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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Saint Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Roc comes to the cage accompanied by Rock superstar. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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221 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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182 cm
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205 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pierre Saint Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Roc tries to clinch but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders slips a jab from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Saint Roc.
A good leg kick by Saint Roc.
Saunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Roc was well out of range. Poor timing from Saunders.
Saunders scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint Roc in his tracks.
Saunders misses the jab.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Saint Roc.
Saint Roc moves in looking to clinch but Saunders pushes him off.
Saint Roc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saunders ducks under a wild hook from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc needs to keep his hands up - Saunders had a free shot at his head there.
Saint Roc avoids the body shot from Saunders.
Saint Roc takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Roc tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint Roc misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saunders.
Saunders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Roc.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saunders was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saint Roc working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint Roc wants to control but Saunders is having none of it.
Saunders is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Saint Roc to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Saint Roc shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saint Roc sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Saunders seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saint Roc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saunders wants to pass the guard but Saint Roc is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Roc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saunders.
Saint Roc is trying to get back to full guard.
Saint Roc avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders prevents Saint Roc from improving his position.
Saint Roc trying to get back to full guard but Saunders takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Saint Roc tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saunders lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saunders lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saint Roc is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saunders scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saint Roc?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Roc is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders tries to control but Saint Roc wriggling away.
Saint Roc is looking to improve his position but Saunders isn't that keen on the idea.
Saunders dominating with strikes here.
Saint Roc is rocked!
Saint Roc bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Saunders trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saunders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint Roc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saunders is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saint Roc connects with a single shot there.
Saunders wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saint Roc pushes Saunders up against the cage in a clinch.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saint Roc lands with a short shot to the head.
Saunders working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saint Roc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Roc is working Saunders over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Saint Roc scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders blocks a body shot from Saint Roc.
Saunders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saint Roc prevents it.
Saint Roc blocking some punches.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Elliot Saunders has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saunders dodges an elbow strike from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Saint Roc avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Saint Roc pushes off an throws an elbow but Saunders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saint Roc prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saint Roc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Roc's elbow.
Saunders wants a takedown but no success here.
Saint Roc struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint Roc throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Saint Roc.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Saint Roc avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Saunders has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saint Roc is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pierre Saint Roc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Saunders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Roc looking to throw knees to the head but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Saunders goes for a takedown attempt but Saint Roc pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saint Roc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saint Roc leaves Saunders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saint Roc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saunders moves away.
Saint Roc misses with a straight left.
Saunders fakes the leg kick and cracks Saint Roc in the body.
Saint Roc misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint Roc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint Roc throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Saint Roc misses.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Saint Roc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint Roc misses with a straight left.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Roc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Roc was well out of range. Poor timing from Saunders.
Elliot Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Roc.
Saunders walks into a jab.
Saint Roc throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saunders is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saint Roc rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Saint Roc.
Saint Roc misses with an uppercut.
Saint Roc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saunders avoids the head kick by Saint Roc.
A leg kick checked by Saunders.
Saint Roc misses with a hook.
Saint Roc misses with a looping left.
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!
Saint Roc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saunders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint Roc thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saunders if he has to take too many more of those.
Saint Roc misses with a looping left.
Saint Roc looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Saint Roc dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Saunders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saint Roc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big left from Saint Roc misses.
Saint Roc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Saint Roc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saunders moves out of range as Saint Roc strikes.
Saunders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint Roc throws a hook but Saunders avoids it easily.
Saint Roc looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Saunders drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saunders wants to pass the guard but Saint Roc is keeping the position.
Saunders throws a strike but Saint Roc rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Saint Roc showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saunders is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saunders looking for a guillotine here but Saint Roc defends easily.
Saunders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saint Roc defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc slips nicely into half guard.
Saint Roc works his way into side control.
Saunders is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saint Roc's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Saint Roc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saunders's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is looking for a sweep. Saint Roc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saint Roc seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Saunders is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pierre Saint Roc!
Pierre Saint Roc got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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