuel chips away with some ground and pound.
Samuel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Samuel working some strikes from top position.
Samuel throwing strikes from guard but Bourdeau blocks nicely.
Samuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samuel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bourdeau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samuel throws and elbow that misses. Bourdeau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samuel's guard. Nice move by Bourdeau!
Samuel is breathing heavily.
Bourdeau throws and elbow that misses. Samuel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bourdeau's guard. Nice move by Samuel!
Bourdeau is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samuel throwing strikes from guard but Bourdeau blocks nicely.
Samuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bourdeau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samuel postures up in Bourdeau's guard and throws a big left but Bourdeau blocks it.
Bourdeau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samuel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bourdeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuel manages to avoid it.
Samuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bourdeau swivels and escapes.
That's four 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.
Bourdeau lands a left and a right that send Samuel crashing to the mat, dazed. Bourdeau thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Samuel is rocked!
It looks like George Samuel has been cut.
Bourdeau tries for a takedown but Samuel circles away easily
and Samuel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samuel.
Samuel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bourdeau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samuel looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Samuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Samuel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Samuel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Samuel fails with the takedown
and Bourdeau counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Samuel falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrew Bourdeau!
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