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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique St Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Todd Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique St Paul!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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.
St Paul keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Paul's guard.
St Paul pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Paul is keeping the position for now.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Paul on the ground.
St Paul pushes Black off and scrambles back to his feet.
Black throws a series of punches but St Paul moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Paul's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Paul duly obliges.
Black darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Paul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Paul wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
St Paul looks gassed!
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Paul is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Paul is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Paul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping moving, preventing St Paul from controlling successfully.
Black keeping full guard, as St Paul tries to pass.
Black wants to stand but St Paul is controlling the position.
Black throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Paul puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black looks for the body kick but St Paul saw that one coming.
No joy there for St Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Paul!
St Paul 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.
St Paul kicks Black off and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from St Paul.
St Paul looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Paul is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black makes his way to full guard, as St Paul worked for a kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Paul wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
St Paul takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
St Paul wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Paul stops Black from standing up.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrique St Paul will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Black shoots in and bounces St Paul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Paul trying to control the position.
Black wants to get up but he can't break St Paul's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Paul has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Paul keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stops St Paul from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Paul keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Paul's head.
Black stops St Paul from standing up.
St Paul trying to control the position.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to St Paul's brow.
Black looking to pass the guard.
St Paul wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
St Paul looking to control.
Black won't allow St Paul to sweep him here.
St Paul looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Black should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, St Paul has tightened it up now! Black should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henrique St Paul!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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