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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet comes into the arena with Chien Fou blaring out of the sound system. Mustang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Little Rock. Roy Mustang has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mustang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ouelet tries to avoid it but Mustang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ouelet to the ground. Ouelet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Ouelet looks to land a left hand but Mustang moved out of range nicely. Mustang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Mustang misses. Ouelet moves in looking to clinch but Mustang pushes him off. Mustang tries to keep at a distance but Ouelet has taken the fight into the clinch. Ouelet throws an elbow but it misses.
Mustang avoids a wild elbow strike from Ouelet. Ouelet lands with a right to the head. Ouelet with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet. Ouelet tries a knee to the head but Mustang blocks it.
Ouelet lands a shoulder strike. Ouelet is pressed up against the cage. Mustang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ouelet down to the mat. Ouelet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Mustang throws a body punch but Ouelet moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Ouelet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustang jabs Ouelet to the body, keeping him at a distance. Some wild striking there from Ouelet.
Ouelet defending well as Mustang loads up on a big left hand. A nice combination there by Mustang.
Mustang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouelet rushes Mustang and presses him up against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ouelet. Mustang wants a takedown but no success here.
Stephane Ouelet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang. Mustang takes an elbow to the forehead. Ouelet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ouelet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Mustang avoids a wild elbow strike from Ouelet. Ouelet lands an elbow inside that Mustang shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Ouelet lands an elbow inside. A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet. Ouelet tries to work over Mustang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mustang avoids the elbow strike from Ouelet, against the cage.
Mustang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ouelet looks to throw an elbow but misses. Ouelet missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet landing knees to the head.
Ouelet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ouelet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mustang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Mustang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mustang wants to break free but Ouelet has control.
Ouelet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustang's elbow. Ouelet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Ouelet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet looking to throw knees to the head but Mustang is blocking nicely.
Mustang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Ouelet misses with an elbow strike.
Ouelet throws an elbow that misses.
Mustang managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Ouelet misses with a hook from the clinch. Ouelet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Ouelet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mustang's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ouelet landing knees to the body.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside that Mustang shrugs off. Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mustang is trying to pull guard but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage. Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mustang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Mustang blocks an elbow strike. Knees to the body from Ouelet.
Ouelet can't find room to land a body shot as Mustang controls the action.
Ouelet has a couple of punches blocked by Mustang.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ouelet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mustang's defenses. Mustang jumps guard but Ouelet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Mustang takes an elbow to the forehead. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet 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.
Ouelet tries to clinch up but Mustang circles away and keeps his distance. Mustang throws a head kick that misses. Mustang slips under a jab from Ouelet. Ouelet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustang manages to avoid it. Ouelet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mustang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mustang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouelet is looking to clinch but Mustang is avoiding it.
Ouelet walks into a stiff left hand from Mustang. Ouelet misses with a body shot.
Mustang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roy Mustang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ouelet moves into the clinch. Ouelet lands a knee to the head.
Ouelet throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustang. Ouelet missing with 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. Mustang is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mustang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mustang tries to pull guard but Ouelet forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Ouelet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mustang managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Mustang fails to pull guard.
Stephane Ouelet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang. A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ouelet. Ouelet tries a knee to the head but Mustang blocks it.
Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Ouelet lands with a light punch inside. Ouelet lands with a short shot to the head. Mustang takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Mustang takes an elbow to the temple. Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustang.
Ouelet connects with a knee to the head.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustang avoids it. Ouelet lands an elbow just above Mustang 's eye. Mustang blocks the elbow strike.
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! Mustang looking for a takedown. Ouelet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ouelet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mustang or not. Mustang tries to score a body lock takedown but Ouelet shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Mustang is breathing heavily. Ouelet is leaning against Mustang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ouelet throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustang. Ouelet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustang can do to turn this around? A quick uppercut on the inside from Ouelet. Ouelet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ouelet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ouelet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ouelet misses with a punch to the body.
Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Ouelet.
Mustang dodges an elbow strike from Ouelet.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside that Mustang shrugs off. Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Mustang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustang takes an elbow to the forehead. Ouelet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustang's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustang wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet. Ouelet lands an elbow just above Mustang 's eye.
It looks like Roy Mustang has been cut. Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustang.
Ouelet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ouelet pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Ouelet lands an elbow inside. Ouelet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mustang's defenses. Knees to the body from Ouelet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustang avoids it. Ouelet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Roy Mustang's cut. 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. And we move into the final round!
Mustang clinches with his opponent.
Ouelet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside. Mustang has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ouelet regains guard immediately. Mustang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Ouelet pulls Mustang in close to prevent any damage. Mustang stopping the sweep attempt from Ouelet. Mustang postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustang stopping the sweep attempt from Ouelet. Ouelet manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mustang sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. Mustang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ouelet. Mustang wants to get back to full guard. Mustang trying to control from the bottom.
Mustang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Ouelet with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mustang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mustang is trying to keep Ouelet in close.
Ouelet wants to control from the top but Mustang keeps moving. Mustang wants to stand up but Ouelet is controlling him. Mustang controls Ouelet momentarily but Ouelet frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Mustang was stalling too much, according to the referee. Ouelet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mustang. Mustang throws a nice looking combination but Ouelet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ouelet has closed the distance and engaged Mustang in a clinch.
Ouelet tries to throw a body punch but Mustang avoids it by throwing Ouelet back against the cage. Mustang blocks an elbow strike. Stephane Ouelet has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the head but Mustang blocks with his arms.
Roy Mustang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ouelet lands a nice elbow. Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mustang is defending well for now. Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mustang is trying to pull guard but Ouelet has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ouelet just stands there and leans against the cage. Ouelet lands an elbow inside. Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustang avoids it. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ouelet. Ouelet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mustang's face.
Mustang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mustang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Ouelet scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Stephane Ouelet. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ouelet, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
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. Roy Mustang spoke after the fight, saying 'He beat him the first time, and he got me this time. Maybe a rubber match in the futher'.
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