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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Bhadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel comes into the arena with Stuck in the Moment blaring out of the sound system. Eli Samuel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samir Bhadi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhadi scores with a head kick.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.
Samuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Samuel throws a hook but Bhadi blocks it.
Bhadi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samuel's hands.
Samuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Samuel throws a right and a left that Bhadi avoids nicely.
Bhadi throws an overhand right that lands on Samuel's shoulder, as Samuel tries to avoid the shot.
Bhadi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bhadi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bhadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Samuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Samuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bhadi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samuel looks to throw the jab but Bhadi is out of range.
Bhadi tries for a takedown but Samuel circles away easily
and Samuel counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel misses with a few strikes there.
Bhadi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bhadi missing with a left hand there. Samuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhadi throws a sloppy head kick and Samuel moves out of range easily.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Bhadi moves out of range.
Samuel looks to land a right hand but Bhadi moved out of range.
Samuel moves away from the strike by Bhadi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhadi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samuel's hands.
Bhadi missing with a left hand there. Samuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Bhadi avoids them all with ease.
Bhadi looks for the body kick but Samuel saw that one coming.
Samuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhadi. Samuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samuel misses with a body kick.
Samuel throws a right and a left that Bhadi avoids nicely.
Samuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Samuel fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhadi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bhadi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Samir Bhadi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhadi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bhadi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bhadi tries to clinch up but Samuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bhadi throws a shot from downtown. Samuel moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhadi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bhadi dodges the punch combination from Samuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Bhadi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samir Bhadi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bhadi counters with a left and a right that stings Samuel.
Bhadi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bhadi tests Samuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bhadi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Samuel - just one landing.
Bhadi misses with an uppercut.
Eli Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bhadi throws a head kick that misses.
Samir Bhadi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bhadi.
Samuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bhadi.
Samir Bhadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhadi dodges the punch combination from Samuel.
Bhadi throws a head kick but Samuel moves out of range.
Eli Samuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhadi shoots for a takedown but Samuel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bhadi misses with a double jab.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Bhadi avoids them all with ease.
Bhadi tries to close the distance and clinch but Samuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhadi slips a jab and a cross from Samuel.
Samuel blocks a head kick by Bhadi.
A combination from Samuel does no damage.
Samuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samuel misses with an uppercut.
Samuel's corner calls for a 1-2. Samuel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Bhadi avoids them all with ease.
Samuel avoids the head kick by Bhadi.
Bhadi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bhadi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Samuel counters with a one-two to the body.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Bhadi avoids them all with ease.
Bhadi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuel.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Bhadi avoids them all with ease.
Samuel misses with a combination
and Bhadi counters with a series of strikes. Samuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Samuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bhadi counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhadi is looking to clinch but Samuel is avoiding it.
Samuel misses with an uppercut
and Bhadi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Samuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bhadi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Samuel.
Samuel misses with the combination.
Bhadi misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bhadi throws a series of punches but Samuel avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Bhadi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Bhadi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samir Bhadi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Samuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bhadi clobbers Samuel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bhadi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Bhadi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bhadi misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Samuel blocks the leg kick.
Bhadi lands a glancing blow to the side of Samuel's head.
Bhadi throws a sloppy head kick and Samuel moves out of range easily.
Samuel throws a right and a left that Bhadi avoids nicely.
Samuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Bhadi does it's job there.
Samuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bhadi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bhadi.
A combination from Samuel does no damage.
A combination from Samuel does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bhadi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bhadi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bhadi circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bhadi throws a sloppy head kick and Samuel moves out of range easily.
Samuel misses with the combination.
Samuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bhadi counters with a nice uppercut.
Samuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bhadi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuel moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bhadi.
Bhadi stalks Samuel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Samuel's face. Samuel staggers backwards, shaken.
Bhadi misses with a series of wild punches.
Samuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bhadi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Bhadi slips a jab and a cross from Samuel.
Samuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bhadi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhadi misses with a head kick.
Samuel jabs Bhadi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.
Samuel blocks a head kick by Bhadi.
Bhadi throws a head kick but Samuel moves out of range.
A head kick by Bhadi misses
and Samuel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Samuel avoids the head kick by Bhadi.
Bhadi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samuel but Samuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuel misses with a double jab.
Eli Samuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samir Bhadi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bhadi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samir Bhadi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bhadi 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samir Bhadi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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