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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Caesar (ranked 4893 p4p, 5062 weight class) and Niko Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Bale!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bale misses.
Caesar closes the distance but Bale moves to the side
and Bale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bale would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bale stands up from Caesar's guard - Bale perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bale 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.
Bale wants to stand but Caesar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale gets to his feet - Caesar follows without any prompting.
Caesar scores with a jab to the body.
Caesar moves to clinch but Bale breaks away
and Bale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caesar has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar has his feet on Bale's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bale closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caesar did well to prevent Bale getting side control.
Caesar looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale wants to stand but Caesar has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bale stands up from half guard.
Caesar tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Bale counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Caesar wants to get back to his feet but Bale is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bale wants to stand but Caesar is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is working an open guard so Bale takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Caesar misses the body punch
and Bale counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Caesar!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bale misses the shot to the body.
Bale misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bale.
Caesar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bale changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Caesar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale decides to stand back up.
Caesar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caesar throws a leg kick
and Bale counters with a single leg into guard. Caesar didn't expect that.
Bale stands up from Caesar's guard - Bale perhaps looking for a knockout.
Caesar tries to clinch but Bale moves away
and Bale counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bale.
Bale prevents Caesar from getting back to his feet.
Caesar is working an open guard so Bale takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Caesar thows a leg kick but Bale checks it
and Bale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Caesar won't be happy with that.
Bale stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Caesar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bale scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bale stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Caesar closes the distance but Bale moves to the side
and Bale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Caesar's guard.
Bale decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A shot to the body from Caesar misses
and Bale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bale is looking to stand up but Caesar won't let him.
Bale won't allow Caesar to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Caesar, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Bale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caesar tries to clinch but Bale moves away
and Bale counters with a shoot takedown. Caesar fights it but they end up in guard.
Bale stands and steps away. Caesar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Caesar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bale counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bale.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Caesar throws a combination that misses
and Bale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bale decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Caesar fails to land with a series of punches.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caesar darts in trying to clinch
and Bale counters with a takedown into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bale working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caesar ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bale looking to score a takedown here. Caesar is defending well but Bale drives through and ends up in Caesar's guard.
Caesar is rocked!
Bale stands up from Caesar's guard - Bale perhaps looking for a knockout.
Caesar misses with a body punch
and Bale counters with a takedown into side control.
Oh Caesar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bale stands up.
Bale is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Caesar is in big trouble! Bale is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Caesar. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Niko Bale!
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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
68% |
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