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Event:
WCMMA Hawaii 1
Date: Feb 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Pouliot misses with a right hand
and Edmund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pouliot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edmund sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pouliot somewhat.
Edmund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pouliot.
Pouliot misses with an uppercut
and Edmund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pouliot swings for the body but Edmund moves out of range.
Edmund was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot looks for a takedown but Edmund sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pouliot.
King Edmund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christophe Pouliot.#T1#
Pouliot throws a looping overhand right but Edmund ducks down to avoid it.
Pouliot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edmund circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Edmund misses its target.
Pouliot throws a shot from downtown. Edmund moves away and avoids it.
Pouliot shoots in for a double leg but Edmund sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Pouliot instigates a clinch.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouliot.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmund.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund lands a hook that snaps the head of Pouliot backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmund. #T2#
Edmund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pouliot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pouliot backwards.
Pouliot swings wildly with an uppercut but Edmund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouliot has Edmund pushed against the cage.
Edmund misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Pouliot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Edmund fails to land.
Pouliot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmund misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmund.
Edmund lands a hook that snaps the head of Pouliot backwards.
Edmund working aggressively here.
Edmund pushes Pouliot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pouliot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Edmund.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edmund.
Pouliot is stalling here.
Edmund lands a nice uppercut.
Pouliot blocks an uppercut.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
Pouliot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmund letting Pouliot take a breather here.
Edmund lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Pouliot.
Pouliot blocking some punches.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pouliot.
Pouliot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4##TD2#
Pouliot ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pouliot no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've been informed that Pouliot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pouliot is on top in guard.
#REVB#
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!
Pouliot wants to control from the top but Edmund keeps moving.
Edmund on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edmund tries to get out of the position.
Pouliot is in close to Edmund's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pouliot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pouliot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pouliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pouliot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Edmund dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Pouliot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Edmund wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pouliot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pouliot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edmund circles away quickly and effectively.
Pouliot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edmund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edmund is looking to counter punch.
Pouliot misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Edmund on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pouliot throws an off balance right hand
and Edmund counters with a straight right hand.
Pouliot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmund throwing a counter right hand but Pouliot manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Pouliot moves into range and clinches up with Edmund.
Edmund lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmund. #T1#
Edmund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pouliot can't get the takedown.
Edmund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.
Pouliot stalling.
Edmund working aggressively here.
Pouliot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pouliot backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pouliot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouliot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pouliot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edmund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pouliot blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Pouliot.
Edmund scores with a shoulder strike.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.
Pouliot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pouliot blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouliot.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pouliot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pouliot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Edmund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3##TD2#
Pouliot pulls guard successfully.
Edmund has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pouliot has his hands on Edmund's head, controlling the position.
Pouliot lands an upkick as Edmund stands over him.
Pouliot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Edmund manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Pouliot scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pouliot won't allow Edmund to get back to his feet. #T4#
Pouliot postures up and lands a big shot to Edmund's brow.
Edmund preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pouliot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edmund's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouliot stays in close to Edmund's body and controls the position.
Pouliot pushing down on Edmund's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Edmund pushes Pouliot off looking to stand but Pouliot dives back in and keeps control.
Pouliot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pouliot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pouliot moves nicely into side control.
Pouliot landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christophe Pouliot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A big left from Pouliot misses.
Edmund slips a straight right by Pouliot.
Edmund was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pouliot throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Edmund counter with a right hand.
Pouliot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pouliot misses with a right hand
and Edmund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pouliot looks to score with a jab to the body but Edmund is just out of range.
Pouliot shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Edmund on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot throws the left hand but Edmund avoids the punch easily.
Edmund is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Pouliot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edmund working aggressively here.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmund.
Pouliot throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmund.
Edmund working aggressively here.
Edmund working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Edmund fails to land.
Pouliot working aggressively here.
Edmund lands an uppercut.
Edmund letting Pouliot take a breather here.
Come on Pouliot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pouliot working aggressively here.
Edmund pushes Pouliot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edmund misses with the head strike.
Pouliot blocks an uppercut.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
Pouliot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edmund gets through Pouliot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
Pouliot working aggressively here.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouliot.
Edmund blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edmund.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pouliot.
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!
Pouliot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pouliot has Edmund pressed against the cage.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouliot has Edmund pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edmund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edmund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edmund misses with the head strike.
Edmund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pouliot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edmund misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouliot throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmund.
Pouliot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edmund misses with a punch on the inside.
Pouliot misses with a body punch.
Pouliot working aggressively here.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouliot.
Pouliot tries to throw a body punch but Edmund avoids it by throwing Pouliot back against the cage.
Edmund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Edmund fails to land.
Pouliot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Edmund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouliot.
Edmund swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouliot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pouliot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edmund throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouliot. #T4#
Pouliot blocks an uppercut.
Pouliot can't find room to land a body shot as Edmund controls the action.
Pouliot blocking some punches.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pouliot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pouliot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmund has a couple of punches blocked by Pouliot.
Edmund being controlled against the cage.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmund misses with some punches.
Edmund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pouliot.
Edmund throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Edmund showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edmund has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Edmund! |
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Event:
EMPIRE 20: Johnson vs Kakuzo
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Pouliot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pouliot has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice shot by Puck.
Puck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
Puck tries to keep at a distance but Pouliot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Puck manages to break the clinch.
Puck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puck.
Puck staying out of range there.
A big right from Pouliot misses.
Puck scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puck lands a nice shot that snaps Pouliot's head back.
#ROC#Pouliot is rocked!
Puck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pouliot is still on wobbly legs! Can Puck finish him?
Wolfgang Puck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puck throws a half hearted mid kick.#KD#
Puck cracks Pouliot with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pouliot looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Puck finish him?
Crack! Puck connects with the perfect overhand right and Pouliot falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Puck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wolfgang Puck! |
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Event:
EMPIRE 19: Fright Night
Date: Oct 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Sultsina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL2#
Sultsina has managed to clinch.
Sultsina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pouliot is pressed up against the cage. Sultsina has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pouliot down to the mat. Pouliot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sultsina throws a head kick but Pouliot moves out of range.
Pouliot misses with a shot to the body
and Sultsina counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
Sultsina drives through and clinches with Pouliot against the cage.
Sultsina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pouliot avoids it.#BC2#
Sultsina breaks the clinch.
Pouliot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pouliot throws a poor cross that misses
and Sultsina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pouliot avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Pouliot misses.
Pouliot seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pouliot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sultsina misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Pouliot counters with a single leg into guard. Sultsina didn't expect that.
Pouliot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pouliot cracks Sultsina with a solid left hand.
Sultsina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Sultsina is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pouliot chips away with some ground and pound.
Pouliot stops Sultsina from standing up.
Sultsina utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sultsina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pouliot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pouliot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pouliot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pouliot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pouliot controlling from the top position.
Pouliot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Pouliot trying to control but Sultsina is working from the bottom.
Pouliot is in close to Sultsina's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pouliot slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sultsina trying to remain calm as Pouliot controls from the top position.
Sultsina is not content to let Pouliot control the position.
Pouliot landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sultsina is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Pouliot lands a nice forearm strike.
Pouliot content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pouliot in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pouliot prevents Sultsina from escaping the position.
Pouliot trying to control the action but Sultsina is working from the bottom.
Pouliot 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.
Pouliot working the ground and pound.
Sultsina regains half guard.#T4#
Sultsina tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pouliot manages to move to mount!
Sultsina wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pouliot dominating with strikes here.
Pouliot unloading with bombs!
Pouliot looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pouliot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sultsina can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sultsina really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pouliot connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Pouliot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Sultsina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sultsina tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD#
Pouliot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sultsina wants to control but Pouliot postures up.
Pouliot controlling the position.
Pouliot scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sultsina to see if he's OK.
Pouliot lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultsina takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pouliot lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #ROC#Sultsina is rocked!
Pouliot grinds an elbow into Sultsina's temple. #T1#
Pouliot trying to control the position but Sultsina is working away.
Pouliot landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sultsina is still in real trouble! Can Pouliot finish him?
Pouliot working the ground and pound.
Pouliot in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Sultsina looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Pouliot turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christophe Pouliot!
Christophe Pouliot thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN10
Date: Oct 05, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Pouliot drives through with a takedown into Pearson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Pouliot from controlling successfully.
Pouliot preventing the sweep.
Pouliot trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Pearson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Pouliot from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Pearson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pouliot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson 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.#T1#
Pouliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pouliot is working Pearson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pouliot stopping the sweep attempt from Pearson.
Pearson is controlling Pouliot's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson 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.
Pouliot connects with a couple of short punches.
Pearson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pouliot is one step ahead there. #T2#
Pouliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Pearson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pouliot will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pouliot has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canucks Combat Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pouliot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pearson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pouliot throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pouliot keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Pouliot trying to keep a closed guard but Pearson is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pouliot misses with a body shot.
Pearson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pouliot avoids it.
Pearson throws a body punch but Pouliot moves out of range.
Pouliot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson throws a body punch but Pouliot moves out of range.
Pouliot misses with an uppercut.
Pouliot throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pouliot swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pouliot throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Pearson misses its target.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pouliot.
Pearson is looking to counter with head kicks.#T4#
Pearson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pouliot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Pouliot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pouliot is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pearson is defending well.
Pouliot blocks a body shot from Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Pouliot fails to land.
Pouliot is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Pouliot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pouliot throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pouliot swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christophe Pouliot 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.#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Pouliot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pouliot looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Pearson wants to slow Pouliot down by chopping away at his legs.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pouliot.
Pouliot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pearson with a nice cross.
Pouliot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson is looking to wear down Pouliot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pouliot throws an off balance right hand
and Pearson counters with a left to the body.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pouliot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pouliot tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A slow jab from Pouliot misses its intended target.
A low kick lands for Pearson.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pouliot misses with a hook
#CL#
and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pouliot throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Pearson misses.
Pouliot misses with an uppercut.
Pouliot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pearson counter with a right hand.
Pearson slips a straight right by Pouliot.
Pouliot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Pouliot's shoulder, as Pouliot tries to avoid the shot.
Pouliot 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.
Pouliot avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pouliot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice hook to Pouliot's body. Pouliot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Greg Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pouliot throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Pouliot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Pouliot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Pouliot moves away and avoids it.
Pouliot misses with the combination.
Pearson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Pearson.
Pearson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Greg Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson scores with a spinning back kick!
Pouliot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Pouliot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Pearson swings for the body but Pouliot moves out of range.
Pouliot blocks a low kick nicely.
Pouliot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pearson lunges at Pouliot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pouliot's hand.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pouliot swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pouliot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pouliot takes one on the button.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pearson as he connects with a hook.
Pouliot moves out of range of the leg kick from Pearson.
Pouliot feints the counter takedown.
Christophe Pouliot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson moves out of range as Pouliot strikes.
It looked like Pearson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pouliot.#T4#
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pearson connects with a body shot.
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!
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson connects with the punch.
Pouliot misses with a looping left.
Jab by Pearson.
Pouliot avoids a kick to the body.
Pouliot misses the jab.
Pouliot dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Pouliot moves out of range.
Pearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pouliot changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Pearson tries to keep at a distance but Pouliot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pouliot struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Pearson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Pearson slips a straight right by Pouliot.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pouliot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pouliot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD2#
Pouliot manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pearson on his heels. He'll look to pass Pearson's guard now, I'm sure.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pouliot can do to turn this around?
Pouliot distracts Pearson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pouliot landing with the ground and pound.
Pouliot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pearson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pouliot scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Pearson wants to hit a sweep here but Pouliot passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pearson there!
Pouliot cracks Pearson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pouliot working Pearson over with strikes here.
Pearson tries to reverse the position but Pouliot maintains control.
Pouliot punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pearson is squirming around, avoiding Pouliot's attempts to control the action.
Pouliot pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pouliot with the ground and pound from mount. #ROC2#Pearson is rocked!#T2#
Pearson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Pouliot's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christophe Pouliot!
A very excited looking Christophe Pouliot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
EMPIRE 12: Kaca vs Bellington
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Pouliot throws a looping overhand right but Sasuage ducks down to avoid it.
Sasuage tries to counter with a takedown but Pouliot is quick to defend against it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sasuage or perhaps it was just good defense by Pouliot, which made it look bad.
Pouliot leaves Sasuage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sasuage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pouliot.
Sasuage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pouliot is fending him off so far but Sasuage persists. Nope, Pouliot circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sasuage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sasuage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pouliot circles away quickly and effectively.
Pouliot throws a body punch but Sasuage moves out of range.
Sasuage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasuage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pouliot.
Pouliot misses with a left hand #CL#
and Sasuage counters by clinching up.
Sasuage slows down the pace here.
Pouliot lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Sasuage blocks a body shot from Pouliot.
Pouliot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasuage jumps guard but Pouliot stands there with Sasuage around his waist. Sasuage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pouliot tries to throw a body punch but Sasuage avoids it by throwing Pouliot back against the cage.
Sasuage wants to take the fight to the mat but Pouliot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pouliot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasuage. #BC#
Sasuage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pouliot misses with a straight right.
Pouliot misses the jab.
Pouliot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasuage was well out of range. Poor timing from Pouliot.
The fighters circling - Pouliot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasuage fails to land the takedown.#T2##CL#
Sasuage closes the distance and pushes Pouliot back into the cage.
Pouliot misses with a punch on the inside.
Sasuage tries to pull guard but Pouliot holds him up against the cage and eventually Sasuage drops back down to his feet.
Sasuage is trying to maintain a safe position but Pouliot gets an underhook and turns Sasuage into the cage.#BC#
Sasuage manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sasuage.
#CL#
Sasuage clinches.
Sasuage blocking some punches.
Pouliot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pouliot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T3##BC#
Sasuage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Sasuage drives through and clinches with Pouliot against the cage.
Pouliot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasuage misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Sasuage breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Sasuage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sasuage blocking some punches.
Sasuage is trying to stall.
Pouliot misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pouliot.
Sasuage looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pouliot controlling the action here for a moment.
#TD2#
Pouliot manages to pull guard.
#T4#
Pouliot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sasuage manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Sasuage keeping moving, preventing Pouliot from controlling successfully.
Sasuage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pouliot throwing strikes from guard but Sasuage blocks nicely.
Sasuage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Pouliot 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.#R2#
Pouliot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasuage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pouliot tries to avoid it but Sasuage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pouliot to the ground. Pouliot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Sasuage tries to keep at a distance but Pouliot has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Sasuage is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pouliot can't fight it off and eventually Sasuage manages to take the fight to the floor. Pouliot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pouliot throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sasuage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pouliot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sasuage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Pouliot is trying to control the position but Sasuage postures up.
Pouliot wants to control but Sasuage passes easily into half guard.
Sasuage controlling the action here.
Sasuage is thwarting Pouliot's attempts to control the position.
Pouliot wants to improve his position but Sasuage is controlling well.
Pouliot wants to get back to full guard but Sasuage has mounted him!#T2#
Sasuage wants to control the pace but Pouliot is squirming around nicely.
Sasuage controlling from mount.
Sasuage avoids the attempt from Pouliot to control.
Sasuage controlling the position easily from mount.
Pouliot tries to hold on but Sasuage postures up.
Pouliot is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sasuage prevents Pouliot from getting the reversal.#T3#
We've been informed that Pouliot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pouliot slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pouliot is looking to control Sasuage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pouliot avoid being mounted?
Sasuage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasuage is thwarting Pouliot's attempts to control the position.
Sasuage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pouliot punching from the bottom.
Pouliot is looking for a sweep. Sasuage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pouliot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pouliot is trying to maintain the position but Sasuage is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pouliot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pouliot misses the jab.
No luck for Sasuage with that takedown attempt.
Pouliot throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Sasuage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pouliot won't be happy with that.
Sasuage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouliot can't do much from the bottom here.
Sasuage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sasuage dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Sasuage has Pouliot up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasuage tries to land knees in the clinch but Pouliot avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Sasuage successfully pulls guard.
Pouliot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sasuage is pulling down on Pouliot's head. It's preventing any offense from Pouliot, at least for the moment.
Pouliot trying to control but Sasuage is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Pouliot won't allow Sasuage to sweep him here.
Sasuage has his hands on Pouliot's head, controlling the position.
Sasuage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sasuage is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sasuage 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.
Pouliot is looking to work some ground and pound but Sasuage has wrist control.
Pouliot won't allow Sasuage to sweep him here. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pouliot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pouliot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pouliot passes Sasuage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sasuage is refusing to be controlled, as Pouliot sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pouliot lands a nice short elbow.
Sasuage trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pouliot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Pouliot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sasuage with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pouliot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sasuage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Felix Sasuage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pouliot lands strikes from half guard.
Sasuage tries to get to full guard but Pouliot has control of the leg.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Pouliot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pouliot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouliot is looking to pass Sasuage's guard but actually Sasuage recovers to full guard.
Sasuage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sasuage trying to keep a closed guard but Pouliot is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasuage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pouliot works over Sasuage with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christophe Pouliot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pouliot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christophe Pouliot!
After winning the bout, Christophe Pouliot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Pouliot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones has Pouliot pressed against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pouliot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD#
Pouliot successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to pass into half guard but Pouliot pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pouliot is in guard.#REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Pouliot lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Jones is looking to stand up but Pouliot isn't so interested in that idea.
Pouliot postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pouliot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Pouliot from controlling successfully.
Pouliot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pouliot forces his way into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Pouliot 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.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
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.
Pouliot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouliot lands strikes from half guard.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pouliot is working away from the top position though.
Pouliot prevents Jones from standing back up.
Pouliot working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Pouliot is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pouliot.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pouliot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pouliot scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Nice strikes from Pouliot there.
Pouliot is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Pouliot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Pouliot in his half guard.
Pouliot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pouliot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pouliot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is positioning himself well to prevent Pouliot advancing to mount. #T4#
Pouliot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pouliot winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pouliot passes to full mount!
Pouliot scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Pouliot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pouliot! Jones is hurt baaadly! Pouliot is firing away with more strikes - Jones is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christophe Pouliot!
During a confident post fight interview, Christophe Pouliot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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