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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxime Laforce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxime Laforce!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Laforce.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laforce.
It looks like Maxime Laforce has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laforce.
Laforce takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laforce throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Lee Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Laforce circles away.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laforce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laforce.
Williams tries to clinch there but Laforce circles away.
A combination from Laforce does no damage.
Laforce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laforce doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laforce throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laforce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laforce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch there but Laforce circles away.
No joy there for Laforce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laforce looks gassed!
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laforce effectively controlling the action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Laforce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laforce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Laforce.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Laforce's front leg but catches the back leg as Laforce tries to avoid it.
Williams tries to clinch but Laforce moves out of range.
Laforce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Laforce backs away looking to recover.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laforce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch there but Laforce circles away.
Laforce keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams scores with a hook.
Laforce takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Laforce swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Laforce throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams is looking to clinch but Laforce is avoiding it.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laforce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Laforce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laforce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams tries to clinch but Laforce moves out of range.
Laforce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Laforce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams looks to clinch
and Laforce counters with a two punch combo.
Williams tries to clinch
and Laforce counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a right hand that Laforce ducks under and follows up with a left that Laforce also avoids with ease.
Laforce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Laforce pushes him off.
Laforce lands a nice shot to the body.
Laforce throws a leg kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laforce throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laforce's sensitive parts.
Laforce fails with the takedown.
Lee Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxime Laforce.
Laforce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
enabling Laforce to counter with a crisp jab.
Laforce is trying desperately to land a takedown but Williams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laforce.
Williams looks to clinch
and Laforce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams looks to clinch
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laforce misses with the body kick
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams tries to clinch
and Laforce counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laforce trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laforce postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxime Laforce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laforce throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Laforce throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Laforce avoids the body shot from Williams.
Laforce thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laforce counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Laforce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Laforce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laforce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laforce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laforce counters with a thumping low kick.
Laforce gets the takedown into side control.
Laforce lands some shots froms side control.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laforce connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
Laforce scoring with punches from side control.
Laforce is putting a hurting on Williams here, landing some big shots from side control.
Laforce working the ground and pound.
Laforce works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Laforce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams is pushing Laforce's head away, looking to escape. Laforce manages to hold on to the position though.
Laforce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laforce scoring with punches from side control.
Laforce looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Laforce smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Laforce working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Laforce misses.
Laforce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laforce gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams closes the distance but Laforce moves to the side
and Laforce counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laforce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laforce gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laforce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Laforce is controlling him well.
Laforce winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Laforce 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.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Laforce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Laforce winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams is looking to escape.
Laforce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laforce frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Laforce.
Laforce unloading with bombs!
Laforce has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
Williams is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Laforce working the ground and pound effectively.
Laforce has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
A nice elbow there by Laforce.
Laforce fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxime Laforce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxime Laforce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Laforce misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laforce counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
Laforce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laforce is controlling him.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams is looking to stand up but Laforce isn't so interested in that idea.
Laforce landing with the ground and pound.
Laforce chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laforce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laforce is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laforce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laforce throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laforce.
Williams closes the distance but Laforce moves to the side
and Laforce counters with a nice body kick.
Laforce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laforce scores with a push kick.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Laforce pushes him off.
Williams tries to clinch
and Laforce counters with a two punch combo.
Williams wants to clinch
and Laforce counters with a head kick.
A left and a right from Laforce both land. Nice combination.
Laforce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Laforce to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laforce.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laforce counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Laforce counter with a right hand.
Williams wants to clinch but Laforce slips to the side
and Laforce counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
Laforce landing with the ground and pound.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Laforce is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laforce stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams wants to stand but Laforce is controlling the position.
Laforce drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Laforce off! Laforce jumps back into Williams's guard.
Laforce trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laforce won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Laforce is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maxime Laforce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Laforce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Laforce is looking for a kimura here.
Laforce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams is looking to escape.
Laforce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxime Laforce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laforce 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxime Laforce!
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