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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Gagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagner throws a combination. Saunders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Elliot Saunders has been cut.
Gagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Gagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagner swinging wildly here.
Saunders darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Saunders prevents Gagner from standing back up.
Saunders seems to be looking for submissions.
Saunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gagner is looking to escape.
Gagner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gagner tries to get out of the position.
Saunders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saunders misses with a looping right.
Gagner throws a right hand that Saunders ducks under and follows up with a left that Saunders also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saunders is defended easily by Gagner.
Robert Gagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagner swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Gagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saunders throws a leg kick but Gagner moved away.
Gagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gagner throws a right and a left that Saunders avoids nicely.
No joy there for Gagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from Gagner.
Gagner is breathing heavily.
Saunders looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saunders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gagner's head.
Gagner is staying active underneath Saunders, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saunders slips a nice elbow through Gagner's hands, connecting with Gagner's forehead.
Saunders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saunders content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Saunders is looking for a kimura but Gagner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saunders to get the leverage.
Saunders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gagner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagner is trying to stand up here but Saunders is controlling him well.
Saunders misses with a head shot. Gagner uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saunders throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gagner.
Saunders scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gagner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Saunders is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Saunders are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Saunders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagner keeps working.
Gagner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Saunders is controlling him well.
Gagner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Saunders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Saunders's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gagner throws a right and a left that Saunders avoids nicely.
Saunders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gagner's guard.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saunders stays in close to Gagner's body and controls the position.
Saunders won't allow Gagner to get back to his feet.
Gagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saunders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saunders won't allow Gagner to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gagner misses with the combination.
Robert Gagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Gagner does no damage.
Saunders closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Saunders cracks Gagner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gagner prevents Saunders from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Saunders.
Saunders prevents Gagner from escaping the position.
Saunders scoring with punches from side control.
It looks like Robert Gagner has been cut.
Saunders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gagner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Saunders in side control lands a decent elbow.
Saunders has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Saunders working the strikes but Gagner uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Saunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saunders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gagner's head.
Saunders lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saunders drops an elbow to the side of Gagner's head.
Saunders content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagner is trying to stand up here but Saunders is controlling him well.
Saunders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gagner wants to get back to his feet.
Saunders is nestled in close to Gagner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saunders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gagner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saunders thows a huge punch but Gagner dodges it nicely.
Saunders trying to control from half guard but Gagner is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saunders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saunders performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Saunders is nestled in close to Gagner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saunders misses with a head shot. Gagner uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saunders postures up in Gagner's guard and throws a big left but Gagner blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Gagner finds it's way through Saunders's defenses.
Gagner looks to land a combination. Saunders sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gagner throws a right hand that Saunders ducks under and follows up with a left that Saunders also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Gagner both land. Nice combination.
Gagner misses with the combination.
Gagner misses with an uppercut. Saunders saw that one coming.
Gagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Saunders avoids them all with ease.
Saunders shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saunders showed some decent athleticism there.
Saunders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gagner looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gagner regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saunders.
Saunders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saunders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saunders with a nice head shot there.
Saunders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saunders is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saunders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saunders postures up in Gagner's guard and throws a big left but Gagner blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagner keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
Gagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gagner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gagner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Gagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saunders drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gagner keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
Saunders lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gagner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saunders looking to sit in guard and control but Gagner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gagner stopping the sweep attempt from Saunders.
Saunders is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Robert Gagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saunders is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saunders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elliot Saunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saunders controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gagner is looking to stand up but Saunders isn't so interested in that idea.
Elliot Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saunders controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gagner is keeping the position for now.
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 Robert Gagner.
I think Saunders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Saunders!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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