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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Sam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Sam comes into the arena with 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ta Sau Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desbatailles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sau Sam checks a leg kick nicely.
Desbatailles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sau Sam misses with a straight right.
Desbatailles wants to slow Sau Sam down by chopping away at his legs.
Desbatailles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sau Sam moves out of range as Desbatailles strikes.
Sau Sam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desbatailles manages to avoid it.
Sau Sam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sau Sam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles throws a hook but Sau Sam avoids it easily.
Desbatailles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sau Sam was well out of range. Poor timing from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles pushes Sau Sam up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Desbatailles .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sau Sam avoids it.
Desbatailles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Desbatailles landing knees to the body.
Sau Sam tries to throw a body punch but Desbatailles avoids it by throwing Sau Sam back against the cage.
Sau Sam misses with a body punch.
Desbatailles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Desbatailles taking a breather.
Sau Sam can't find room to land a body shot as Desbatailles controls the action.
Sau Sam blocks a body shot from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.
Desbatailles blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam struggles to land a body shot inside as Desbatailles controls his hands.
Sau Sam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desbatailles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sau Sam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sau Sam leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sau Sam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Sam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sau Sam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles prevents a body shot from Sau Sam.
Desbatailles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Desbatailles .
Sau Sam is breathing heavily.
Desbatailles lands a nice uppercut.
Desbatailles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sau Sam avoiding damage as Desbatailles throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Desbatailles throws an elbow but misses.
Sau Sam pushes Desbatailles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sau Sam blocks a body shot from Desbatailles .
Sau Sam blocks a body shot from Desbatailles .
A head punch on the inside from Desbatailles fails to land.
Knees to the body from Desbatailles .
Sau Sam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Desbatailles 's elbow.
Sau Sam can't find room to land a body shot as Desbatailles controls the action.
Desbatailles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sau Sam's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam managing to block the knees to the body from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles tries to land knees in the clinch but Sau Sam avoids the damage to the body.
Sau Sam struggles to land a body shot inside as Desbatailles controls his hands.
Sau Sam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desbatailles pushes off an throws an elbow but Sau Sam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sau Sam misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Sam managing to block the knees to the body from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles blocks a body shot from Sau Sam.
Desbatailles manages to break the clinch.
Desbatailles wants to land a leg kick but Sau Sam is out of range.
Desbatailles doesn't manage to clinch there - Sau Sam circles away.
Desbatailles throws a head kick that misses.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Sau Sam checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sau Sam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sau Sam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Desbatailles counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sau Sam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Desbatailles throws a lazy right hand but Sau Sam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sau Sam tries to clinch there but Desbatailles circles away.
Sau Sam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Desbatailles . Sau Sam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sau Sam takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sau Sam looks to score with a jab to the body but Desbatailles is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Desbatailles 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 Sau Sam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sau Sam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Sau Sam misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Sam wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Desbatailles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Desbatailles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Desbatailles throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sau Sam to counter with a crisp jab.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Sau Sam sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Desbatailles avoids the body shot from Sau Sam.
Desbatailles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sau Sam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Desbatailles tries to clinch but Sau Sam is having none of it.
Desbatailles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sau Sam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sau Sam tries to keep at a distance but Desbatailles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Desbatailles breaks the clinch.
Desbatailles clinches with his opponent.
Desbatailles tries a body shot but Sau Sam blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles has a couple of punches blocked by Sau Sam.
Sau Sam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sau Sam misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sau Sam.
Sau Sam tries to work over Desbatailles 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desbatailles pushes off an throws an elbow but Sau Sam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sau Sam struggles to land a body shot inside as Desbatailles controls his hands.
Desbatailles lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ta Sau Sam has been cut.
Desbatailles breaks the clinch.
Sau Sam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Desbatailles throws a hook to the side of Sau Sam's head but Sau Sam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sau Sam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick that knocks Sau Sam off balance momentarily.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick but Sau Sam checks it.
Sau Sam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Desbatailles in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles cracks a nice hook into Sau Sam's ribs.
John Desbatailles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sau Sam is looking to clinch.
Desbatailles wants to clinch but Sau Sam slips to the side
and Sau Sam counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Desbatailles misses.
Sau Sam looks to score with a jab to the body but Desbatailles is just out of range.
Desbatailles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Desbatailles .
Sau Sam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sau Sam ducks under a wild hook from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles rushes Sau Sam and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Desbatailles 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
John Desbatailles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sau Sam prevents a body shot from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles is looking to control Sau Sam's arms but Sau Sam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Desbatailles has his back to the cage.
Sau Sam tries a body shot but Desbatailles blocks it.
Sau Sam can't find room to land a body shot as Desbatailles controls the action.
Sau Sam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Desbatailles s head.
Sau Sam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Desbatailles misses with a body punch.
Sau Sam lands an uppercut.
Sau Sam tries to work over Desbatailles 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sau Sam lands a nice shot to the body.
Sau Sam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sau Sam trying to control the position but instead, Desbatailles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sau Sam into the cage.
Desbatailles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sau Sam avoids it.
Nice body punch from Sau Sam - that landed with a thud.
Sau Sam misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Sam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Sam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sau Sam blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sau Sam is working Desbatailles over against the cage.
Desbatailles is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sau Sam.
Sau Sam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Desbatailles trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desbatailles obliges.
Desbatailles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sau Sam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desbatailles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Desbatailles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sau Sam.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Sam can't find room to land a body shot as Desbatailles controls the action.
Desbatailles missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sau Sam.
Desbatailles tries a body shot but Sau Sam blocks it.
Desbatailles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Desbatailles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ta Sau Sam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sau Sam clinches with his opponent.
Sau Sam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Desbatailles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sau Sam connects with a nice looking jab.
Desbatailles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick that misses.
Desbatailles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sau Sam dodges the punch combination from Desbatailles .
Sau Sam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sau Sam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sau Sam thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sau Sam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Desbatailles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Desbatailles - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles darts in trying to clinch
letting Sau Sam counter with a right hand.
Desbatailles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Desbatailles throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Sau Sam.
Desbatailles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Desbatailles tries to close the distance and clinch but Sau Sam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Desbatailles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Desbatailles connects with an inside leg kick.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sau Sam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desbatailles lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desbatailles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Desbatailles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sau Sam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Desbatailles . Desbatailles obviously looking to wear him down.
Desbatailles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sau Sam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles pushes Sau Sam away with a front kick.
John Desbatailles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sau Sam's calf.
Desbatailles lands with a straight right. Sau Sam didn't see that one coming.
Desbatailles throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Desbatailles connects with a leg kick. Sau Sam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Desbatailles , right into the meat.
Desbatailles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sau Sam.
Desbatailles throws a poor cross that misses
and Sau Sam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sau Sam.
John Desbatailles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sau Sam misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Sam lands a body shot.
Sau Sam avoiding damage.
Sau Sam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sau Sam tries a body shot but Desbatailles blocks it.
Desbatailles misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Desbatailles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sau Sam's brow.
Desbatailles misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Desbatailles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sau Sam's brow.
Desbatailles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sau Sam.
A right handed body shot lands from Desbatailles .
Sau Sam will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sau Sam lands a body shot.
Sau Sam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Desbatailles misses with a punch to the body.
Ta Sau Sam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sau Sam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Desbatailles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Desbatailles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Desbatailles !
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