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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabrice Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince has chosen Muzion - La vi ti neg as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabrice Prince!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prince.
Prince drops Joe with a left and a right! Oh, Joe is hurt - Prince dives into side control looking to finish!
Joe is rocked!
It looks like Samoa Joe has been cut.
Joe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe throwing shots but Prince is blocking nicely.
Joe is looking to pass Prince's guard but actually Prince recovers to full guard.
Joe stands and steps away. Prince gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe ducks straight into an uppercut from Prince and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Joe manages to regain guard straight away.
Joe pushes Prince off and scrambles back to his feet.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Prince catches Joe napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Joe to the canvas!
Oh Joe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prince throwing strikes but missing.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Joe wants to stand up but Prince is controlling him.
Prince trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Prince thows a big elbow that misses.
Prince stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince catches Joe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Samoa Joe's cut is getting worse.
Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Prince waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Joe. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Joe to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Prince is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prince stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
Joe striking off his back but it's not causing Prince any problems.
Prince gets to his feet - Joe follows without any prompting.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Prince tries to sprawl but Joe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joe blocks the strikes from Prince.
Prince is pressing down on Joe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joe manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Joe, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prince accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prince loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe trying to control the position.
Prince looking to pass the guard.
Joe controlling the position.
Prince drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Prince jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prince advances position into side control!
Prince wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Prince looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Joe wants to control but Prince postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe pushes Prince away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Prince gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Prince lands some shots froms side control.
Prince prevents Joe from escaping the position.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Prince throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Prince tries for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Joe can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe is looking for a sweep.
Joe is working hard here to advance position.
Prince landing strikes.
Prince lands some shots froms side control.
Prince working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joe tries to improve position but can't.
Joe tries to escape but Prince is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to reverse the position.
Joe taking a bit of punishment here - Prince scoring with strikes.
Joe is not content to let Prince control the position.
Prince grinds an elbow into Joe's temple.
Prince thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Prince wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joe, who protects the arm well.
Joe is looking to regain half guard here but Prince keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prince working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Prince working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabrice Prince dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Prince throws a combination that misses
and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Joe is chipping away with strikes.
Prince is trying to buck Joe off.
Prince gets back to half guard.
Joe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prince defends it well.
Fabrice Prince has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prince tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joe trying to mount his opponent but Prince defends it.
Prince looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Prince looks like he's trying to stand up.
Joe is thwarting Prince's attempts to control the position.
Prince tries to roll over but Joe keeps him under control.
Prince on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joe looks to land a strike but Prince avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Prince had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joe defends it easily.
Prince is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Prince preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Joe thows a big elbow that misses.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Prince.
Prince wants to get back to his feet but Joe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Prince has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Prince's guard.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prince sees it coming and defends easily.
Prince kicks off Joe and gets to his feet.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Prince lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prince.
Samoa Joe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prince won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince wants to get back to his feet.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Prince down.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Joe scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe scores with punches from side control.
Joe scoring with punches from side control.
Joe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
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!
Prince tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fabrice Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Prince looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joe counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Joe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prince's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prince has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prince has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Prince's legs - danger averted.
Joe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe has gone for a leg lock! Prince slips out almost immediately though and dives into Joe's guard.
Prince pushing down on Joe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Prince throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joe is looking to escape.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Prince sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joe defending well though.
Joe trying to control from the bottom.
Prince is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Joe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prince.
Joe wants to improve his position but Prince is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joe tries to kick Prince off but Prince keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Prince there.
Prince not doing much here.
Joe wants to control but Prince is keeping busy.
Prince wants to work for an arm triangle but Joe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prince is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joe manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.
Joe wants to stand and escape but Prince is having none of it.
Prince thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Joe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prince's guard.
Prince is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabrice Prince.
I think Prince 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabrice Prince!
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energy
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