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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephane Ouellet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephane Ouellet has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Waldo Garner's chin.
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177 cm
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151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waldo Garner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouellet! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ouellet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garner. Ouellet tries to land a body kick and Garner counters with a single leg into guard. Ouellet didn't expect that. Garner stands up and waves to Ouellet to follow him. Garner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Waldo Garner has been cut. Garner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ouellet to score an easy takedown into full guard. Garner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ouellet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Ouellet looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouellet, not yet. Ouellet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garner controls the pace. Garner stands and steps away. Ouellet gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ouellet is defended easily by Garner.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Garner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouellet fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Nice sprawl there from Garner as Ouellet shoots in. Waldo Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephane Ouellet. Garner darts in and clinches Ouellet up against the cage. Ouellet can't get the takedown.
Garner breaks from the clinch.
Ouellet gets in close and instigates a clinch. Garner is stalling here.
Ouellet wants to get back to striking at distance but Garner won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ouellet up against the cage. Garner tries to land knees in the clinch but Ouellet avoids the damage to the body. Garner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nice sprawl there from Garner as Ouellet shoots in. Ouellet looks for a takedown but Garner sprawls well. Ouellet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garner tries to avoid it but Ouellet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garner to the ground. Garner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Garner fails with the takedown. Ouellet steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Garner.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ouellet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garner swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ouellet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Ouellet pulls guard successfully.
Ouellet being controlled here, momentarily. Ouellet has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Garner has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Garner dominated that round. The cut man is working on Waldo Garner's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ouellet, pushing him back against the cage. Ouellet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Garner breaks from the clinch.
Ouellet looks to clinch and Garner counters with a single leg into guard. Ouellet didn't expect that. Garner gets to his feet. Ouellet looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Ouellet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garner as he avoids it easily. Garner appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Ouellet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garner eats them both and turns towards Ouellet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Ouellet lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garner backs up against the cage.
Garner is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Garner blocks a head kick by Ouellet.
Oh Garner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ouellet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garner is trying to defend but Ouellet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Garner is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garner is trying to control but can't.
Ouellet wants to pass to mount but Garner is defending the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Garner is looking for a sweep. Ouellet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ouellet looks to land a strike but Garner avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Garner looking to control.
Garner wants to get back to his feet but Ouellet is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Ouellet is looking to stand up but Garner won't let him. Ouellet is breathing heavily. Garner is trying to control the position but Ouellet postures up. Ouellet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Garner trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Ouellet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ouellet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garner swivels though and keeps the full guard. Garner wants to stand but Ouellet is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Garner pushes Ouellet off and gets back to his feet.
Garner seems to have got his legs back now. Garner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garner wants it to stay on the feet. A low kick from Ouellet is predictable there so Garner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ouellet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ouellet wants to control the position but Garner says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ouellet can do to turn this around? Ouellet trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Garner manages to pass to mount!
Waldo Garner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Garner controlling his opponent. Garner'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ouellet tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ouellet wants to control but Garner is having none of it. Ouellet is looking to improve his position but Garner isn't that keen on the idea. Garner looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Ouellet squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ouellet tries to get back to half guard but can't. Garner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Garner dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Waldo Garner's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouellet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Garner counters by clinching up. Garner manages to break the clinch.
Ouellet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Garner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Ouellet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garner's waist but Garner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ouellet off to one side. Garner lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Waldo Garner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephane Ouellet. Ouellet moves in looking to clinch but Garner pushes him off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ouellet feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Garner has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ouellet doesn't defend quickly enough and Garner has managed to lock this one up! Can Ouellet escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Garner on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Waldo Garner!
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energy
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hype
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