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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beck - Loser. De Troyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Run This Town. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Olivier De Troyer enters the cage!
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288 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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175 cm
34
288 lbs
31 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saari tries to avoid it but De Troyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saari to the ground. Saari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Troyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saari to the mat! Saari manages to get full guard.
De Troyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saari trying to keep a closed guard but De Troyer is proving a slippery customer.
De Troyer wants to pass the guard but Saari is keeping the position.
Saari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Troyer.
De Troyer looking to sit in guard and control but Saari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Troyer pulls Saari in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Henry Saari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Saari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Troyer throws a combination. Saari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Henry Saari has been cut.
De Troyer slips under a jab from Saari.
A swing and a miss from De Troyer.
Saari scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Troyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Troyer feints and then cracks Saari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saari down.
De Troyer misses with an uppercut.
Saari looks to score with a jab to the body but De Troyer is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Troyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Troyer is looking to chop away at Saari's legs.
Saari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Troyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Troyer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Troyer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Saari has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Troyer but great work by Saari.
Saari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sloppy strikes there by Saari.
De Troyer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Troyer is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari thows a huge punch but De Troyer dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Troyer keeping control of the position.
Saari is thwarting De Troyer's attempts to control the position.
De Troyer is controlling Saari's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Olivier De Troyer.
Saari jabs De Troyer right on the nose. De Troyer blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Troyer. Saari does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Troyer throws a low kick but Saari avoids it.
Saari moves out of range as De Troyer strikes.
An inside leg kick from De Troyer misses.
Saari avoids the body shot from De Troyer.
De Troyer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saari moves out of range of the body kick from De Troyer.
Saari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Troyer has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari scores with a punch to the head.
Saari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olivier De Troyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Saari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Troyer.
De Troyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saari's waist but Saari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Troyer off to one side.
Saari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Troyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saari sprawls well. Saari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Troyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Saari throws out a powerful jab.
Saari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saari.
De Troyer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari swinging wildly here.
De Troyer dives in and scores a takedown into Saari's guard.
De Troyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Troyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Troyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Troyer scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Troyer passes Saari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Troyer is looking to stall here but Saari recovers full guard.
De Troyer wants to pass the guard but Saari is keeping the position.
Saari wants to control the position but De Troyer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari is looking to improve his position.
De Troyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Troyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saari's head.
Saari controlling the position for now.
De Troyer is keen to just control but Saari is a slippery customer.
De Troyer trying to mount his opponent but Saari defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer seems to be looking for submissions.
Saari wants to improve his position but De Troyer is controlling well.
Saari on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Troyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saari moves into full guard.
Saari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Troyer trying to move into half guard but instead Saari has managed to sweep!
Saari won't allow De Troyer to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Troyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Troyer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saari defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier De Troyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Saari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Troyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry Saari is winning the standup battle so far.
Saari misses with a body shot.
Saari works over De Troyer's head and body with a nice combination.
De Troyer walks into a left hand.
Saari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Troyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Troyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saari with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saari thuds his right hand into De Troyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saari drops De Troyer with a beautiful combination! De Troyer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saari is looking for the KO!
Saari closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops De Troyer! Saari dives in looking to finish! De Troyer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Saari!
A victorious Henry Saari thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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