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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Buzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzynski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Wavin Flag by K'naan. Johnny Samson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Buzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Samson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzynski clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buzynski.
Samson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buzynski prevents it.
Samson wants a takedown but no success here.
Buzynski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Samson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
What can Samson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Buzynski not allowing Samson to control his hands.
Buzynski lands shots from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Buzynski controlling the positon.
Buzynski gets his hands free as Samson looks to control.
Buzynski doesn't have the hooks in and Samson manages to turn into his guard.
Buzynski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski wants to stand but Samson is controlling the position.
Buzynski keeping moving, preventing Samson from controlling successfully.
Buzynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samson looks gassed!
Buzynski wants to get back to his feet but Samson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samson keeps the fight on the outside.
Buzynski tries to clinch but Samson is having none of it.
Buzynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buzynski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Buzynski manages to end up in side control.
Buzynski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Samson can't do much from the bottom here.
Buzynski happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski tries to stand but Samson is controlling his head.
Buzynski working away.
Buzynski wants to stand but Samson has his arm trapped.
Samson can't do much from the bottom here.
Buzynski trying to control the position but Samson is working away.
Samson is looking for a sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Buzynski throws the kick towards the body but Samson avoids it.
Buzynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buzynski gets a clinch.
Buzynski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Buzynski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Samson prevents it.
Samson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buzynski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Samson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson pulls Buzynski into guard.
Samson pulls Buzynski in close to prevent any damage.
Buzynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buzynski trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
Buzynski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Samson has a closed guard, preventing Buzynski from standing up.
Buzynski wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Buzynski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Samson has a closed guard, preventing Buzynski from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Buzynski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buzynski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samson on the ground.
Buzynski controlling the position from side mount.
Buzynski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Buzynski decides to stand back up. Buzynski steps back and let's Samson get back to his feet.
Buzynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Samson is working for takedown but Buzynski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buzynski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Buzynski is looking to stand up but Samson won't let him.
Samson looking for a sweep. Not yet Samson, not yet.
Samson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Buzynski has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Buzynski 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.
Samson fails to land with a series of punches.
Samson misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Buzynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buzynski but Buzynski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Buzynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Samson keeps the fight on the outside.
Buzynski gets caught flat footed, as Samson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samson throwing strikes but missing.
Samson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samson is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buzynski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samson trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buzynski wants to clinch.
Samson tries for a takedown but Buzynski circles away easily
and Buzynski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samson has Buzynski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Buzynski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Samson.
Buzynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Samson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samson tries to score a body lock takedown but Buzynski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buzynski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Samson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson trying to control the hands but Buzynski won't let him.
I really don't envy Samson right now.
Buzynski is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Samson turns into Buzynski and is now in his guard.
Samson trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.
Buzynski is looking to stand up but Samson isn't so interested in that idea.
Samson tries to free his leg and advance position but Buzynski is retaining full guard.
Buzynski is trying to control the position but Samson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samson misses with a takedown attempt
and Buzynski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Samson really felt that one!
Buzynski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Buzynski wants to stand but Samson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buzynski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Samson is proving hard to escape from.
Samson pulls Buzynski in close to prevent any damage.
Buzynski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Samson's guard.
Buzynski trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
Buzynski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Samson, up you get!
Buzynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buzynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnny Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samson.
Samson fails with the takedown
and Buzynski counters with a head kick.
Buzynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samson smiles and moves away.
Samson shoots and misses
and Buzynski counters with a takedown into side control.
Samson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Samson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzynski tries to hold on but Samson pushes him away.
Samson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Buzynski is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzynski is squirming around, avoiding Samson's attempts to control the action.
Buzynski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Samson avoids the attempt from Buzynski to control.
Buzynski just holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Buzynski dominated that second round.
That's time! Buzynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Buzynski clinches up with Samson and pushes him back against the cage.
Samson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buzynski jumps into guard, dragging Samson to the mat.
Buzynski wants to get back to his feet but Samson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Buzynski keeping moving, preventing Samson from controlling successfully.
Buzynski wants to sweep but no luck.
Buzynski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Buzynski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buzynski works his way into side control.
Samson is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buzynski controlling from side mount.
Samson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson sneaks back into half guard.
Samson is doing well to control the position and prevent Buzynski from advancing to side control.
Samson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jack Buzynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samson controls Buzynski momentarily but Buzynski frees himself.
Samson is looking for a triangle here but Buzynski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Buzynski controlling from side mount.
Samson tries to improve position but can't.
Samson gets back to half guard.
Samson trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Buzynski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Samson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Buzynski is working away from the top position though.
Samson is looking to improve his position.
Buzynski passes into side control, despite Samson's attempt to control the position.
Samson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buzynski stands up and beckons Samson to his feet.
Buzynski forces Samson back against the cage and clinches.
Buzynski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Samson regains guard.
Samson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Buzynski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Samson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buzynski trying to control the action but Samson is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Samson struggling a bit here.
Buzynski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants to control from the top but Buzynski keeps moving.
Samson passes into half guard.
Buzynski is in trouble now - Samson has advanced to mount!
Samson lands with some strikes.
Samson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samson looking to secure an arm triangle but Buzynski defends it well.
Buzynski tries to hold on but Samson pushes him away.
Buzynski working to try and regain half guard.
Samson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnny Samson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buzynski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Buzynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buzynski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Buzynski!
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