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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Giguere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Nielamliwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielamliwy has chosen - as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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270 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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171 cm
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226 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benoit Giguere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Nielamliwy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielamliwy misses with a takedown
and Giguere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielamliwy avoids the body shot from Giguere.
Nielamliwy misses with a body shot
and Giguere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Giguere misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Giguere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Giguere is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice cross by Nielamliwy.
Giguere loads up on a big right hand but Nielamliwy slips the punch.
Nielamliwy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Giguere to counter with a crisp jab.
Nielamliwy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nielamliwy looks to land a left hand but Giguere moved out of range nicely.
Nielamliwy takes a swing at Giguere's ribcage but misses.
Nielamliwy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Giguere to counter with a crisp jab.
Nielamliwy tries to clinch up but Giguere circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielamliwy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nielamliwy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nielamliwy misses with a takedown
and Giguere counters with an outside leg kick.
Giguere misses the jab.
Giguere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giguere lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Giguere tried to score with a low kick but Nielamliwy checks it.
Nielamliwy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Giguere misses with a body shot.
Giguere throws out a loose jab but Nielamliwy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielamliwy tries for a takedown but Giguere circles away easily
and Giguere counters with a stiff right hand.
Benoit Giguere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Nielamliwy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giguere throws a shot from downtown. Nielamliwy moves away and avoids it.
Michal Nielamliwy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giguere lands a glancing blow to the side of Nielamliwy's head.
Giguere fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giguere avoids the body shot from Nielamliwy.
Giguere misses with a straight left.
Giguere is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nielamliwy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nielamliwy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giguere misses with a wild combination.
Nielamliwy tries for a takedown but Giguere circles away easily
and Giguere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giguere looks to throw the jab but Nielamliwy is out of range.
Giguere ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nielamliwy misses with a takedown
and Giguere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielamliwy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Giguere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nielamliwy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giguere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielamliwy slips a jab from Giguere.
Giguere lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nielamliwy backs up against the ropes.
Giguere lands with a shot to the body.
Nielamliwy looks gassed!
No joy there for Nielamliwy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giguere lands with a nice body punch.
Giguere cracks Nielamliwy with a good jab.
Giguere lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Giguere - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielamliwy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giguere counters with a nice body shot.
Nielamliwy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Giguere is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nielamliwy.
Giguere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giguere misses with a kick to the body.
Benoit Giguere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giguere thuds his right hand into Nielamliwy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Giguere misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Nielamliwy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nielamliwy misses with a double jab
and Giguere counters with a nice uppercut.
Nielamliwy shoots and misses
and Giguere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nielamliwy thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nielamliwy misses with a hook
and Giguere counters with a nice uppercut.
Giguere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielamliwy throws a right hand that misses
and Giguere counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Giguere dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Giguere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nielamliwy has time to react.
Giguere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielamliwy swings widly with a right hand
enabling Giguere to counter with a crisp jab.
Nielamliwy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giguere at a distance.
Giguere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giguere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielamliwy.
Nielamliwy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nielamliwy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Nielamliwy misses.
Giguere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giguere is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nielamliwy can do to turn this around?
Nielamliwy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielamliwy misses the body punch
and Giguere counters with a three punch combo that has Nielamliwy backing up. Nielamliwy nods at Giguere to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giguere works over Nielamliwy's head and body with a nice combination.
Giguere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielamliwy.
Nielamliwy misses with a hook to the body
and Giguere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nielamliwy thinking.
Nielamliwy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giguere.
Nielamliwy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Giguere wants to control but Nielamliwy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Giguere tries to get to full guard but Nielamliwy has control of the leg.
Nielamliwy is trying to control. Giguere wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nielamliwy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giguere doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nielamliwy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielamliwy seems to be working for a kimura but Giguere defends the submission attempt.
Nielamliwy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giguere doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nielamliwy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nielamliwy is working for a submission of some sort.
Giguere on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giguere tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielamliwy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nielamliwy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Giguere is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nielamliwy jumps into side control!
Nielamliwy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Nielamliwy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giguere knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Giguere is not content to let Nielamliwy control the position.
Nielamliwy in side control, throwing shots but Giguere defends.
Nielamliwy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Giguere dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Giguere scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Giguere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Nielamliwy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nielamliwy.
Nielamliwy with a poor takedown
and Nielamliwy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielamliwy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giguere misses with a double jab.
Nielamliwy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Giguere counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nielamliwy misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit Giguere is winning the standup battle so far.
Nielamliwy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielamliwy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giguere moves away.
Nielamliwy shoots for a takedown but Giguere saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nielamliwy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nielamliwy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giguere counters with a series of strikes. Nielamliwy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benoit Giguere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Nielamliwy.
Nielamliwy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nielamliwy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Giguere has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nielamliwy is working away from the top position though.
Giguere is controlling Nielamliwy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nielamliwy wants to control but Giguere is keeping him busy.
Giguere trying to control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nielamliwy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nielamliwy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giguere does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nielamliwy slips a nice elbow through Giguere's hands, connecting with Giguere's forehead.
Nielamliwy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Giguere is just riding it out for now. Nielamliwy eventually gives up the hold.
Nielamliwy trying to control the action but Giguere is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielamliwy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Giguere!
Nielamliwy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nielamliwy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Giguere is surviving well by controlling Nielamliwy's body position as best he can.
Nielamliwy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Giguere is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielamliwy trying to keep a closed guard but Giguere is proving a slippery customer.
Benoit Giguere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giguere stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielamliwy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giguere will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nielamliwy is trying to keep Giguere in close.
Nielamliwy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benoit Giguere showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giguere, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Benoit Giguere!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Benoit Giguere!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Benoit Giguere!
Benoit Giguere wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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