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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claude Duceppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Poutine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poutine has chosen Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment as his entrance music. Claude Duceppe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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180 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Duceppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexi Poutine!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duceppe throws a series of punches but Poutine moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duceppe.
Duceppe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poutine swivels and escapes.
Duceppe checks a leg kick.
Poutine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poutine controls the position.
Poutine lands a nice forearm strike.
Poutine landing a few strikes.
Duceppe is looking to regain half guard here but Poutine keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poutine tries to move to mount but Duceppe blocks the move with his legs.
Poutine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duceppe gets back to half guard.
Duceppe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Duceppe.
Poutine trying to control the position from guard on top but Duceppe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poutine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duceppe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutine trying to control but Duceppe is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Duceppe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poutine is aware though and is defending well.
Poutine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duceppe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Poutine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duceppe is keeping the position for now.
Duceppe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poutine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Poutine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duceppe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Poutine trying to control but Duceppe is working from the bottom.
Poutine scoring with some ground and pound.
Poutine looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poutine preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duceppe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Duceppe has his foot on Poutine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poutine works his way back into a safe position though.
Duceppe is breathing heavily.
Poutine looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Duceppe wants to clinch.
Poutine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Poutine lands in his opponent's guard.
Poutine connects with a couple of short punches.
Poutine passes Duceppe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Duceppe has hold of Poutine's hands but Poutine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duceppe pushes Poutine off looking to stand but Poutine dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poutine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duceppe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutine stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Poutine shoots in looking for a takedown. Duceppe tries to sprawl out of it but Poutine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duceppe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duceppe misses with a two punch combination.
Poutine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duceppe misses with a few strikes there.
Poutine shoots in but Duceppe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Claude Duceppe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Poutine.
Duceppe misses with a hook.
Poutine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duceppe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poutine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duceppe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duceppe thows a body shot but no joy.
Duceppe throws out a loose jab but Poutine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duceppe misses with a wild body shot.
Poutine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duceppe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Poutine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duceppe keeps working.
Duceppe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Duceppe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duceppe tries to get out of the position.
Duceppe is desperately trying to improve his position but Poutine has a good base and remains in mount.
Poutine with shots to the head and body - Duceppe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poutine working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duceppe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poutine is landing with some decent strikes but Duceppe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poutine controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Poutine dominated that round.
That's time! Duceppe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poutine shoots in and bounces Duceppe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duceppe looking for a sweep. Not yet Duceppe, not yet.
Poutine working some strikes from top position.
Duceppe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poutine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duceppe pushes Poutine off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Duceppe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Duceppe as Poutine shoots in.
Duceppe throws a hook to the side of Poutine's head but Poutine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poutine moves out of range of the strikes.
Duceppe tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutine misses with a takedown attempt - Duceppe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Poutine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Duceppe's half guard.
Duceppe is looking to improve his position.
Poutine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poutine working Duceppe over with strikes here.
Duceppe tries to lock up and control but Poutine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Duceppe working to try and regain half guard.
Poutine landing strikes from the mount.
Poutine punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutine controlling from mount.
The referee warns Duceppe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Duceppe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poutine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poutine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duceppe is squirming around, avoiding Poutine's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutine lands a nice shot to the head.
Poutine lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poutine wants to control the pace but Duceppe is squirming around nicely.
Duceppe is trying desperately to improve position.
Duceppe wants to hold on but Poutine pushes him away.
Duceppe can't escape the position.
Duceppe wants to hold on but Poutine pushes him away.
Poutine cracks Duceppe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Poutine with good strikes from the mount here!
Duceppe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutine with a couple of short strikes.
Duceppe working to try and regain half guard.
Duceppe is squirming around, avoiding Poutine's attempts to control the action.
Poutine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Duceppe tries to lock up and control but Poutine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poutine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duceppe hang on?
Duceppe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Poutine with good strikes from the mount here!
Duceppe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poutine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duceppe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poutine tries to control but Duceppe wriggling away.
Poutine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Poutine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Duceppe throws a leg kick which misses Poutine's front leg but catches the back leg as Poutine tries to avoid it.
Duceppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poutine.
Duceppe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poutine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duceppe is fending him off so far but Poutine persists. Nope, Duceppe circles away and we're back to standing.
Poutine dodges the punch combination from Duceppe.
Poutine has his takedown stuffed
and Duceppe counters with a good low kick that Poutine was not able to check.
Poutine shoots in and bounces Duceppe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duceppe looking for a guillotine here but Poutine defends easily.
Poutine won't allow Duceppe to sweep him here.
Poutine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutine is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poutine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poutine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Poutine wants to control from the top but Duceppe keeps moving.
Poutine landing with the ground and pound.
Duceppe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poutine wants to pass the guard but Duceppe is keeping the position.
Duceppe is looking to stand up but Poutine isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Duceppe misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice sprawl there from Duceppe as Poutine shoots in.
Claude Duceppe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexi Poutine.
Poutine scores a takedown into full mount!
Duceppe wants to control but Poutine is having none of it.
Duceppe working to try and regain half guard.
Duceppe wants to control but Poutine is having none of it.
Poutine looking to control and managing it successfully.
Duceppe is desperately trying to improve his position but Poutine has a good base and remains in mount.
Poutine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poutine prevents Duceppe from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Duceppe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Poutine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duceppe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alexi Poutine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duceppe is bucking up trying to escape but Poutine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poutine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duceppe is desperately trying to improve his position but Poutine has a good base and remains in mount.
Poutine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duceppe is working to get back to half guard.
Poutine raining down shots from the mount!
Poutine cracks Duceppe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutine lands a big elbow.
Duceppe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Duceppe is working hard here to advance position.
Poutine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duceppe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duceppe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Duceppe tries to roll over but Poutine keeps him under control.
Duceppe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duceppe tries to roll over but Poutine keeps him under control.
Claude Duceppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexi Poutine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poutine content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexi Poutine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poutine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Poutine!
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hype
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