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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belle Sebastian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle Sebastian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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200 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
202 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Belle Sebastian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Young! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sebastian misses with a head kick.
Sebastian connects with a high kick. Sebastian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Young's guard. Sebastian passes Young's left leg - he's now in half guard. Sebastian missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Sebastian thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Sebastian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Sebastian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sebastian is stalling here. Young is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sebastian seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Young has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Sebastian is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring), so we'll see if he gets out of it. Young decides to stand back up. Sebastian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. 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! Sebastian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sebastian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Young misses. Sebastian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Young checks a leg kick. Young with the counter takedown but Sebastian avoids it easily. Young tries to clinch up. Sebastian drops down looking for a counter takedown but Young sprawls and moves away. Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Young tries to clinch up. A slow jab from Young misses its intended target. Reggie Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sebastian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Young kicks Sebastian off and gets back to his feet. Sebastian defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand. Sebastian appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Sebastian throws a leg kick but Young moved away. Sebastian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sebastian has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sebastian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sebastian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Sebastian tries a low kick but Young avoids it. Sebastian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young throws a hook to the side of Sebastian's head but Sebastian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sebastian circles away quickly and effectively. Sebastian misses with a body kick. Young throws a right and a left that both miss. Sebastian throws a low kick, looking for Young's leg but Young calmly moves out of range. Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young gets caught napping as Sebastian dives in and scores a takedown. Young manages to retain guard. Young has momentary wrist control but Sebastian slips an elbow through the middle. Sebastian postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it. Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sebastian throws a big right hand that misses. Sebastian throws a big elbow that misses. Sebastian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head. Sebastian is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control. Sebastian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Sebastian is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows. Sebastian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sebastian with a flurry of punches that miss. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sebastian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Sebastian postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sebastian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Young is on top in guard.
Sebastian wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment. Sebastian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Sebastian is looking to sweep but instead, Young has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reggie Young will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sebastian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young lands with a hook. Sebastian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Sebastian misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Young lands a two punch combo.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw. Young fails in his attempt to clinch. Young scores with a nice right hand.
Sebastian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. 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! Sebastian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sebastian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Reggie Young seems to be getting the better of the standup. Young lands with a good body shot. Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sebastian moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sebastian keeps the fight on the outside. Young lands a lovely overhand right. Young tries to clinch up but Sebastian circles away and keeps his distance. Young clobbers Sebastian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sebastian throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side. Sebastian loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch. Sebastian is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks. Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Sebastian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young scores with a hook to the body. Young lands a shot to the body. Sebastian drags the fight down to the ground.
Sebastian being controlled here, momentarily. Sebastian looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sebastian wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment. Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Sebastian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sebastian working for submissions but it's allowed Young to get to half guard.
Young is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young sitting and controlling from the half guard. Sebastian has a hand on Young's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Young takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sebastian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sebastian manages to regain half guard. Good work. Young stalling. Young tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sebastian.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sebastian regains full guard. Nicely done. Sebastian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Young's guard. Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Sebastian is looking to pass into half guard but Young pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Young is in guard. Young wants to stand and escape but instead Sebastian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Sebastian throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sebastian is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sebastian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away. A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target. Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sebastian counters with a takedown into side control. Young is not content to let Sebastian control the position. Young is looking for a sweep. Sebastian sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sebastian sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sebastian misses with the ground and pound. Young tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sebastian creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Young sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. The strikes coming from Sebastian are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Sebastian working the strikes but Young uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Sebastian wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it. Sebastian wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well. Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sebastian. Sebastian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sebastian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sebastian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Sebastian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sebastian throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely. Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sebastian. Sebastian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head. Young felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Sebastian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sebastian missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sebastian. Sebastian looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Nice strikes from Sebastian there. Sebastian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though. Sebastian lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sebastian is trying to control. Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Sebastian lands a big elbow - Young is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sebastian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Belle Sebastian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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