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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon comes to the cage accompanied by Gros jambon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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144 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lars De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Groot pinned against the cage. De Groot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Groot stuffs the takedown attempt from Vachon. Vachon gets slowly back to his feet.
De Groot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Dog Vachon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Groot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Groot lands with a right hand.
De Groot scores with a head kick. Vachon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Groot tries to bum rush Vachon with a series of wild strikes but Vachon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lars De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands with a slapping head kick.
De Groot throws a head kick but Vachon moves out of range.
De Groot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vachon tries to clinch there but De Groot circles away.
Vachon shoots in but no luck this time.
De Groot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vachon throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Groot counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vachon does no damage.
Vachon shoots for a takedown but De Groot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vachon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Groot leaves Vachon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vachon shoots for a double leg takedown but De Groot sprawls well. He's pushed Vachon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
Vachon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Groot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Groot pushes Vachon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vachon wants to clinch up but De Groot keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that round.
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.
De Groot throws a front kick that sends Vachon stumbling back into the cage.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from De Groot lands but Vachon takes it in his stride.
Vachon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vachon tries to clinch but De Groot moves away
and De Groot counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vachon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vachon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Groot is fending him off so far but Vachon persists. Nope, De Groot circles away and we're back to standing.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Groot lands a jab-cross combination.
Vachon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from De Groot as Vachon shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Dog Vachon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vachon fails to land the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vachon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lars De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vachon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
De Groot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vachon eats them both and turns towards De Groot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Sloppy strikes from De Groot. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from De Groot as Vachon shoots in.
Vachon misses with a takedown attempt - De Groot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vachon.
Vachon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot moves into the clinch successfully.
Vachon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vachon is trying to push De Groot away but De Groot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Groot gets underhooks to prevent Vachon's takedown attempt.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vachon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot keeping full guard, as Vachon tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Vachon off balance momentarily.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
Vachon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vachon tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Groot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vachon somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt.
Vachon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Groot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vachon tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by De Groot. Beautiful body shot.
Vachon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Groot looks to land a combination but Vachon avoids it well.
Vachon shoots in looking for a takedown but De Groot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vachon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Dog Vachon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vachon closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Vachon pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown but De Groot shows good takedown defense.
De Groot throws a nice head kick!
De Groot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vachon rather than just go for the knockout.
Vachon is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Groot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Groot clinches up against the cage.
De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vachon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Groot swivels and escapes.
Mad Dog Vachon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon has his takedown stuffed
and De Groot counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vachon closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Vachon pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Vachon misses
and De Groot counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vachon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vachon is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vachon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Groot sprawls well. De Groot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vachon gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Groot 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars De Groot!
Lars De Groot took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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