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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Ballad Of A Dead Soulja . Samoth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Judas Priest - Painkiller. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mikael Samoth enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Samoth moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Samoth misses with a straight right.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Samoth counters with a nice body kick.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Samoth has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samoth gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Samoth is having none of it.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Samoth's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samoth looking for a sweep. Not yet Samoth, not yet.
Samoth has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Samoth looking to control.
Garcia pushing down on Samoth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Samoth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia blocks the strikes from Samoth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia not doing much here.
Samoth gets full guard.
Garcia trying to control but Samoth is working from the bottom.
Samoth wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roberto Garcia.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samoth misses with a low kick.
Garcia throws the kick towards the body but Samoth avoids it.
Garcia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Samoth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Samoth lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia wants to break free but Samoth has control.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Samoth controls his hands.
Samoth tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samoth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Samoth avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Samoth lands with a left to the head.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Samoth keeps him there for the moment.
Samoth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Samoth on the inside.
Garcia trying to stall but Samoth improves his position.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samoth tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Samoth back against the cage.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samoth connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Samoth.
Samoth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samoth fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Samoth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Samoth moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samoth.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samoth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Samoth misses with a low kick.
Samoth thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia throws a body punch but Samoth moves out of range.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samoth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Garcia.
Samoth takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia throws a front kick that sends Samoth stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samoth.
Samoth works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Samoth tries to clinch up.
Mikael Samoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Samoth.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Samoth saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samoth slips under a jab from Garcia.
Samoth scores with a shot to the body.
Samoth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samoth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samoth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Samoth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia tests Samoth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roberto Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samoth lands with a right hand.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samoth.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Roberto Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samoth swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Samoth throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Samoth staying out of range there.
Samoth fails to land the takedown.
Samoth moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Samoth.
Samoth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberto Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Samoth.
Samoth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Garcia wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Samoth has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samoth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia tries to roll over but Samoth keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy.
Samoth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samoth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samoth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samoth prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Samoth moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roberto Garcia will probably get the nod.
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!
Samoth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Samoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samoth is looking to land body kicks.
Samoth looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Samoth moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Samoth ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Samoth.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Samoth.
Samoth avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samoth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Samoth ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Samoth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garcia's hands.
Garcia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia misses with a hook. Samoth ducked under it nicely.
Samoth cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samoth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Samoth.
Samoth moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samoth jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Samoth scores with a three punch combo!
Samoth throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samoth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samoth.
Garcia 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.
Garcia takes a swing at Samoth's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Samoth moved out of range.
Samoth throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Samoth missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samoth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samoth clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samoth has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia wants to break free but Samoth has control.
Samoth blocking some punches.
Samoth lands with a light punch inside.
Samoth breaks the clinch.
Jab from Garcia.
Samoth fails to land with a series of punches.
Samoth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Samoth.
Samoth swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Samoth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Samoth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Samoth.
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!
Garcia jabs at Samoth's body.
Samoth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samoth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Samoth needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samoth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Samoth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Samoth.
Samoth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia takes a swing at Samoth's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samoth 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
Mikael Samoth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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