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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Schmelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Descharme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmelly comes to the cage accompanied by Possibility. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Schmelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Descharme!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Descharme rushes Schmelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Descharme scores with a hook to the body.
Descharme misses with a body punch.
Descharme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schmelly avoiding damage as Descharme throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Descharme.
Descharme lands with a short shot to the head.
Descharme digs a right hand underneath Schmelly's ribcage. Schmelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Descharme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Descharme tries to work over Schmelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Descharme has him pressed against the cage.
Descharme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Descharme just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Descharme defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schmelly.
Donk. Descharme catches Schmelly right on the button with a cross.
Jean Descharme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmelly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Descharme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schmelly momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descharme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Descharme lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Descharme.
Schmelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Descharme.
Descharme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Descharme lands.
Jean Descharme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schmelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Descharme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schmelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Descharme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmelly's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly misses with a takedown attempt - Descharme sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Descharme cracks the inside of Schmelly's front leg.
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!
Descharme forces Schmelly back against the cage and clinches.
Schmelly tries to pull guard but Descharme holds him up against the cage and eventually Schmelly drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Schmelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Descharme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Descharme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Schmelly.
Descharme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schmelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Descharme misses with a low kick.
Descharme instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descharme lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmelly backwards.
Schmelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Descharme.
Schmelly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Descharme just stands there and leans against the cage.
Descharme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Descharme.
Schmelly is breathing heavily.
Schmelly fails to pull guard.
Schmelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Descharme cracks Schmelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Descharme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Descharme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Descharme with a nice cross.
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!
Descharme lands a head shot.
A cross from Descharme lands.
Schmelly shoots in but Descharme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly tries for a takedown but Descharme sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Descharme throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schmelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Descharme cracks Schmelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Descharme connects with a nice looking jab.
Descharme scores with a hook to the body. Schmelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Descharme pushes Schmelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Descharme digs a right hand underneath Schmelly's ribcage. Schmelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Descharme.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Descharme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Descharme dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schmelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Descharme clinches up with Schmelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Descharme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Descharme manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jean Descharme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Descharme lands a body shot.
Descharme prevents Schmelly from breaking the clinch.
Descharme struggles to land a body shot inside as Schmelly controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Descharme.
Descharme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schmelly or not.
Descharme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Descharme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Descharme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descharme is leaning against Schmelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Descharme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Descharme cracks Schmelly with a nice body shot.
Descharme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Descharme lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Descharme.
Descharme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schmelly's defenses.
Descharme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Descharme lands a nice shot to the body.
Descharme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Descharme to work.
Descharme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Descharme lands with a right to the head.
Descharme lands an elbow inside that Schmelly shrugs off.
It looks like Barry Schmelly has been cut.
Descharme digs a right hand into Schmelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schmelly's gas tank.
Descharme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Descharme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descharme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Descharme lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Descharme digs a right hand into Schmelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schmelly's gas tank.
Descharme lands with a short shot to the head.
Descharme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Descharme clinches with his opponent.
Descharme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Descharme is working Schmelly over against the cage.
Descharme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Descharme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Descharme punishes Schmelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Descharme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Descharme gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Descharme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schmelly is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Descharme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descharme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Descharme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmelly at a distance.
Descharme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Descharme catches Schmelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schmelly tries to keep at a distance but Descharme has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Descharme as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Descharme.
Schmelly is rocked!
Good body shot from Descharme.
A body shot lands from Descharme.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Descharme has Schmelly pushed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Descharme.
Descharme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Descharme prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Descharme lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Descharme - that landed with a thud.
Schmelly takes a shot to the head.
Oh Schmelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Descharme has Schmelly pressed against the cage.
Schmelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Descharme lands with a light punch inside.
Descharme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Descharme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmelly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Descharme avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Descharme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Descharme taking a breather.
Descharme is working Schmelly over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Descharme scores with a shot to the side of Schmelly's head.
Descharme lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Descharme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Descharme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barry Schmelly's cut.
That's time! Schmelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schmelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Descharme finds it's target.
Descharme works the jab nicely.
Descharme misses the shot to the body.
Descharme lands a leg kick that knocks Schmelly off balance momentarily.
Descharme instigates a clinch.
Descharme digs a right hand underneath Schmelly's ribcage. Schmelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schmelly pulls guard effortlessly.
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!
Descharme working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schmelly's head.
Descharme distracts Schmelly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schmelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Descharme doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Descharme manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Descharme content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descharme postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schmelly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Descharme uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmelly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Descharme moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Descharme is looking to take a break and control but Schmelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schmelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Descharme's best efforts.
Schmelly has hold of Descharme's hands but Descharme slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Descharme lands with a punch from half guard.
Schmelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Descharme landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly tries to get to full guard but Descharme has control of the leg.
Descharme wants to stand up but Schmelly has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Descharme tries to pass to full mount but Schmelly defends it.
Descharme uses his free foot to push down on Schmelly's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schmelly.
Schmelly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schmelly is bucking up trying to escape but Descharme cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Descharme is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Schmelly to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Schmelly shrugs it off.
Schmelly is trying desperately to improve position.
Descharme scoring with strikes but Schmelly is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly is trying to escape the mount.
Descharme looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Descharme cracks Schmelly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schmelly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schmelly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Descharme is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schmelly gets full guard.
Schmelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmelly, not yet.
Schmelly looking for a guillotine here but Descharme defends easily.
Descharme scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly looking for a guillotine here but Descharme defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Descharme with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Descharme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmelly is keeping the position for now.
Schmelly is looking for a triangle but Descharme pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Descharme with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Descharme postures up and lands a big shot to Schmelly's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Descharme's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Descharme really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Schmelly's cut.
That's time! Schmelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Descharme cracks a nice hook into Schmelly's ribs.
Schmelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Descharme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schmelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schmelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Descharme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Descharme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schmelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Descharme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schmelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schmelly tries to clinch there but Descharme circles away.
Descharme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Descharme misses with a hook. Schmelly ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descharme clinches up against the cage.
Descharme misses with a body punch.
Schmelly blocks a body shot from Descharme.
Descharme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Descharme.
A left hand lands to the body for Descharme.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Descharme lands a hook that snaps the head of Schmelly backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Descharme.
Descharme works on Schmelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Descharme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Descharme prevents it.
Nice body punch from Descharme.
Descharme lands a body shot.
Descharme scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descharme cracks Schmelly with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Descharme.
Still in the clinch, Descharme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Descharme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Descharme. Descharme obviously looking to wear him down.
Descharme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Descharme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Descharme scores with a hook.
Descharme thuds a left hand into Schmelly's body.
Descharme takes the fight into the clinch.
Descharme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmelly backwards.
Schmelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Descharme lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Descharme.
Descharme works on Schmelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Descharme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Descharme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Descharme presses Schmelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Descharme digs a right hand into Schmelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schmelly's gas tank.
Descharme is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Descharme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Descharme lands with a light punch inside.
Descharme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Descharme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Schmelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Descharme. Beautiful body shot.
Descharme jabs Schmelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Descharme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schmelly's head.
Descharme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Descharme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schmelly's calf.
Descharme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Descharme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schmelly on the side of the head.
Descharme closes the distance and clinches.
Descharme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmelly backwards.
Schmelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Schmelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Descharme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Descharme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Descharme throws a good cross that connects.
Descharme scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Descharme dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Barry Schmelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Descharme drops Schmelly with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Schmelly! Descharme dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Descharme!
Jean Descharme is the new welterweight champion!
Jean Descharme seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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