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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet comes to the cage accompanied by Chien Fou . Maynard has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard digs a good body shot into Ouelet's ribs.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Ouelet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maynard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ouelet's face.
Ouelet scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gray Maynard has been cut.
Ouelet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maynard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ouelet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Maynard 's eye.
Ouelet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ouelet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Ouelet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maynard looks gassed!
Ouelet is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Maynard 's eye.
Maynard tries to work over Ouelet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Maynard avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maynard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ouelet.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Ouelet.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouelet wants a takedown but no success here.
Maynard wants to stall.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet landing knees to the head.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ouelet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ouelet in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Maynard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ouelet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maynard down.
Maynard defending against the ground and pound.
Ouelet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ouelet stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouelet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maynard.
Maynard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ouelet.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws the left hand but Ouelet avoids the punch easily.
Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ouelet.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Ouelet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
Ouelet connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet is trying to drag Maynard to the mat but Maynard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maynard lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maynard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ouelet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ouelet landing knees to the body.
Ouelet working Maynard over with knees to the body.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Ouelet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maynard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ouelet lands an elbow that stopped Maynard in his tracks for a moment.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Ouelet blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Ouelet tightens his grip and picks Maynard up, before dumping him to the ground. Maynard manages to land in guard.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouelet tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Maynard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ouelet.
Maynard misses with a right hand
and Ouelet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard throws a jab when Ouelet was well out of range.
Maynard moves into range and clinches up with Ouelet.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
Maynard stalling in the clinch.
Maynard missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Maynard taking a breather.
Ouelet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maynard prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ouelet tightens his grip and picks Maynard up, before dumping him to the ground. Maynard manages to land in guard.
Ouelet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Ouelet stops Maynard from standing up.
Ouelet stands up over Maynard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet landing some decent shots from guard.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet postures up in Maynard's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
Ouelet is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maynard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
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!
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Maynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ouelet decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ouelet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maynard but Maynard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Ouelet in a clinch.
Ouelet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ouelet crunches a lovely knee into Maynard's ribcage.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Ouelet.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maynard avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ouelet tries for a takedown but Maynard manages to get underhooks.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stephane Ouelet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maynard avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet has picked Maynard up - he's going for a ride! Ouelet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ouelet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maynard trying to control from the bottom.
Maynard tries to roll over but Ouelet keeps him under control.
Ouelet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ouelet wants to stand up but Maynard is controlling the position.
Ouelet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maynard's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouelet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ouelet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouelet tries to clinch up.
Ouelet moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Ouelet misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Ouelet.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ouelet.
A big left from Maynard misses.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouelet ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Maynard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ouelet counters by moving into the clinch.
Maynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouelet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ouelet is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maynard is defending well.
Ouelet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maynard scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Ouelet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maynard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Ouelet.
Ouelet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maynard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ouelet.
Ouelet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ouelet takes a shot to the head.
Maynard is leaning against Ouelet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard.
A left hand lands to the body for Maynard.
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ouelet backwards.
Ouelet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maynard after a bit of a struggle.
Maynard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but Ouelet blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ouelet.
Knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Ouelet avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Maynard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouelet wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard lands a body punch.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard is looking to control Ouelet's arms but Ouelet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Maynard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maynard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ouelet backwards.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Ouelet blocks it.
Ouelet has Maynard pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ouelet pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maynard tumbling to the mat - Ouelet dives into Maynard's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to sweep here but Ouelet controlling him for the moment.
Ouelet landing with the ground and pound.
Maynard keeping full guard, as Ouelet tries to pass.
Ouelet postures up.
Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouelet content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maynard is keeping the position for now.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouelet wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ouelet postures up in Maynard's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouelet is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stephane Ouelet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stephane Ouelet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ouelet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
A relieved looking Stephane Ouelet thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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