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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brian polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Drove All Night. brian polski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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198 lbs
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189 cm
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, brian polski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
polski avoids the body shot from Grande.
polski gets caught flat footed, as Grande shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
polski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grande trying to control but polski is working from the bottom.
Grande looking to sit in guard and control but polski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grande can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as polski controls the pace.
polski stopping the sweep attempt from Grande.
Grande is trying to keep polski in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
polski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
polski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
polski misses with a takedown
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grande swings for the body but polski moves out of range.
Grande digs a good body shot into polski's ribs.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grande lands a straight punch to the body, keeping polski at a distance.
Grande blocks a leg kick.
polski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
polski darts in trying to clinch
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
polski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grande moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grande shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. polski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grande tries to free his leg and advance position but polski is retaining full guard.
Grande stands and throws polski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
polski is being controlled here.
Grande throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grande with the ground and pound but polski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande wants to free his trapped foot but polski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grande not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grande wants to control but polski is keeping him busy.
Grande scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grande is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
polski gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grande is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grande looking to pass the guard.
polski trying to keep a closed guard but Grande is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Grande dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grande throws a jab when polski was well out of range.
Grande tries to bum rush polski with a series of wild strikes but polski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
polski clinches but Grande breaks the clinch
and Grande counters with a nice double leg into side control. polski won't be happy with that.
polski wants to control but Grande postures up.
polski tries to control but Grande manages to take his back.
Grande is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften polski up.
Grande is trying to control but polski is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Grande looking to control but polski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
polski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
polski is controlling Grande's position as best he can from this difficult position.
polski looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Grande pushes past his half guard into mount!
Grande landing strikes from the mount and polski is in trouble!
Grande landing strikes from the mount.
Grande can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as polski is looking to escape.
Grande breaks from polski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande controlling from the full mount.
Grande lands a big shot there that rocks polski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grande avoids the attempt from polski to control.
Grande swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and polski is now in Grande's guard. A big mistake from Grande there, giving up the dominant position!
polski is looking to stand up but Grande won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
polski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
polski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
polski looking to sit in guard and control but Grande gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
polski keeping moving, preventing Grande from controlling successfully.
Grande pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. polski is keeping the position for now.
That's four 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.
Grande throwing strikes but missing.
Grande trying to control the position from guard on top but polski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
polski tries for a takedown but Grande circles away easily
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
polski with a poor takedown
and Grande counters with a takedown into side control.
Grande wants to lay and pray for a moment but polski keeps working.
The referee asks Grande politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Grande prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Grande dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grande throws a shot from downtown. polski moves away and avoids it.
polski shoots and misses
and Grande counters with a shoot takedown. polski fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grande accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grande looking to pass the guard.
Jacques Grande overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grande is looking to advance position but polski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
polski has hold of Grande's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Grande manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
polski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
polski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
polski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grande wants to get back to his feet.
Grande tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Grande bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
polski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
polski keeping full guard, as Grande tries to pass.
Grande looking to sit in guard and control but polski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
polski trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grande on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grande tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
polski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grande swivels though and keeps the full guard.
polski is looking to work some ground and pound but Grande has wrist control.
Grande has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jacques Grande is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grande's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Grande is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
brian polski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Grande is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jacques Grande.
A head kick misses from polski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
polski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grande misses with a combination
and polski counters with a nice body kick.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but polski manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Grande showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grande 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Grande!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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