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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotized Lebanon. Boudreau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Miracle - We Ain't Scared kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chance Boudreau !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj misses with a jab to the body
and Boudreau counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj stalling the fight.
al Hadj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boudreau backwards.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boudreau trying to land knees to the body.
al Hadj pressing his opponent against the cage.
al Hadj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Hadj managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreau .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau is trying to maintain a safe position but al Hadj gets an underhook and turns Boudreau into the cage.
al Hadj is leaning against Boudreau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boudreau misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj tries to break the clinch but Boudreau is controlling the position.
Boudreau working aggressively here.
al Hadj tries to work over Boudreau 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreau misses with some punches.
Boudreau tries to throw a body punch but al Hadj avoids it by throwing Boudreau back against the cage.
Boudreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boudreau tries to land knees in the clinch but al Hadj avoids the damage to the body.
Boudreau swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreau dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from al Hadj.
Boudreau is trying to maintain a safe position but al Hadj gets an underhook and turns Boudreau into the cage.
al Hadj lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
al Hadj pushes Boudreau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Boudreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boudreau manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
Boudreau lands an elbow just above al Hadj 's eye.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Boudreau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Boudreau blocks it.
al Hadj scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, al Hadj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boudreau 's brow.
al Hadj lands a body shot.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Boudreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boudreau just misses with a elbow thrown towards al Hadj's brow.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Boudreau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boudreau .
Boudreau takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Hadj misses with a punch on the inside.
Boudreau takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj dodges an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau scores with a shot to the side of al Hadj's head.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
al Hadj tries to work over Boudreau 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boudreau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Hadj blocks it with crossed arms.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boudreau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj avoiding damage as Boudreau throws knees to the body.
al Hadj blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau is looking to control al Hadj's arms but al Hadj gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boudreau has his back to the cage.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boudreau avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudreau throws an elbow that misses.
Boudreau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreau avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.
Boudreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreau working aggressively here.
al Hadj managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreau .
A left hand lands to the body for al Hadj.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands with a short shot to the head.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Boudreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boudreau prevents a body shot from al Hadj.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
al Hadj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boudreau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but al Hadj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boudreau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Hadj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudreau pushes al Hadj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Hadj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
al Hadj misses with a body shot.
Boudreau needs to keep his hands up - al Hadj had a free shot at his head there.
Boudreau has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boudreau misses with a hook. al Hadj ducked under it nicely.
al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudreau .
al Hadj staying out of range there.
Boudreau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boudreau lands with a cross.
Boudreau throws out a loose jab but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chance Boudreau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Hadj staying out of range there.
Boudreau misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau scores with a hook to the body. al Hadj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
al Hadj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreau .
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
al Hadj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudreau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreau looks to land a left hand but al Hadj moved out of range nicely.
al Hadj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boudreau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boudreau misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from al Hadj.
al Hadj swings away with a leg kick that misses.
al Hadj is looking to clinch.
Boudreau looks to land a left hand but al Hadj moved out of range nicely.
Boudreau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boudreau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boudreau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Hadj.
al Hadj moves forwards but Boudreau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj moves away from the strike by Boudreau .
Boudreau staying out of range there.
Boudreau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj tries to land a front kick but Boudreau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Hadj scoring well with a low kick there.
al Hadj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boudreau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreau misses with a looping right.
Boudreau loads up on a big right hand but al Hadj slips the punch.
al Hadj tries to clinch up but Boudreau circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from al Hadj does no damage.
Chance Boudreau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
al Hadj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boudreau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Hadj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj slips a jab from Boudreau .
Boudreau throws a shot from downtown. al Hadj moves away and avoids it.
Boudreau closes the distance and pushes al Hadj back into the cage.
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
al Hadj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
al Hadj takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
Boudreau 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Boudreau 's eye.
al Hadj lands a shot to the body.
Boudreau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreau .
Boudreau tries to stall but al Hadj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
al Hadj misses with the head strike.
Boudreau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but al Hadj is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Boudreau .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boudreau .
Boudreau pushes al Hadj back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boudreau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Boudreau .
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boudreau lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj is looking to control Boudreau 's arms but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Hadj has his back to the cage.
Boudreau blocks the elbow strike.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boudreau 's defenses.
Boudreau misses with a knee strike.
al Hadj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mohamed al Hadj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boudreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Boudreau .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Boudreau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohamed al Hadj's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boudreau cracks al Hadj with an open hand slap.
Boudreau throws a body punch but al Hadj moves out of range.
al Hadj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Hadj slips a straight right by Boudreau .
Boudreau misses with a looping left.
Boudreau misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. al Hadj checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
al Hadj digs a good hook to Boudreau 's body.
al Hadj closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau wants to stall.
Boudreau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Boudreau misses with a punch on the inside.
Boudreau dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudreau .
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
Boudreau blocks the elbow strike.
Boudreau misses with a punch to the body.
al Hadj struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreau controls his hands.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boudreau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boudreau lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Mohamed al Hadj's cut is getting worse.
al Hadj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreau taking a breather.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Boudreau blocks it.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
al Hadj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boudreau misses with a body punch.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boudreau 's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj avoids a wild elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boudreau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from al Hadj.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
Boudreau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Boudreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj pushes Boudreau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreau misses with the head strike.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreau digs a right hand underneath al Hadj's ribcage. al Hadj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Hadj tries to throw a body punch but Boudreau avoids it by throwing al Hadj back against the cage.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Boudreau 's eye.
Boudreau scores a nice knee to the body.
Boudreau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreau misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from al Hadj fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boudreau blocks a body shot from al Hadj.
al Hadj blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
al Hadj avoids the elbow strike from Boudreau , against the cage.
Boudreau lands with a left to the head.
Boudreau prevents a body shot from al Hadj.
Boudreau lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boudreau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through al Hadj's defenses.
Mohamed al Hadj's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
al Hadj stalling.
Boudreau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreau dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boudreau slows down the pace here.
Boudreau continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
Boudreau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Hadj avoiding damage as Boudreau throws knees to the body.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Boudreau blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Boudreau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boudreau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chance Boudreau !
During a confident post fight interview, Chance Boudreau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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