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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pyle's choice of entrance music: The Marines' Hymn. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux jabs at Pyle's body.
Pyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lemieux sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pyle somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Pyle.
Lemieux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyle.
Lemieux loads up on a big right hand but Pyle slips the punch.
Pyle ducks under a wild hook from Lemieux.
Pyle shoots in looking for a takedown but Lemieux manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pyle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lemieux circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemieux drives through and clinches with Pyle against the cage.
Lemieux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lemieux throws an elbow that misses.
Pyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Lemieux as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lemieux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyle backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemieux displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pyle up against the cage.
Pyle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lemieux just stands there and leans against the cage.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Pyle avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage.
Lemieux tries to work over Pyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux misses with an elbow over the top.
Lemieux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyle backwards.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyle backwards.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Pyle avoids the elbow strike from Lemieux, against the cage.
Pyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux pushes off an throws an elbow but Pyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lemieux struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyle controls his hands.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Pyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux misses with some punches.
Lemieux pushes Pyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pyle is trying to trip Lemieux. He has hold of a leg but Lemieux is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pyle persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pyle looking to pass the guard.
Lemieux is pulling down on Pyle's head. It's preventing any offense from Pyle, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lemieux looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemieux, not yet.
Pyle lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lemieux is looking to sweep but instead, Pyle has passed into half guard.
Pyle is looking for a kimura here.
Pyle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lemieux is just riding it out for now. Pyle eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pyle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lemieux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle is working Lemieux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux is trying to keep Pyle in close.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle throwing strikes from guard but Lemieux blocks nicely.
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 David Lemieux will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lemieux throws a chopping leg kick but Pyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lemieux thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lemieux avoids the body shot from Pyle.
Lemieux rushes Pyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyle blocks an uppercut.
Lemieux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pyle's defenses.
Lemieux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyle misses with some punches.
Pyle is trying to pull guard but Lemieux turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pyle or not.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Lemieux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lemieux throws an elbow but misses.
Pyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyle jumps guard but Lemieux stands there with Pyle around his waist. Pyle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyle.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Pyle working aggressively here.
Pyle has Lemieux pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lemieux manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
David Lemieux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gomer Pyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands a shot to the body.
Pyle prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemieux tries to work over Pyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pyle prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Pyle misses with a punch to the body.
David Lemieux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Pyle avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pyle.
Lemieux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyle's elbow.
Pyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux pushes Pyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pyle is struggling to control the position.
Lemieux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lemieux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pyle digs a good hook to Lemieux's body.
Lemieux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lemieux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemieux.
Pyle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lemieux tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pyle is in Lemieux's guard.
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!
Pyle preventing the sweep.
Lemieux pulls Pyle in close to prevent any damage.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Pyle from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle passes Lemieux's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lemieux controlling the position for now.
Lemieux avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pyle.
Lemieux gets full guard.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Pyle is fighting to break Lemieux's control of his arms but Lemieux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lemieux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Lemieux will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Pyle finds it's target.
Lemieux throws a hook but Pyle avoids it easily.
Pyle on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pyle lands with an overhand left.
Lemieux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyle.
Lemieux moves into the clinch.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemieux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pyle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemieux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lemieux fails to land.
Pyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pyle presses Lemieux against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pyle has Lemieux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pyle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lemieux tumbling to the mat - Pyle dives into Lemieux's guard.
Pyle throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux pulls Pyle in to control the position.
Pyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lemieux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pyle lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux is not content to let Pyle control the position.
Pyle throws a strike aimed at the side of Lemieux's head but Lemieux avoids it well.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Pyle crashes against the mat.
Lemieux wants to control but Pyle postures up.
Lemieux is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyle working the head with strikes.
Pyle working the head and body with strikes.
Lemieux is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pyle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pyle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pyle is looking for a kimura but Lemieux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pyle to get the leverage.
Pyle winds up and cracks Lemieux with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux has his hands clasped together around Pyle's back. He's all about the action.
Gomer Pyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lemieux tries to get to full guard but Pyle has control of the leg.
Lemieux trying to control here.
Lemieux gets back to full guard.
Lemieux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lemieux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
David Lemieux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lemieux looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemieux, not yet.
Pyle is pushing down on Lemieux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lemieux is fighting to maintain full guard but Pyle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lemieux is looking for a sweep. Pyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lemieux to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gomer Pyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lemieux 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Lemieux!
A very excited looking David Lemieux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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