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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Seeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karsten Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seeper's entrance music is "Cemetary Gates - Pantera. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Seeper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karsten Black!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to bum rush Seeper with a series of wild strikes but Seeper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black 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.
Black wants to control from the top but Seeper keeps moving.
Black wants to pass the guard but Seeper is keeping the position.
Seeper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Black wants to stand but Seeper has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Seeper is breathing heavily.
Seeper is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black thows a huge punch but Seeper dodges it nicely.
Seeper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black is tying to control. Seeper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black shoots in and drives through. Seeper sprawls well.
Seeper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black wants to improve his position but Seeper is controlling well.
Black wants to control but Seeper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black is staying active underneath Seeper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to stand up here but Seeper is controlling him well.
Black works his way to full guard. Good work.
Seeper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Seeper, into his guard.
Seeper trying to control the position.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black trying to control but Seeper is working from the bottom.
Seeper is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Seeper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
Seeper wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Seeper wants to stand but Black has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black being controlled here, momentarily.
Black wants to sweep here but Seeper controlling him for the moment.
Seeper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Black has momentary wrist control but Seeper slips an elbow through the middle.
Seeper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Black working for a triangle but Seeper defends it easily.
Black is trying to control the position but Seeper postures up.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seeper wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karsten Black will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black thuds his shin into the meat of Seeper's side.
Seeper moves into the clinch successfully.
Seeper looking to slow down the pace here.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seeper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Seeper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seeper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black trying to hold on to Seeper's head to control him but Seeper postures up.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seeper is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Seeper works his way into full mount!
Seeper moves to the back position.
Black looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Seeper looking for the choke but no joy.
Black manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Seeper.
Seeper moves forwards but Black connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seeper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Seeper shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Black tries for a takedown but Seeper circles away easily
and Seeper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Black wants to sweep here but Seeper controlling him for the moment.
Seeper stands and steps away. Black gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Seeper has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Seeper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeper gets the takedown into side control.
Black sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Seeper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Seeper eventually gives up the hold.
Seeper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black wants to control the action here but instead Seeper manages to pass to full mount!
Seeper working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Black wants to control but Seeper is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Seeper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeper goes for an armbar but Black turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Black.
Black trying to control but Seeper is working from the bottom.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seeper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black preventing the sweep.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seeper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!
Black is controlling an arm, preventing Seeper from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Seeper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Seeper moves out of range of the body kick from Black.
Seeper fails with the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Seeper.
Black prevents Seeper from improving position.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
Seeper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Seeper off and has taken his back!
Black softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Seeper staying busy and making it hard for Black to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black has Seeper flattened out and is raining down punches.
The referee is taking a good look at Seeper as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Black!
Seeper controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Black lands shots from the back.
Black doesn't have the hooks in and Seeper manages to turn into his guard.
Seeper trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Seeper has passed into side control.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Seeper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeper stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Seeper avoids a kick to the body.
Black looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Seeper shoots in but no luck this time.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black cracks Seeper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Black wants to clinch but Seeper slips to the side
and Seeper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seeper prevents it.
Black goes for a takedown attempt but Seeper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michael Seeper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karsten Black.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Black working Seeper over with strikes.
Black is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Seeper!
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seeper is looking to escape.
Seeper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black trying to control but Seeper is having none of it.
Michael Seeper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents Seeper from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Seeper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Black trying to control but Seeper is having none of it.
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Seeper gets back to half guard.
Seeper kicks Black off and gets back to his feet.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karsten Black.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karsten Black!
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