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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yan Beliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yan Beliveau looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
11 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yan Beliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Beliveau drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice combo by King! Oh, that's hurt him - Beliveau falls to the canvas and King follows him into side control.
Beliveau is rocked!
It looks like Yan Beliveau has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King stands up.
Oh Beliveau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King takes the fight into the clinch.
King manages to break the clinch.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Beliveau.
Beliveau seems to have got his legs back now.
Beliveau tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
King gets to his feet. Beliveau looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
King misses with a series of wild punches.
As King tries to get set, Beliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but King manages to avoid the attempt.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beliveau circles away.
Beliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beliveau is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Beliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beliveau stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Beliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beliveau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beliveau's efforts to push away.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beliveau tries to clinch up.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beliveau looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King stands up and we're back to a striking position.
King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beliveau manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beliveau is breathing heavily.
King gets to his feet. Beliveau looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Beliveau bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Beliveau's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beliveau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beliveau.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beliveau doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
Beliveau tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliveau throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Beliveau gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
Beliveau is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King blocks an elbow strike.
Beliveau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice combo by King! Oh, that's hurt him - Beliveau falls to the canvas and King follows him into side control.
King decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beliveau pinned against the cage. Beliveau gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yan Beliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian King.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beliveau swivels and escapes.
Beliveau tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beliveau napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King decides to stand back up. King steps back and let's Beliveau get back to his feet.
Beliveau dodges the punch combination from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beliveau tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Beliveau.
Yan Beliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
King throws out a counter right but Beliveau avoids it with no problem.
King looks for a takedown but Beliveau sprawls well.
King throws a nice looking combination but Beliveau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Beliveau as King shoots in.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beliveau but Beliveau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beliveau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beliveau tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
King decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yan Beliveau's cut.
That's time! Beliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King drives through with a takedown into Beliveau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
King gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
King misses with a wild combination.
Beliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
King with the counter takedown but Beliveau avoids it easily.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beliveau tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King rushes Beliveau and presses him up against the cage.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King darts in and clinches Beliveau up against the cage.
King manages to break the clinch.
Beliveau tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Beliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King clinches.
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!
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beliveau tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beliveau to the ground. Beliveau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beliveau tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King with a nice cross.
Beliveau tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from King does no damage.
Yan Beliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King avoids the head kick by Beliveau.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Beliveau lands with an overhand left.
King has closed the distance and engaged Beliveau in a clinch.
King manages to break the clinch.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brian King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild combination.
King moves into the clinch.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King scores with a jab.
Yan Beliveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beliveau tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Beliveau misses with a body shot.
Beliveau wants to clinch.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beliveau wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beliveau is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Beliveau circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beliveau gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Beliveau manages to retain guard.
King decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice combination there by King.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King clinches.
King breaks the clinch.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beliveau, pushing him back against the cage.
Beliveau looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King breaks the clinch.
Beliveau tries to clinch up.
King tries to counter by closing the distance.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beliveau tries to clinch up.
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beliveau sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
King decides to stand and escape the position.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Beliveau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King breaks from the clinch.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King has Beliveau pressed against the cage, preventing Beliveau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King has Beliveau up against the cage in a clinch.
Beliveau wants to break free but King has control.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yan Beliveau's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beliveau tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beliveau as he jumps to the side.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beliveau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Beliveau is looking to counter with head kicks.
Beliveau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beliveau doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beliveau backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a series of punches but Beliveau avoids them all with ease.
King closes the distance and pushes Beliveau back into the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
Beliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beliveau tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliveau wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beliveau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beliveau tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Beliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King throws a series of punches but Beliveau avoids them all with ease.
King throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Beliveau tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beliveau working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Beliveau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King breaks the clinch.
Beliveau closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Beliveau stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but King is on him like rabid pit bull! Beliveau slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian King!
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