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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chien Fou . 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenart Holmberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouelet tries to keep at a distance but Holmberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holmberg avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmberg is defending well for now.
Ouelet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ouelet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside that Holmberg shrugs off.
Ouelet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ouelet misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmberg avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ouelet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmberg's efforts to push away.
Holmberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ouelet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holmberg somewhat.
Holmberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lenart Holmberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet throws a series of punches but Holmberg avoids them all with ease.
Ouelet clinches up with Holmberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Ouelet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ouelet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holmberg prevents it.
Holmberg managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Ouelet digs a right hand into Holmberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmberg's gas tank.
Ouelet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ouelet with a knee to the head.
Ouelet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ouelet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
Holmberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouelet misses the shot to the body.
Ouelet drives through and clinches with Holmberg against the cage.
Ouelet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
It looks like Lenart Holmberg has been cut.
Ouelet landing knees to the body.
Ouelet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ouelet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holmberg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ouelet drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lenart Holmberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephane Ouelet.
Holmberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmberg wants to break free but Ouelet has control.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but Holmberg blocks with his arms.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ouelet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmberg's defenses.
Holmberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmberg avoids the elbow strike from Ouelet, against the cage.
Holmberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouelet clinches up against the cage.
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmberg controls his hands.
Ouelet has Holmberg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holmberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmberg avoids it.
Holmberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ouelet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmberg tries to break free but Ouelet pushes him back against the cage.
Ouelet keeps control of Holmberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Ouelet won't allow it.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside that Holmberg shrugs off.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it misses.
Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmberg is defending well for now.
Holmberg managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Holmberg is trying to push Ouelet away but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmberg takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is working Holmberg over against the cage.
Holmberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmberg controls his hands.
Ouelet lands a nice uppercut.
Holmberg has had enough of the clinch but Ouelet keeps him there for the moment.
Holmberg working aggressively here.
Ouelet tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Holmberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ouelet's elbow.
Ouelet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ouelet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmberg prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ouelet drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ouelet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmberg circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmberg shoots in and bounces Ouelet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Holmberg throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenart Holmberg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Ouelet misses.
Holmberg dives in and grabs Ouelet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ouelet pushes down on Holmberg's head and hops out.
Ouelet lands a jab to Holmberg's midsection.
Horrible takedown by Holmberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Ouelet which made him look bad.
Holmberg throws a push kick but Ouelet slaps the foot to one side.
Ouelet throws a body punch but Holmberg moves out of range.
Ouelet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouelet misses with a body shot.
Ouelet misses with a looping left.
Ouelet avoids the head kick by Holmberg.
Holmberg misses with a low kick.
Good work by Holmberg as he checks the leg kick.
Holmberg avoids the body shot from Ouelet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ouelet wants a takedown.
Ouelet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmberg's elbow.
Ouelet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Holmberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ouelet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ouelet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmberg is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ouelet is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holmberg to the mat. Holmberg regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ouelet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ouelet trying to control but Holmberg is working from the bottom.
Ouelet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ouelet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ouelet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelet wants to stand but Holmberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ouelet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelet looking to pass the guard.
Ouelet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ouelet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holmberg's head.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ouelet with a nice head shot there.
Ouelet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ouelet throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet pushing down on Holmberg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ouelet slips a nice elbow through Holmberg's hands, connecting with Holmberg's forehead.
Holmberg taking some punishment here, with Ouelet in his half guard.
Holmberg taking some punishment here, with Ouelet in his half guard.
Ouelet thows a huge punch but Holmberg dodges it nicely.
Holmberg is trying to stand back up but Ouelet is controlling him
Ouelet is looking to take a break and control but Holmberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ouelet stands up out of the half guard.
Ouelet moves into the clinch.
Holmberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouelet misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holmberg quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ouelet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Holmberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holmberg is staying active underneath Ouelet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holmberg trying to control from the bottom.
Ouelet throwing shots but Holmberg is blocking nicely.
Ouelet is nestled in close to Holmberg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ouelet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmberg is looking to control Ouelet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holmberg avoid being mounted?
Ouelet wants to take a breather but Holmberg is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lenart Holmberg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Holmberg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ouelet. That one must have hurt.
Holmberg blocks a jab.
Holmberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ouelet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmberg throws a body kick that misses.
Lenart Holmberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouelet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holmberg works Ouelet's body with a nice hook.
Ouelet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holmberg rather than just go for the knockout.
Holmberg stuffs the takedown.
Holmberg misses with a head kick.
Ouelet thows a body kick. Holmberg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ouelet throws a leg kick but Holmberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ouelet.
Holmberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg misses with a wild body shot.
Holmberg moves away from the strike by Ouelet.
Holmberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ouelet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stephane Ouelet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmberg darts in looking for a takedown but Ouelet gets double underhooks and turns Holmberg into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmberg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ouelet lands with a left to the head.
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmberg.
Ouelet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holmberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ouelet lands an elbow that stopped Holmberg in his tracks for a moment.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ouelet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ouelet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmberg blocks a body shot from Ouelet.
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Holmberg 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg manages to break the clinch.
Holmberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Ouelet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lenart Holmberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephane Ouelet.
Ouelet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouelet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ouelet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ouelet avoids it really well and circles away.
Ouelet misses with a wild body shot.
Holmberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmberg throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet slips a jab and a cross from Holmberg.
Ouelet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ouelet takes a step back to recover.
Ouelet dodges the punch combination from Holmberg.
Holmberg gets tackled into the cage by Ouelet. Ouelet maintains the clinch.
Ouelet goes for a takedown attempt but Holmberg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ouelet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holmberg defends well and Ouelet ends up having to push Holmberg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lenart Holmberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmberg misses with a low kick.
Ouelet moves out of range of the body kick from Holmberg.
Holmberg throws a push kick but Ouelet slaps the foot to one side.
Ouelet swinging wildly here.
Ouelet avoids the head kick by Holmberg.
Holmberg misses with a combination
and Ouelet counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Ouelet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside.
Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ouelet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stephane Ouelet.
Well Ouelet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
During a confident post fight interview, Stephane Ouelet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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