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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brant Pugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Savoie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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346 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brant Pugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Savoie!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savoie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Savoie takes the fight into the clinch.
Savoie trying to land knees to the body.
Savoie is looking for a takedown.
Savoie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savoie shoots in looking for a takedown but Pugh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savoie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brant Pugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Savoie.
Pugh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savoie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savoie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savoie shoots in but no luck this time.
Pugh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savoie looks to clinch
and Pugh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pugh pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pugh keeping full guard, as Savoie tries to pass.
Pugh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pugh really is a fat lump.
Pugh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Savoie's guard.
Pugh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savoie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pugh is one step ahead there.
Pugh gets to his feet - Savoie follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugh slaps away a takedown attempt from Savoie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savoie looks winded!
Pugh fails to land the takedown.
Savoie dives in and grabs Pugh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pugh pushes down on Savoie's head and hops out.
Pugh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savoie.
Savoie tries to keep at a distance but Pugh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savoie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pugh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savoie is aware though and is defending well.
Pugh wants to sweep here but Savoie controlling him for the moment.
Savoie trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savoie stopping the sweep attempt from Pugh.
Pugh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugh wants to sweep here but Savoie controlling him for the moment.
Pugh is controlling Savoie's posture.
Pugh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pugh trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pugh holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brant Pugh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savoie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pugh but Pugh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pugh shoots in looking for a takedown but Savoie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pugh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Savoie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Savoie wants it to stay on the feet.
Savoie is looking to land body kicks.
Savoie throws a jab but it's blocked by Pugh.
Pugh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brant Pugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savoie slaps away a takedown attempt from Pugh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pugh shoots in for a takedown but Savoie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Savoie does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savoie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pugh defends well and Savoie ends up having to push Pugh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savoie landing knees to the head.
Pugh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Savoie.
Pugh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Savoie to keep the fight standing.
Pugh is stalling here.
Savoie pulls Pugh into guard.
Savoie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pugh is now in half guard.
Pugh slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugh is thwarting Savoie's attempts to control the position.
Pugh is trying to work for a kimura but Savoie is defending well.
Pugh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pugh controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Savoie!
Pugh wants to finish this one by submission but Savoie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pugh.
Pugh is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savoie tries to keep at a distance but Pugh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savoie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pugh walks away with a smile on his face. Savoie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pugh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pugh stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pugh as Savoie tries to tie him up.
Pugh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brant Pugh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pugh looks to land a combination but Savoie avoids it well.
Pugh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savoie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savoie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pugh pinned against the cage. Pugh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pugh fails with a takedown attempt.
Pugh is looking to clinch.
Pugh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brant Pugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savoie tries to clinch but Pugh is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savoie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brant Pugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pugh gets underhooks to prevent Savoie's takedown attempt.
Savoie is trying to pull guard but Pugh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Savoie is trying to break the clinch but Pugh has him pressed against the cage.
Pugh pulls Savoie into guard.
Pugh has his foot on Savoie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Savoie works his way back into a safe position though.
Savoie wants to get up but he can't break Pugh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pugh is on top in guard.
Savoie wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Savoie's guard.
Savoie looking for submissions off his back.
Brant Pugh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pugh looks to land a strike but Savoie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Savoie wants to control but Pugh passes easily into half guard.
Savoie trying to control here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pugh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugh thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pugh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Savoie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pugh stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savoie is looking to clinch.
Savoie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pugh shoots in looking for a takedown. Savoie tries to sprawl out of it but Pugh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Savoie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savoie tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brant Pugh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pugh, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brant Pugh!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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