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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Hooster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Dupuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupuis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rockstar (Remix) by N.E.R.D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Hooster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Dupuis! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice leg kick lands there from Hooster. Hooster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hooster wants to clinch. The fight moves into the clinch position. Dupuis lands a body punch. Dupuis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hooster has double underhooks. Dupuis has had enough of the clinch but Hooster keeps him there for the moment. Hooster'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. Hooster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Dupuis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hooster is trying to stall.
Hooster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dupuis avoiding damage as Hooster throws knees to the body.
Dupuis is trying to break free. Dupuis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dupuis looking for a takedown. Hooster stalling.
Dupuis pushes Hooster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Hooster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hooster missing with knees to the body.
Hooster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hooster misses with an elbow over the top. Hooster blocks an uppercut.
Hooster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hooster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dupuis's face.
Hooster misses with a knee to the head. Dupuis takes an elbow to the forehead. Dupuis trying to control the position but instead, Hooster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dupuis into the cage. Dupuis slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Dupuis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hooster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dupuis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hooster has double underhooks. Hooster looking to stall.
Hooster lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Hooster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Dupuis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Dupuis takes an elbow to the temple. Knees in the clinch landing for Hooster.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dupuis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ernesto Hooster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A chopping leg kick lands by Hooster. Dupuis looks gassed! The fight moves into the clinch position. Dupuis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hooster has him pressed against the cage. Hooster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dupuis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hooster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Hooster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hooster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A shot in the inside from Dupuis. Hooster connects with a knee to the head.
Hooster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dupuis looking to slow down the pace here. Knees to the body from Hooster.
Good body shot from Dupuis.
Hooster scores a nice knee to the body.
Hooster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dupuis's defenses. This has been an exciting period of action! Hooster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dupuis takes an elbow to the temple. Hooster lands a nice knee to the body. Hooster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dupuis tries to pull guard but Hooster won't allow it.
Ernesto Hooster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garry Dupuis.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hooster looking to stall.
Dupuis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hooster has him pressed against the cage. Hooster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dupuis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooster uses good head movement to avoid it. Dupuis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hooster pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hooster looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hooster scores with a leg kick.
Hooster scores with a head kick.
Hooster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hooster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupuis swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hooster is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hooster tries to clinch but Dupuis moves out of range. Dupuis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hooster lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooster wants to clinch up but Dupuis keeps it at a distance. Dupuis closes the distance and clinches. Dupuis tries to pull guard but Hooster holds him up against the cage and eventually Dupuis drops back down to his feet.
Dupuis takes an elbow to the temple. Dupuis goes for a takedown attempt but Hooster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dupuis circles away from the clinch attempt and Dupuis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hooster won't be happy with that. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hooster is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dupuis has just dragged him back down to the mat. Dupuis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Hooster tries to bench press Dupuis off him but Dupuis keeps the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Hooster dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hooster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooster closes the distance and clinches. Dupuis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hooster has double underhooks. Hooster misses with a knee to the head. Nice elbow from Hooster. Dupuis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hooster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Hooster lands an elbow inside that Dupuis shrugs off. Hooster landing knees to the head.
Hooster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dupuis has had enough of the clinch but Hooster keeps him there for the moment. Dupuis is trying to break free. A knee to the head by Hooster.
Dupuis is working for takedown but Hooster is calmly controlling the position for now. Hooster with a knee to the head.
Dupuis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A left hand lands to the body for Dupuis.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hooster takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice elbow from Hooster. Hooster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dupuis up against the cage. Hooster is trying to maintain a safe position but Dupuis gets an underhook and turns Hooster into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hooster pressing his opponent against the cage. Dupuis is trying to break free. A bit of stalling here from Hooster.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ernesto Hooster. Dupuis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooster tries to clinch up and Dupuis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hooster tries to clinch but fails miserably and Dupuis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Hooster is trying to stand up here but Dupuis is controlling him well. Dupuis not doing much here.
Dupuis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hooster!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dupuis content just to control the position here. Dupuis working away from the top, dropping strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dupuis is in the full mount, landing strikes. Hooster bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Dupuis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hooster is one step ahead there. Dupuis pushes Hooster off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Hooster.
Hooster throws a nice inside leg kick. Hooster tries to clinch but fails miserably so Dupuis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Dupuis postures up.
Hooster keeping moving, preventing Dupuis from controlling successfully. Hooster throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hooster wants to sweep here but Dupuis controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooster scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hooster closes the distance looking to clinch and Dupuis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dupuis. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hooster wants to stand but Dupuis is controlling the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dupuis is pushing down on Hooster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hooster is fighting to maintain full guard but Dupuis has managed to sneak the leg through. Dupuis controlling the action here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garry Dupuis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dupuis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Garry Dupuis has got the better of the ground game so far. Dupuis trying to control the action but Hooster is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hooster is trying to get back to full guard. Dupuis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Hooster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dupuis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hooster looks to clinch and Dupuis counters with a nice double leg into guard. Dupuis passes Hooster's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Dupuis works his way into full mount! Dupuis controlling the position easily from mount. Hooster tries to hold on but Dupuis postures up. Dupuis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dupuis controlling the position easily from mount. Dupuis looking to control but Hooster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Hooster wants to control but Dupuis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dupuis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hooster's face.
Dupuis dominating with strikes here. Dupuis controlling the position easily from mount. Dupuis has hold of Hooster's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hooster manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dupuis controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hooster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Dupuis content just to control the position here. Dupuis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hooster turns into him and now he's in Dupuis's guard.
Hooster preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight! Garry Dupuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Dupuis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garry Dupuis!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
82% |
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