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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between denis lenihan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwan Gouarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, denis lenihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erwan Gouarn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lenihan rushes Gouarn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
lenihan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gouarn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. lenihan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
lenihan trying to control but Gouarn is working from the bottom.
lenihan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gouarn is looking for a triangle but lenihan pushes his legs off easily.
lenihan trying to control but Gouarn is working from the bottom.
lenihan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gouarn keeping moving, preventing lenihan from controlling successfully.
lenihan is pushing down on Gouarn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gouarn is fighting to maintain full guard but lenihan has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lenihan trying to control the action but Gouarn is working from the bottom.
Gouarn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
lenihan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee stands the fighters back up. denis lenihan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
lenihan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
lenihan shoots in but no luck this time.
Gouarn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for denis lenihan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lenihan fails to land the takedown.
lenihan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gouarn's waist but Gouarn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing lenihan off to one side.
lenihan is breathing heavily.
Gouarn lands a nice leg kick that just misses lenihan's sensitive parts.
lenihan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lenihan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gouarn but Gouarn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gouarn stuffs the takedown attempt from lenihan. lenihan gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Gouarn. No joy for lenihan on that attempt.
Gouarn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gouarn showed some decent athleticism there.
Gouarn wants to pass to mount but lenihan is defending the position.
lenihan trying to hold on to Gouarn's head to control him but Gouarn postures up.
lenihan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gouarn is looking for a kimura but lenihan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gouarn to get the leverage.
Gouarn trying to pass the guard but lenihan defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouarn is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
lenihan is pressing down on Gouarn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
lenihan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gouarn looking to pass the guard.
Gouarn trying to stand up but can't free himself from lenihan's guard.
lenihan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gouarn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! lenihan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! lenihan has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
lenihan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
lenihan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gouarn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but lenihan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gouarn working for a triangle but lenihan defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erwan Gouarn will probably get the nod.
That's time! lenihan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
lenihan with a poor takedown
and Gouarn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in lenihan's guard now.
lenihan is trying to keep Gouarn in close.
Gouarn postures up in lenihan's guard and throws a big left but lenihan blocks it.
Gouarn postures up.
lenihan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gouarn passes into half guard.
Gouarn trying to control from half guard but lenihan is working away.
lenihan is trying to maintain the position but Gouarn is very close to passing his half guard.
lenihan makes his way to full guard, as Gouarn worked for a kimura.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gouarn wants to stand and escape but instead lenihan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lenihan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gouarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
lenihan stands up and waves to Gouarn to follow him.
lenihan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gouarn counters with a shoot takedown. lenihan fights it but they end up in guard.
Gouarn wants to pass the guard but lenihan is keeping the position.
lenihan being controlled here, momentarily.
lenihan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
lenihan keeping full guard, as Gouarn tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
lenihan has a closed guard, preventing Gouarn from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lenihan keeping moving, preventing Gouarn from controlling successfully.
lenihan is trying to control the position but Gouarn postures up.
Gouarn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. lenihan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
lenihan tries to clinch up.
lenihan gets the takedown into side control.
Erwan Gouarn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gouarn tries to bench press lenihan off him but lenihan keeps the position.
lenihan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gouarn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gouarn is letting lenihan control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lenihan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gouarn keeps working.
Gouarn is looking to regain half guard here but lenihan keeps moving and retains side control.
Gouarn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, lenihan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
lenihan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gouarn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but lenihan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
lenihan trying to control the action but Gouarn is working from the bottom.
Gouarn trying to remain calm as lenihan controls from the top position.
Gouarn is trying to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
lenihan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for denis lenihan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gouarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
lenihan misses with a takedown
and Gouarn moves into the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwan Gouarn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
lenihan fails with the takedown
so Gouarn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gouarn is looking to work some ground and pound but lenihan has wrist control.
lenihan looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gouarn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gouarn preventing the sweep.
lenihan is trying to keep Gouarn in close.
Gouarn drops back looking for a leg! lenihan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and lenihan manages to kick Gouarn off! Gouarn jumps back into lenihan's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lenihan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gouarn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
lenihan is trying to control Gouarn's posture but Gouarn avoids it.
Gouarn decides to stand back up. Gouarn steps back and let's lenihan get back to his feet.
lenihan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gouarn to the mat! Gouarn manages to get full guard.
Gouarn is looking for a triangle but lenihan pushes his legs off easily.
lenihan wants to control from the top but Gouarn keeps moving.
lenihan tries to free his leg and advance position but Gouarn is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gouarn trying to keep a closed guard but lenihan is proving a slippery customer.
lenihan wants to control from the top but Gouarn keeps moving.
Gouarn is looking for a triangle but lenihan pushes his legs off easily.
lenihan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gouarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
lenihan is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
lenihan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gouarn counters with a single leg into guard. lenihan didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
lenihan controls Gouarn momentarily but Gouarn frees himself.
Gouarn is looking to stand up but lenihan won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lenihan trying to keep a closed guard but Gouarn is proving a slippery customer.
Gouarn trying to stand up but can't free himself from lenihan's guard.
lenihan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
lenihan keeping full guard, as Gouarn tries to pass.
lenihan has a closed guard, preventing Gouarn from standing up.
lenihan looking for a triangle here. Gouarn is fighting it but it looks tight! lenihan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gouarn is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). denis lenihan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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