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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mah comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mah was well out of range. Poor timing from St Laurent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Laurent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Laurent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mah throws a leg kick that misses.
St Laurent throws a shot from downtown. Mah moves away and avoids it.
Mah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Laurent scores with a body shot.
Samm Mah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Laurent throws a hook but Mah avoids it easily.
Mah doesn't manage to clinch there - St Laurent circles away.
Mah forces St Laurent back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, St Laurent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mah lands with a light punch inside.
Mah is leaning against St Laurent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
St Laurent lands with a short shot to the head.
St Laurent takes a shot to the head.
Mah has a couple of punches blocked by St Laurent.
Mah is looking to control St Laurent's arms but St Laurent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mah has his back to the cage.
Come on Mah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mah struggles to land a body shot inside as St Laurent controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Mah.
Mah works on St Laurent's body with a couple of short punches.
Mah fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Laurent scores with a takedown into Mah's guard.
Mah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Laurent's guard.
Mah trying to control but St Laurent is working from the bottom.
Mah stands up and waves to St Laurent to follow him.
St Laurent tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mah swivels and escapes.
A clash of legs there as St Laurent blocks the low kick.
Mah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mah misses with a low kick as St Laurent jumps back.
Mah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Laurent avoids the body shot from Mah.
A good leg kick by Mah.
St Laurent misses with a hook. Mah ducked under it nicely.
Mah misses with a low kick.
Mah sizes up St Laurent with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as St Laurent blocks the leg kick.
Mah misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mah. That's going to slow St Laurent down.
Mah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Laurent throws a lazy right hand but Mah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Laurent keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Laurent throws a jab when Mah was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mah ducks under a wild hook from St Laurent.
St Laurent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mah.
Mah is looking to slow St Laurent down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheers as St Laurent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mah doesn't seem phased though.
Mah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Laurent shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Laurent was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St Laurent working the ground and pound effectively.
Mah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
St Laurent slips a nice elbow through Mah's hands, connecting with Mah's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah tries to get to full guard but St Laurent has control of the leg.
St Laurent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Laurent is nestled in close to Mah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mah blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Laurent.
Mah tries to roll over but St Laurent keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mah is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mah gets back to full guard.
St Laurent pushes down on Mah's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Louis St Laurent will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Laurent throws a body punch but Mah moves out of range.
Mah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Laurent shoots in but no luck this time.
Mah slips a jab from St Laurent.
St Laurent takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mah pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Laurent is out of range and Mah settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Mah misses.
St Laurent shoots in and gets a takedown into Mah's guard.
Mah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St Laurent forces his way into half guard.
St Laurent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Laurent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Laurent cracks Mah with a solid left hand.
St Laurent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Laurent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Laurent is pushing down on Mah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mah is fighting to maintain full guard but St Laurent has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mah has hold of St Laurent's hands but St Laurent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent wants to pass to mount but Mah is defending the position.
St Laurent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Laurent working the head and body with strikes.
St Laurent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Laurent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Laurent is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St Laurent.
St Laurent is breathing heavily.
Mah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent wants to pass the guard but Mah is defending well.
St Laurent is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Mah regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Laurent throwing strikes but missing.
St Laurent throwing strikes but missing.
Mah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Laurent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Laurent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis St Laurent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
St Laurent takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Laurent throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mah's waist but Mah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Laurent off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mah. That's going to slow St Laurent down.
Mah scoring well with a low kick there.
St Laurent keeps the fight on the outside.
St Laurent thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Laurent is defended easily by Mah.
A combination from Mah does no damage.
Mah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Laurent finds it's way round the side to connect with Mah's head.
Mah throws a low kick, looking for St Laurent's leg but St Laurent calmly moves out of range.
St Laurent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mah is fending him off so far but St Laurent persists. Nope, Mah circles away and we're back to standing.
Samm Mah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis St Laurent.
St Laurent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Laurent's waist but St Laurent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mah off to one side.
Mah throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah is looking to land body kicks.
Mah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mah misses with a low kick.
St Laurent stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Laurent wants it to stay on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mah.
St Laurent swings for the body but Mah moves out of range.
Mah staying out of range there.
Mah doesn't manage to clinch there - St Laurent circles away.
Mah throws a low kick but St Laurent moves out of range easily.
Mah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mah.
Mah doesn't manage to clinch there - St Laurent circles away.
St Laurent circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Laurent takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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.
Mah wants to slow St Laurent down by chopping away at his legs.
Mah wants to slow St Laurent down by chopping away at his legs.
St Laurent displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Laurent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Laurent is out of range.
St Laurent throws a series of punches but Mah avoids them all with ease.
Mah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Louis St Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Laurent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Laurent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mah manages to avoid it.
St Laurent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Laurent takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mah slips under a jab from St Laurent.
St Laurent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Laurent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Laurent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Laurent as he avoids it easily.
Mah dives in and grabs St Laurent's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Laurent pushes down on Mah's head and hops out.
Good exchange - St Laurent coming out on top.
St Laurent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mah manages to avoid it.
Mah lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Laurent shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Laurent takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Laurent lands with a cross.
Mah lands a nice shot to the body.
St Laurent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mah keeping moving, preventing St Laurent from controlling successfully.
St Laurent sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent preventing the sweep.
Samm Mah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Laurent is pushing down on Mah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mah is fighting to maintain full guard but St Laurent has managed to sneak the leg through.
St Laurent stalling.
Mah is staying active underneath St Laurent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louis St Laurent.
I've got St Laurent winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis St Laurent!
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hype
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