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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between aerial voyager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). aerial voyager has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, aerial voyager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Bard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bard wants to clinch.
voyager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bard.
Bard throws a shot from downtown. voyager moves away and avoids it.
Bard lands with a hook. voyager tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bard.
voyager shoots in looking for a takedown. Bard tries to sprawl out of it but voyager keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
voyager takes a swing at Bard's ribcage but misses.
Bard loads up on a big right hand but voyager slips the punch.
Bard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bard.
voyager slips under a jab.
Bard misses with a body kick.
Bard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bard is looking to clinch.
Bard misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
voyager misses with an uppercut. Bard saw that one coming.
Bard scoring well with a low kick there.
Bard throws a jab when voyager was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Bard.
Some bone on bone action there as voyager checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bard takes a swing at voyager's ribcage but misses.
Bard throws a body kick that misses.
voyager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
voyager looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as voyager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
voyager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bard is trying to keep voyager in close.
voyager throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
voyager throwing strikes from guard but Bard blocks nicely.
Bard looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
voyager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
voyager lands a couple of digs.
Bard wants to stand up but voyager is controlling him.
voyager has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
voyager takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bard tries to clinch but voyager is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Bard.
voyager slips a straight right by Bard.
Le Bard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bard misses with a straight left.
voyager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bard.
Bard misses with a wild body shot.
Bard scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bard scores with a head kick.
voyager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bard was well out of range. Poor timing from voyager.
voyager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bard is looking to clinch.
Bard misses with a looping left.
Bard avoids the body shot from voyager.
Bard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bard throws a low kick but voyager avoids it.
Bard looks to land a body kick but voyager moved away.
voyager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bard.
Bard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
voyager shoots in for a double leg but Bard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
voyager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
voyager shoots in for a double leg but Bard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for aerial voyager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bard throws a leg kick but voyager checks it.
Bard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bard wants it to stay on the feet.
voyager walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bard.
voyager is breathing heavily.
Bard takes a swing at voyager's ribcage but misses.
Bard throws a low kick but it's checked well by voyager.
Bard takes a swing at voyager's ribcage but misses.
Bard misses with a head kick.
Bard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bard looks to throw the jab but voyager is out of range.
voyager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bard thuds a left hand into voyager's body.
voyager looks for a takedown but Bard sprawls well.
Bard thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Le Bard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on aerial voyager's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but voyager manages to avoid it.
Le Bard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bard is looking to chop away at voyager's legs.
Bard moves in looking to clinch but voyager pushes him off.
voyager avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
voyager keeps the fight on the outside.
Bard throws a low kick but it's checked well by voyager.
voyager is looking to wear down Bard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Bard misses.
voyager checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bard thuds a left hand into voyager's body.
voyager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
voyager keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bard is looking to clinch but voyager is avoiding it.
Bard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bard throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bard moves into range and clinches up with voyager.
That's one minute gone in the round.
voyager drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bard throws a body punch but voyager moves out of range.
Bard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from voyager.
Bard clinches.
Bard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bard lands a nice knee to the body.
Bard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from voyager.
voyager takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bard breaks the clinch.
Bard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Bard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
voyager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bard scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bard scores with a punch to the head.
voyager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bard.
voyager moves out of range of the body kick from Bard.
voyager looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bard is fending him off so far but voyager persists. Nope, Bard circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for aerial voyager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bard is looking to slow voyager down with leg kicks.
Bard misses with a head kick.
Bard looks to throw the jab but voyager is out of range.
voyager shoots in and drives through. Bard sprawls well.
Bard loads up on a big right hand but voyager slips the punch.
voyager blocks a head kick by Bard.
Bard lands a right hook to the body.
voyager needs to keep his hands up - Bard had a free shot at his head there.
voyager shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bard pinned against the cage. Bard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
voyager avoids the head kick by Bard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
voyager fails with a takedown attempt.
Bard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bard swings for the body but voyager moves out of range.
voyager takes a head kick and keeps coming.
aerial voyager's cut is getting worse.
Bard stuffs the takedown.
A head kick from Bard lands but voyager takes it in his stride.
Bard with a hook.
voyager avoids the head kick by Bard.
Bard tries to clinch but voyager moves out of range.
voyager shoots in for a double leg but Bard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. voyager checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bard is looking to slow voyager down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bard misses the shot to the body.
Bard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but voyager was well out of range. Poor timing from Bard.
Bard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bard is looking to clinch.
voyager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bard moves away.
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but voyager manages to avoid it.
Bard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bard throws a sloppy head kick and voyager moves out of range easily.
voyager shoots in for a double leg but Bard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by voyager.
Some bone on bone action there as voyager checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
voyager darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
voyager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bard's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Le Bard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on aerial voyager's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. voyager looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bard throws a head kick but voyager moves out of range.
Bard misses with a body kick.
Bard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bard throws a leg kick but voyager checks it.
Bard throws a head kick but voyager moves out of range.
Bard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but voyager manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bard.
voyager shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bard defends it nicely.
voyager takes a swing at Bard's ribcage but misses.
voyager blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
voyager looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bard throws a sloppy head kick and voyager moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bard.
Bard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before voyager has time to react.
Bard misses with a straight right.
Bard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bard breaks from the clinch.
Bard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
voyager misses the shot to the body.
Good work by voyager as he checks the leg kick.
voyager shoots in and bounces Bard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
voyager working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
aerial voyager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
voyager scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bard wants to stand and escape but voyager is having none of it.
Bard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
voyager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
voyager trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bard preventing the sweep.
voyager trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bard gets to his feet. voyager looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A swing and a miss from Bard.
Bard avoids the body shot from voyager.
Bard misses the shot to the body.
Bard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bard tries a low kick but voyager avoids it.
voyager takes a swing at Bard's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - voyager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bard scores with a leg kick.
voyager throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bard was covering up waiting for the punch and voyager finishes the takedown easily into guard.
voyager is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bard wants to stand but voyager is controlling the position.
Le Bard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
voyager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
voyager throws a strike but Bard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
voyager keeping moving, preventing Bard from controlling successfully.
Bard won't allow voyager to sweep him here.
voyager has his foot on Bard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bard works his way back into a safe position though.
Bard gets to his feet. voyager looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
voyager is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bard connects with a single shot there.
Bard pushes voyager away with a front kick.
Bard lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Le Bard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bard 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Le Bard!
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hype
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pop
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