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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between French Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benja Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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, French Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benja Smoove!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoove defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saint Pierre.
Saint Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smoove's guard.
Saint Pierre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saint Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint Pierre postures up.
Smoove is controlling Saint Pierre's posture.
Saint Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smoove wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saint Pierre controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Pierre stopping the sweep attempt from Smoove.
Smoove keeping moving, preventing Saint Pierre from controlling successfully.
Saint Pierre preventing the sweep.
Saint Pierre trying to control but Smoove is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. French Saint Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smoove shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove trying to control but Saint Pierre is having none of it.
Smoove looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smoove throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Saint Pierre is looking to improve his position but Smoove isn't that keen on the idea.
Saint Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Saint Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Smoove there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smoove controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smoove wants to control the pace but Saint Pierre is squirming around nicely.
Smoove throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smoove sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saint Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saint Pierre tries to get out of the position.
Smoove can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saint Pierre is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smoove sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benja Smoove will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saint Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smoove with a poor takedown
and Saint Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Smoove fights it but they end up in guard.
Saint Pierre preventing the sweep.
Smoove avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saint Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smoove keeping moving, preventing Saint Pierre from controlling successfully.
Smoove looking for a sweep. Not yet Smoove, not yet.
Saint Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smoove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saint Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smoove counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smoove.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smoove trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint Pierre 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smoove accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Smoove stays in close to Saint Pierre's body and controls the position.
Saint Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint Pierre, not yet.
Smoove is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smoove misses with a takedown
and Saint Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smoove controlling the position.
Smoove keeping moving, preventing Saint Pierre from controlling successfully.
Smoove lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saint Pierre!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove looking to control but Saint Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smoove takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Saint Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Smoove dominating with strikes here.
Saint Pierre wants to control but Smoove is having none of it.
Saint Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that French Saint Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Saint Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smoove counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smoove thows a huge punch but Saint Pierre dodges it nicely.
Smoove with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smoove seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saint Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smoove performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smoove throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Benja Smoove just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saint Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Saint Pierre trying to control but Smoove is working from the bottom.
Saint Pierre stays in close to Smoove's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove seems keen to control Saint Pierre's posture.
Saint Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saint Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Saint Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smoove controls Saint Pierre momentarily but Saint Pierre frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smoove shoots and misses
and Saint Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smoove has had enough of the clinch but Saint Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove is working for takedown but Saint Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smoove is trying to force a seperation but Saint Pierre has the dominant position.
Saint Pierre tries to pull guard but Smoove won't allow it.
Saint Pierre has Smoove pressed against the cage, preventing Smoove from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smoove gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saint Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for French Saint Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Pierre blocks the elbow strike.
Smoove wants a takedown but no success here.
Saint Pierre pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Saint Pierre keeping moving, preventing Smoove from controlling successfully.
Saint Pierre is trying to control the position but Smoove postures up.
Smoove lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saint Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smoove trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smoove connects with a couple of short punches.
Smoove wants to control from the top but Saint Pierre keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benja Smoove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smoove 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benja Smoove!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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