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QFC Tournament 204 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tum Bailek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hall of Fame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tum Bailek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailek has a takedown stuffed.
Bailek tries to clinch up.
Tum Bailek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailek wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailek tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Bailek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Bailek is controlling him.
Bailek lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Man has Bailek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bailek lands a knee to the head.
Bailek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Bailek prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Bailek wants to break free but Man has control.
Bailek scores with a knee to the head.
Bailek with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Bailek has the dominant position.
Bailek throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailek avoids it.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bailek up against the cage.
Bailek tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Bailek is breathing heavily.
Bailek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bailek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Man counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bailek won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Bailek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Man in side control, throwing shots but Bailek defends.
Man is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Man trying to control the action but Bailek is working from the bottom.
Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bailek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bailek sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailek. 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.
Bailek is trying to get back to full guard.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bailek is looking to get to half guard.
Man looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Man jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bailek manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bailek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailek is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bailek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Bailek's face as Man controls the position.
Bailek is not content to let Man control the position.
Bailek is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Man off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man trying to control the hands but Bailek breaks the grip.
Bailek has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Man has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man trying to control the hands but Bailek breaks the grip.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Super Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Bailek. Those never looked like landing.
Bailek tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailek.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Tum Bailek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailek.
Bailek shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailek tries a head kick but it misses.
Man shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bailek's guard.
Bailek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Man tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Man has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Man decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Man gets the takedown into side control.
Super Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailek parries the strikes from Man easily there. Man is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailek to escape.
Bailek parries the strikes from Man easily there. Man is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailek to escape.
Man is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Man decides to stand back up.
Man tries for a takedown but Bailek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailek swivels and escapes.
Tum Bailek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Man. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Man tries to clinch but Bailek is having none of it.
Bailek tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailek moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man tries to clinch there but Bailek circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailek throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Bailek.
Bailek misses with a knee to the head.
Man is working for takedown but Bailek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bailek breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bailek quickly recovers to half guard.
Bailek looking for submissions off his back.
Bailek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bailek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailek tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Man decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailek tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bailek tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bailek to the ground. Bailek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bailek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man leaves Bailek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailek tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailek closes the distance but Man moves to the side
so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man trying to control but Bailek is working from the bottom.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control from the top but Bailek keeps moving.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailek controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man sitting in guard here, content to control.
Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bailek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Bailek's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailek wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bailek looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man trying to control but Bailek is working from the bottom.
Super Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bailek wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bailek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bailek uses from the top position.
Bailek won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Bailek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bailek preventing the sweep.
Bailek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bailek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bailek looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailek keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Bailek keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Bailek is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Man has his hands clasped together but Bailek extends an breaks Man's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bailek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tum Bailek!
After the fight, Tum Bailek was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myke Mykaluskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hometown Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hero's choice of entrance music: Hall of Fame. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myke Mykaluskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hometown Hero!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mykaluskas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Hero. No joy for Mykaluskas on that attempt.
Mykaluskas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mykaluskas wants to clinch up but Hero keeps it at a distance.
Hero swinging wildly here.
Hero leaves Mykaluskas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mykaluskas circles away.
Hero has Mykaluskas up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hero is looking to sinch up a triangle. Mykaluskas throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hero's body to avoid the submission. Hero has instead reached around Mykaluskas's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hero arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hometown Hero!
Our winner, Hometown Hero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riko Suave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sead Halilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sead Halilovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riko Suave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sead Halilovic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halilovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suave.
Suave shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halilovic but Halilovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suave avoids the head kick by Halilovic.
Halilovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Suave gets full guard.
Halilovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Suave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suave uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suave.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riko Suave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suave tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halilovic swivels and escapes.
Suave fails to land the takedown.
Halilovic looking to score a takedown here. Suave is defending well but Halilovic drives through and ends up in Suave's guard.
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!
Halilovic trying to control but Suave is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suave is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suave looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Halilovic passes into side control.
Suave is breathing heavily.
Halilovic wants to stand but Suave is controlling his arm.
Halilovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suave is looking to regain half guard here but Halilovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Halilovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suave keeps working.
Halilovic throws a strike aimed at the side of Suave's head but Suave avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Suave is looking to regain half guard here but Halilovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Halilovic wants to stand but Suave has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Suave wants to sweep but no luck.
Halilovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suave is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suave is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suave is working for a kimura but Halilovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Suave stands up and beckons Halilovic to join him on the feet.
Suave is looking to clinch but Halilovic is avoiding it.
Halilovic gets caught napping as Suave dives in and scores a takedown. Halilovic manages to retain guard.
Halilovic pulls Suave in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suave connects with a couple of short punches.
Suave thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Halilovic wants to stand and escape but Suave is having none of it.
Halilovic is pulling down on Suave's head. It's preventing any offense from Suave, at least for the moment.
Suave postures up in Halilovic's guard and throws a big left but Halilovic blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suave tries to free his leg and advance position but Halilovic is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suave passes Halilovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Halilovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Riko Suave dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suave dives in and grabs Halilovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halilovic pushes down on Suave's head and hops out.
Suave shoots in for a takedown but Halilovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suave is looking to clinch but Halilovic is avoiding it.
Suave wants to clinch up but Halilovic keeps it at a distance.
Suave throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Halilovic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Suave is in Halilovic's guard.
Suave stopping the sweep attempt from Halilovic.
Suave wants to control from the top but Halilovic keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suave wants to pass the guard but Halilovic is keeping the position.
Suave trying to control but Halilovic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suave looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halilovic keeping moving, preventing Suave from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Riko Suave.
Halilovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halilovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halilovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riko Suave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suave shoots in looking for a takedown but Halilovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suave's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halilovic has closed the distance and engaged Suave in a clinch.
Halilovic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suave wants to improve his position but Halilovic is controlling well.
Suave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halilovic pulls his head out easily.
Suave gets back to full guard.
Halilovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Suave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suave wants to sweep here but Halilovic controlling him for the moment.
Suave not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suave bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halilovic's guard.
Suave pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halilovic is keeping the position for now.
Halilovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suave sitting in guard here, content to control.
Halilovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halilovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suave.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halilovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Halilovic.
Suave shoots in for a takedown but Halilovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riko Suave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halilovic clinches up with Suave and pushes him back against the cage.
Halilovic manages to break the clinch.
Halilovic pushes Suave up against the cage in a clinch.
Halilovic pulls Suave into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suave stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halilovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halilovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Halilovic, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suave lands a couple of elbows.
Suave trying to control the position from guard on top but Halilovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Riko Suave will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Suave tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halilovic swivels and escapes.
Halilovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suave's guard.
Suave is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Halilovic defends well.
Halilovic stopping the sweep attempt from Suave.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suave lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Halilovic!
Suave moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Halilovic has worked his arm free - good work by Halilovic!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suave is trying to get an arm triangle but Halilovic is defending well.
Halilovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Suave advances nicely into full mount.
Suave working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Suave with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suave looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Suave prevents Halilovic from getting the reversal.
Suave scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halilovic?
Halilovic is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suave wants to finish this one by submission but Halilovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Suave.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suave looking to control but Halilovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suave scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halilovic?
Suave looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Suave looking to control but Halilovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suave looking to take Halilovic's back but Halilovic rolls and after a scramble, Halilovic ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Halilovic to escape a tricky position.
Suave working for a triangle but Halilovic defends it easily.
Suave is trying to control the position but Halilovic postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suave has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Halilovic should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Suave has tightened it up now! Halilovic should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Riko Suave!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Lacalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brows Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque has chosen Light Em Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manuel Lacalle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brows Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourque fails with the takedown.
Bourque shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bourque looks for a takedown but Lacalle sprawls well.
Manuel Lacalle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brows Bourque.
Bourque tries to clinch but Lacalle moves away
and Lacalle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bourque looks to clinch
letting Lacalle counter with a right hand.
Lacalle stuffs the takedown attempt from Bourque. Bourque gets slowly back to his feet.
Lacalle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bourque swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bourque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque throws a sloppy body shot
and Lacalle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque jumps guard but Lacalle stands there with Bourque around his waist. Bourque gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bourque tries to break the clinch but Lacalle is controlling the position.
Lacalle lands a shot to the body.
Lacalle stops a takedown attempt from Bourque.
Lacalle struggles to land a body shot inside as Bourque controls his hands.
Lacalle throws a punch but it's blocked by Bourque.
Bourque wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bourque has Lacalle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lacalle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lacalle avoiding damage.
Lacalle swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacalle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacalle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bourque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bourque blocks a body shot from Lacalle.
Lacalle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bourque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourque wants a takedown.
Bourque manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque working a defensive guard here.
Lacalle prevents Bourque from getting back to his feet.
Lacalle wants to stand but Bourque has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lacalle stopping the sweep attempt from Bourque.
Lacalle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bourque is proving hard to escape from.
Bourque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lacalle is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bourque shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacalle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bourque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bourque looks winded!
Bourque closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lacalle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque looks for a takedown but Lacalle sprawls well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Lacalle will probably get the nod.
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.
Lacalle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourque circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Lacalle as Bourque shoots in.
Bourque tries to clinch there but Lacalle circles away.
Bourque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lacalle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bourque will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lacalle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourque looks for a takedown but Lacalle sprawls well.
Manuel Lacalle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brows Bourque.
Bourque is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses the body punch
and Lacalle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manuel Lacalle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Bourque or perhaps it was just good defense by Lacalle which made him look bad.
Bourque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lacalle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourque circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourque shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lacalle defends it nicely.
Bourque looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque fails with the takedown
and Lacalle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacalle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bourque. Bourque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourque darts in trying to clinch
enabling Lacalle to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourque fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lacalle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lacalle avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Bourque takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bourque fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lacalle throws a one two combo.
Bourque on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacalle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bourque backs up against the cage.
Lacalle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lacalle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacalle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacalle scores with a decent looking hook.
Bourque tries to clinch but Lacalle moves away
and Lacalle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lacalle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bourque circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourque shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lacalle as he jumps to the side.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Manuel Lacalle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Bourque throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bourque tries to clinch
and Lacalle counters by clinching up.
Bourque stalling.
Lacalle misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacalle stalling against the cage.
Lacalle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bourque blocking some punches.
Lacalle working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacalle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bourque wants to break free but Lacalle has control.
Lacalle gets underhooks to prevent Bourque's takedown attempt.
Bourque is trying to pull guard but Lacalle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bourque tries to pull guard but Lacalle holds him up against the cage and eventually Bourque drops back down to his feet.
Manuel Lacalle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brows Bourque.
Bourque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacalle working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque wants to take the fight to the mat but Lacalle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bourque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lacalle is pushing Bourque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lacalle throws a punch but it's blocked by Bourque.
Bourque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacalle misses with some punches.
Lacalle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lacalle stalling in the clinch.
Bourque tries to stall but Lacalle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Lacalle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lacalle has Bourque pressed against the cage, preventing Bourque from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lacalle misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacalle stalling in the clinch.
Bourque is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourque blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacalle has a couple of punches blocked by Bourque.
Lacalle is pushing Bourque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lacalle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lacalle tries to work over Bourque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bourque can't get the takedown.
Bourque looking for a takedown.
Lacalle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacalle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Lacalle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacalle, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Manuel Lacalle!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Manuel Lacalle!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Manuel Lacalle!
Manuel Lacalle wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Manuel Lacalle rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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