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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machene Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rehel comes to the cage accompanied by No more sorrow. Machene Rehel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Machene Rehel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chew Bacca!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bacca wants to sweep here but Rehel controlling him for the moment.
Bacca throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bacca is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rehel controlling from the top position.
Bacca throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rehel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bacca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rehel stopping the sweep attempt from Bacca.
Bacca controlling Rehel's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rehel scores with a takedown into Bacca's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rehel manages to get himself to full guard.
Bacca trying to control the position from guard on top but Rehel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rehel pulls Bacca in close to his closed guard and prevents Bacca from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bacca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rehel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rehel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bacca wanted to stand there but Rehel had control of the position.
Bacca won't allow Rehel to sweep him here.
Rehel keeping full guard, as Bacca tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bacca tries to clinch there but Rehel circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rehel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bacca to the mat! Bacca manages to get full guard.
Bacca is looking for a triangle but Rehel pushes his legs off easily.
Bacca keeping moving, preventing Rehel from controlling successfully.
Rehel is looking to advance position but Bacca has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rehel is in a horrible position here. Bacca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bacca scoring with strikes but Rehel is staying in there.
Rehel is rocked!
Rehel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Rehel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rehel is breathing heavily.
Bacca lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bacca controlling from the full mount.
Rehel wants to control but Bacca is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bacca lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bacca scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rehel?
Rehel tries to hold on but Bacca pushes him away.
Bacca with a couple of short strikes.
Bacca with good strikes from the mount here!
Bacca unloading with bombs!
Bacca with a couple of short strikes.
Bacca can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rehel is looking to escape.
Rehel is desperately trying to improve his position but Bacca has a good base and remains in mount.
Bacca looking to control but Rehel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rehel is in a horrible position here. Bacca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bacca dominating with strikes here.
Bacca with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca scoring with strikes but Rehel is staying in there.
Rehel wants to hold on but Bacca pushes him away.
Rehel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bacca lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rehel tries to hold on but Bacca pushes him away.
Rehel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bacca looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rehel seems to have got his legs back now.
Bacca avoids the attempt from Rehel to control.
Bacca with shots to the head and body - Rehel looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rehel tries to lock up and control but Bacca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacca is landing with some decent strikes but Rehel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bacca lands a big shot there that rocks Rehel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bacca scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rehel?
Rehel is desperately trying to improve his position but Bacca has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Bacca 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.
Bacca shoots and misses
and Rehel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bacca shoots in and drives through. Rehel sprawls well.
Bacca closes the distance and clinches up with Rehel, looking for a takedown. Bacca pushes Rehel against the cage but Rehel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machene Rehel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chew Bacca.
Nice sprawl there from Rehel as Bacca shoots in.
Bacca looks for a takedown but Rehel sprawls well.
Bacca shoots in but no luck this time.
Bacca shoots in for a double leg but Rehel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bacca is breathing heavily.
Bacca tries for a takedown but Rehel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bacca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bacca fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Bacca with that takedown attempt.
Machene Rehel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Rehel. No joy for Bacca on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rehel stuffs the takedown.
Rehel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rehel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bacca is looking to escape.
Rehel is landing with some decent strikes but Bacca is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rehel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rehel seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bacca for as long as he can get away with.
Rehel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rehel trying to control but Bacca is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rehel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bacca hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bacca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rehel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bacca tries to reverse the position but Rehel maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bacca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rehel avoids the attempt from Bacca to control.
Rehel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rehel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Machene Rehel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bacca has his takedown stuffed
and Rehel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rehel.
Bacca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bacca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rehel's guard.
Bacca with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rehel trying to keep a closed guard but Bacca is proving a slippery customer.
Bacca throwing strikes from guard but Rehel blocks nicely.
Bacca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bacca postures up and lands a big shot to Rehel's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacca distracts Rehel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bacca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rehel 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.
Rehel trying to control the position here.
Rehel wants to sweep here but Bacca controlling him for the moment.
Bacca trying to control but Rehel is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rehel has his foot on Bacca's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bacca works his way back into a safe position though.
Bacca looking to pass the guard.
Rehel trying to keep a closed guard but Bacca is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machene Rehel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rehel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rehel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bacca is working to get back to half guard.
Rehel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rehel looking to control but Bacca is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bacca wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rehel's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bacca turns into Rehel and is now in his guard.
Rehel is trying to control the position but Bacca postures up.
Rehel being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rehel controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel keeping full guard, as Bacca tries to pass.
Bacca controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bacca working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rehel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rehel 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.
Bacca tries to free his leg and advance position but Rehel is retaining full guard.
Rehel wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bacca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rehel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rehel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacca has his takedown stuffed
and Rehel counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca seems a little lost for a moment, as Rehel dominates the positioning.
Bacca gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bacca is looking to improve his position.
Rehel controlling the pace.
Bacca is looking to control Rehel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bacca avoid being mounted?
Bacca misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bacca wants to improve his position but Rehel is controlling well.
Bacca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rehel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bacca trying to keep a closed guard but Rehel is proving a slippery customer.
Bacca is striking but Rehel is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rehel is pressing down on Bacca's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bacca is holding on for now.
Rehel working the head and body with strikes.
Chew Bacca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bacca misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rehel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rehel prevents Bacca from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Rehel seems content to control.
Rehel is keen to just control but Bacca is a slippery customer.
Bacca works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bacca wants to sweep but no luck.
Bacca trying to strike off his back.
Bacca looking for a sweep. Not yet Bacca, not yet.
Bacca will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bacca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bacca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bacca misses with a takedown
and Rehel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacca gets back to full guard.
Rehel trying to control but Bacca is working from the bottom.
Bacca being controlled here, momentarily.
Rehel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rehel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rehel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machene Rehel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rehel 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machene Rehel!
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