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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Verdune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clydee Forte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Psycho Holiday. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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203 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Verdune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Clydee Forte!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verdune gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Verdune gets through Forte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Verdune walks away with a smile on his face. Forte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Verdune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Forte.
A big right from Verdune misses.
Verdune tries to bum rush Forte with a series of wild strikes but Forte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Verdune tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Verdune fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Verdune moves into range and clinches up with Forte.
Forte takes a shot to the head.
Verdune lands with a light punch inside.
Forte fails to pull guard.
Forte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Verdune smiles and moves away.
Amir Verdune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clydee Forte.
Forte avoids the body shot from Verdune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdune closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Forte slips under a jab.
Verdune clinches up against the cage.
Verdune lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forte.
Verdune displaying some good clinch control by pressing Forte up against the cage.
Forte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Verdune manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Verdune lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Verdune.
Verdune seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amir Verdune.
Verdune lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Clydee Forte has been cut.
Amir Verdune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdune tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Verdune throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Forte on the side of the head.
Verdune lands a nice hook to Forte's body. Forte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Verdune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verdune throws the left hand but Forte avoids the punch easily.
Verdune connects with a right hand. Forte shakes it off.
Verdune lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Verdune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verdune is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Verdune misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdune swinging wildly here.
Verdune misses with a two punch combination.
Verdune clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Verdune.
Verdune digs a right hand underneath Forte's ribcage. Forte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Verdune lands a nice uppercut.
Forte tries to pull guard but Verdune holds him up against the cage and eventually Forte drops back down to his feet.
Verdune lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verdune has Forte pressed against the cage.
Verdune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verdune lands a nice shot to the body.
Forte looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Verdune scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verdune scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verdune lands an uppercut.
Verdune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verdune pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Forte slips a jab and a cross from Verdune.
Verdune wants to clinch.
Verdune fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verdune is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Verdune dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clydee Forte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Verdune works the jab nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Verdune will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Forte up against the cage.
Verdune gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Good body shot from Verdune.
Forte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Verdune smiles and moves away.
Verdune is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Verdune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forte circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Verdune.
Verdune digs a right hand underneath Forte's ribcage. Forte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verdune lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Forte backwards.
Verdune taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Forte jumps guard but Verdune stands there with Forte around his waist. Forte gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Verdune just leaning against Forte, taking a breather.
Verdune lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Verdune stalling.
Verdune breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verdune tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Verdune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Verdune takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdune scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verdune.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verdune.
A left hand lands to the body for Verdune.
Verdune lands with a right to the head.
Verdune lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Verdune lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verdune working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verdune misses with the head strike.
Verdune is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verdune lands with a right to the head.
Verdune manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Amir Verdune has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verdune.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verdune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Verdune.
Verdune lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forte backwards.
Forte takes a shot to the head.
Verdune displaying some good clinch control by pressing Forte up against the cage.
Verdune is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Verdune lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Verdune fails to land.
Verdune slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Amir Verdune.
Verdune throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdune tries to clinch but Forte moves out of range.
Verdune connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Forte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Verdune sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Forte somewhat.
Amir Verdune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clydee Forte.
Forte is breathing heavily.
Forte ducks under a wild hook from Verdune.
A jab from Verdune misses.
Verdune with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Verdune dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clydee Forte's cut.
That's time! Verdune's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No joy there for Verdune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verdune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forte can do to turn this around?
Verdune throws the left hand but Forte avoids the punch easily.
Verdune misses with a double jab.
Verdune pushes Forte up against the cage in a clinch.
Verdune working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Verdune.
Verdune effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forte.
Forte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Verdune walks away with a smile on his face. Forte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Forte shoots in for a takedown but Verdune shows good takedown defense.
Forte tries to keep at a distance but Verdune has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdune effectively controlling the action here.
Forte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amir Verdune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clydee Forte.
Verdune lands a body punch in the clinch.
Verdune throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Forte tries to pull guard but Verdune won't allow it.
Forte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verdune throws a head punch that misses.
Verdune lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verdune scores with a hook to the body.
Verdune misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Verdune.
A right hook to the body lands for Verdune.
Verdune lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Verdune effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Verdune on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forte takes a shot to the head.
Forte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verdune scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verdune lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Verdune.
Verdune is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verdune.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verdune.
Verdune is pushing Forte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Verdune lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Verdune scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verdune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verdune escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amir Verdune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Verdune gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verdune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Verdune lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Verdune - that landed with a thud.
Verdune lands a nice shot to the body.
Forte tries to pull guard but Verdune holds him up against the cage and eventually Forte drops back down to his feet.
Verdune lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verdune lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verdune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verdune avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Verdune.
The referee calls for Verdune to work.
Verdune lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Verdune scores with a hook to the body.
Verdune lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdune is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Verdune.
Verdune lands a hook that snaps the head of Forte backwards.
Forte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Verdune walks away with a smile on his face. Forte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Verdune uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Verdune lands with a nice combination. Forte backs away looking to recover.
Verdune takes a swing at Forte's ribcage but misses.
Verdune instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Verdune.
Verdune pushes Forte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Verdune leaning against his opponent.
Clydee Forte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amir Verdune is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Verdune showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Verdune has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Verdune!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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