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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stromile Farseer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stromile Farseer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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26
222 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stromile Farseer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders looks for a takedown but Farseer sprawls well.
Saunders drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Farseer looking to control.
Saunders won't allow Farseer to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saunders advances position into side control!
Saunders working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Saunders tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Farseer sneaks back into half guard.
Saunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farseer defending well though.
Farseer tries to roll over but Saunders keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders seems to be working for a kimura but Farseer defends the submission attempt.
Farseer is trying to control but can't.
Farseer tries to get to full guard but Saunders has control of the leg.
Saunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farseer defending well though.
Farseer is concentrating on defense, preventing Saunders from advancing position.
Farseer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saunders postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farseer looking for a sweep. Not yet Farseer, not yet.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farseer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farseer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saunders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saunders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saunders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farseer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saunders is looking to work some ground and pound but Farseer has wrist control.
Farseer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders postures up in Farseer's guard and throws a big left but Farseer blocks it.
Saunders tries to free his leg and advance position but Farseer is retaining full guard.
Farseer seems keen to control Saunders's posture.
Farseer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Saunders's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farseer trying to control but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Saunders is trying to keep Farseer in close.
Saunders keeping full guard, as Farseer tries to pass.
Saunders looking for a sweep. Not yet Saunders, not yet.
Saunders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farseer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saunders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farseer is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farseer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Farseer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders working for a triangle but Farseer defends it easily.
Saunders is looking to sweep but instead, Farseer has passed into half guard.
Farseer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Farseer wants to pass to mount but Saunders is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunders wants to control but Farseer is keeping busy.
Saunders is looking for a sweep. Farseer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elliot Saunders will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saunders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farseer swivels and escapes.
Farseer throws the kick towards the body but Saunders avoids it.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Farseer both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Elliot Saunders has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Saunders or perhaps it was just good defense by Farseer which made him look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders 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.
A big left from Farseer misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Saunders.
Farseer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saunders's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Farseer wants to control but Saunders is keeping busy.
Saunders is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farseer is looking for a sweep. Saunders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farseer gets back to full guard.
Farseer pulls Saunders in close to prevent any damage.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farseer is keeping the position for now.
Farseer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Farseer keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farseer can't keep his opponent in guard - Saunders advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saunders trying to control the action but Farseer is working from the bottom.
Farseer is looking for a sweep. Saunders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farseer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saunders is working away from the top position though.
Saunders trying to control from half guard but Farseer is working away.
Saunders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Farseer tries to get to full guard but Saunders has control of the leg.
Saunders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saunders drops an elbow to the side of Farseer's head.
Farseer is positioning himself well to prevent Saunders advancing to mount.
Saunders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saunders scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saunders misses with a head shot. Farseer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saunders with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders wants to control from the top but Farseer keeps moving.
Saunders looking to sit in guard and control but Farseer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farseer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saunders throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Farseer from controlling successfully.
Saunders is looking for a triangle here but Farseer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Farseer is looking to take a break and control but Saunders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farseer in side control, throwing shots but Saunders defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stromile Farseer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Elliot Saunders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saunders checks a leg kick nicely.
Donk. Farseer catches Saunders right on the button with a cross.
Saunders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farseer's head.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Farseer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Farseer sneaks back into half guard.
Farseer trying to control from the bottom.
Saunders misses with a head shot. Farseer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Elliot Saunders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farseer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farseer wants to sweep but no luck.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farseer is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Farseer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saunders cracks Farseer with a solid left hand.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders working some strikes from top position.
Farseer has his hands on Saunders's head, controlling the position.
Saunders pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farseer is keeping the position for now.
Saunders working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders stopping the sweep attempt from Farseer.
Saunders looking to sit in guard and control but Farseer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Farseer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farseer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Farseer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saunders does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saunders manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farseer forces his way into half guard.
Saunders trying to control but Farseer postures up.
Saunders wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saunders manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farseer tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunders is retaining full guard.
Farseer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farseer is pushing down on Saunders's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saunders is fighting to maintain full guard but Farseer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Farseer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Saunders is staying active underneath Farseer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saunders works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Farseer has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saunders trying to control from the bottom.
Saunders is trying to get back to full guard.
Farseer is taking a breather. Saunders says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunders is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farseer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farseer lands a nice short elbow.
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 Elliot Saunders.
I think Saunders has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Saunders!
During a confident post fight interview, Elliot Saunders thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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