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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alen Zalac (ranked 7770 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bean (ranked 5483 p4p, 0 weight class). Alen Zalac has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Zalac
vs
Bean

185 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 12 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alen Zalac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Bean!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Zalac or perhaps it was just good defense by Bean, which made it look bad.
Bean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zalac.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bean digs a good body shot into Zalac's ribs.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Zalac's head but Zalac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zalac was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zalac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zalac moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zalac slips a straight right by Bean.
Bean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck for Zalac with that takedown attempt.
Bean lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean throws a right hand that misses
and Zalac counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Bean.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Zalac counters with a nice uppercut.
Zalac moves away from the strike by Bean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bean.
Zalac missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zalac momentarily.
Zalac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zalac misses with a takedown
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Zalac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zalac misses with a hook.
Bean lands a body shot.
Zalac fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bean scores with a jab. Zalac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Zalac shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bean is trying to defend but Zalac finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zalac.
Bean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zalac scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is controlling Zalac's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bean tries to roll over but Zalac keeps him under control.
Zalac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zalac 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.
Bean is trying to control but can't.
Zalac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zalac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bean can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zalac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zalac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zalac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zalac working over Bean with some ground and pound. Bean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bean wants to get back to full guard.
Bean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zalac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalac wants to control but Bean is keeping him busy.
Zalac seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zalac thows a huge punch but Bean dodges it nicely.
Bean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zalac.
Bean is looking for a sweep. Zalac is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bean is looking to escape.
Bean keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Zalac 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.
Bean is looking to escape.
Bean taking some punishment here, with Zalac in his half guard.
Bean has hold of Zalac's hands but Zalac slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zalac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalac throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bean is looking to control Zalac's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bean avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zalac connects with a nice short shot to Bean's temple.
Bean looks winded!
Zalac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zalac.
Bean has hold of Zalac's hands but Zalac slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zalac throwing shots but Bean is blocking nicely.
Zalac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zalac.
Bean taking some punishment here, with Zalac in his half guard.
Zalac not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zalac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Bean will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab lands there for Bean.
Bean checks a low kick from Zalac.
Zalac scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zalac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bean on the side of the head.
Zalac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Bean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zalac misses with a wild combination.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Bean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bean throws an overhand right that lands on Zalac's shoulder, as Zalac tries to avoid the shot.
Bean connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zalac in his tracks.
Bean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bean looks to land a right hand but Zalac moved out of range.
Bean walks into a left hand.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Bill Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bean misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bean misses.
Bean scores with a body shot.
Zalac lands a nice looking body shot.
Zalac shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bean eats them both and turns towards Zalac to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zalac throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zalac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bean to score with a decent uppercut.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zalac.
Zalac misses with a two punch combination.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Zalac is out of range.
Zalac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zalac connects with a leg kick. Bean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zalac moves out of range of the strikes.
Bean looks to land a left hand but Zalac moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zalac moves away from the strike by Bean.
Jab from Bean.
Zalac throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.

Zalac has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Zalac does no damage.
Zalac throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Bill Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bean slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zalac walks into a straight right hand from Bean.
Bean thuds a left hand into Zalac's body.
Bean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Zalac shoots in for a double leg but Bean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zalac.
Bean misses with a body shot.
As Bean looks to move away, Zalac throws a big counter combo but Bean just gets out of the way.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Bean throws an off balance right hand
enabling Zalac to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean misses the jab.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Zalac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zalac.
Bean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zalac drops his hands momentarily and Bean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bean thuds his right hand into Zalac's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Zalac.
Zalac shoots for a double leg takedown but Bean sprawls well. He's pushed Zalac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Zalac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zalac blocks a jab.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zalac is looking to counter punch.
Bean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Zalac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean throws a big shot that misses.
Zalac misses with a straight right.
Bean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zalac. Zalac circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Zalac's head but Zalac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bean misses.
Zalac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bean takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean takes a swing at Zalac's ribcage but misses.
Bean might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bean stuns Zalac with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zalac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bean circles away.
A shot to the body from Zalac misses
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bean keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bean misses with a straight right.
Bean blocks a jab.
Alen Zalac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zalac manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zalac swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zalac.
A big left from Bean misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bean darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Zalac moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A big right from Bean misses.
Bean misses with a looping left.
Bean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Zalac was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bean.
Zalac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Zalac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zalac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zalac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Zalac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bean connects with a body shot.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zalac.
Bean lands with a good body shot.
Zalac darts in looking for a takedown but Bean gets double underhooks and turns Zalac into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
Zalac doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Zalac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zalac with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bean missing with a left hand there. Zalac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zalac is looking for a counter combo.
Zalac slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bean.
A big right from Bean misses.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Zalac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zalac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bean.
Zalac scores with a decent looking hook.
Zalac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zalac tries to move into range but Bean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Zalac's head but Zalac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zalac scores with a nice strike.
Zalac throws a combination. Bean tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zalac lands with a hook. Bean tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zalac.
Bean lands a nice hook to Zalac's body. Zalac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bean misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zalac tries to keep at a distance but Bean has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zalac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zalac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bean is fending him off so far but Zalac persists. Nope, Bean circles away and we're back to standing.
Zalac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bean.
Zalac throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Bean throws a lazy uppercut
and Zalac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zalac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Bean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zalac misses with a takedown attempt
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Zalac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean thuds a left hand into Zalac's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zalac connects with a looping right hand.
Bean lands an overhand right.
Zalac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zalac defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Bean scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Bean. That snapped Zalac's head back.
Bean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zalac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zalac throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
Bean connects with a body shot.

Bean clinches up with Zalac and pushes him back against the cage.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zalac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Bean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean throws a punch but it's blocked by Zalac.
A head punch on the inside from Bean fails to land.
A short right from Bean.
Bean lands a left hand.
Bean is struggling to control the position.
Bean pushes Zalac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bean lands a body shot in the clinch.

Zalac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alen Zalac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Zalac.
Bean scores with a jab. Zalac acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bean!