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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande has chosen I Drove All Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Niaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Niaz duly obliges.
Niaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grande throws a big shot that misses.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niaz throws out the jab.
Niaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grande changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Niaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grande eats them both and turns towards Niaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niaz.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Grande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Grande.
Niaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grande connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niaz's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Grande moves out of range of the strikes.
Niaz misses with a straight left.
Niaz throws a nice looking combination but Grande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grande keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grande jabs Niaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Niaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niaz rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grande swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niaz needs to keep his hands up - Grande had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Niaz.
Niaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niaz throws a right and a left that Grande avoids nicely.
Grande lands a glancing blow to the side of Niaz's head.
Grande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grande thuds his shin into the meat of Niaz's side.
Niaz is breathing heavily.
Grande throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niaz manages to avoid it.
Niaz blocks a leg kick.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grande misses with a series of wild punches.
Niaz tries to clinch up.
Niaz throws a shot from downtown. Grande moves away and avoids it.
Niaz throws a right and a left that Grande avoids nicely.
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grande will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niaz tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Niaz throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Grande missing with a left hand there. Niaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Niaz closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande looks to land a left hand but Niaz moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Niaz. Those never looked like landing.
Grande scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Niaz.
Grande changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dick Niaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Grande listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grande cracks Niaz with an open hand slap.
Niaz moves to clinch but Grande breaks away
and Niaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grande throws a head kick that misses.
Niaz wants to clinch but Grande slips to the side
and Grande counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Niaz thinking.
Niaz slips a straight right by Grande.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grande throws a body punch but Niaz moves out of range.
A slow jab from Grande misses its intended target.
Grande connects with an inside leg kick.
Niaz closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niaz closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Niaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Niaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick and Niaz moves out of range easily.
Grande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niaz.
Grande throws an overhand right that lands on Niaz's shoulder, as Niaz tries to avoid the shot.
Grande throws a right and a left that Niaz avoids nicely.
Niaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grande misses with a straight left.
Niaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Niaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niaz manages to avoid it.
Niaz closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Grande will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grande.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niaz moves away.
Niaz tries to clinch
and Grande counters with a nice uppercut.
Grande takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Grande.
Niaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Niaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niaz darts in trying to clinch
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grande lands with a hook. Niaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Niaz misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande connects with a solid leg kick.
Niaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grande has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niaz misses with a wild body shot.
Grande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niaz.
Niaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Grande dominated that round.
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.
Grande misses with a series of wild punches.
Niaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niaz moves away.
Grande blocks a jab.
Grande throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grande lands a head shot.
Grande tries to land a leg kick but Niaz saw it coming and moves away.
Niaz cracks Grande with a good jab.
Grande scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacques Grande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Niaz catches Grande right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Niaz.
Grande will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niaz moves out of range as Grande strikes.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Grande digs a good hook to Niaz's body.
Niaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Niaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niaz tries to clinch up
and Grande counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande catches Niaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Niaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Niaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grande counters with a right hand to the body.
Niaz closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a nice uppercut.
Dick Niaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grande listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niaz avoids the body shot from Grande.
Niaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Grande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grande.
Grande misses with a few strikes there.
Niaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Niaz.
Some wild striking there from Grande.
Nice straight punches there by Niaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niaz.
Grande throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niaz swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande swinging wildly here.
Niaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Grande throws a jab when Niaz was well out of range.
Niaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grande is breathing heavily.
Niaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Niaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grande fails to land with a series of punches.
Niaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Grande.
A combination from Niaz does no damage.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niaz wants to clinch but Grande slips to the side
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niaz stalks Grande and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grande's face. Grande staggers backwards, shaken.
Niaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niaz tries to clinch up but Grande circles away and keeps his distance.
Grande scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grande lands with a shot to the body.
Niaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Niaz.
Grande fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niaz checks it well.
Niaz closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a good low kick that Niaz was not able to check.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Niaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
Grande scores with a hook to the body. Niaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niaz misses with a wild combination.
Grande throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Niaz on the side of the head.
Niaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grande connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niaz scrambles back to his feet.
Grande looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niaz slips a jab from Grande.
Niaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Grande.
Grande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niaz throws a series of punches but Grande avoids them all with ease.
Niaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niaz sizes up Grande with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande motions for Niaz to come forward. Grande throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Grande lands with a shot to the body.
Niaz looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Grande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Niaz wants to clinch but Grande slips to the side
and Grande counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grande on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Niaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Niaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niaz scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niaz tries to bum rush Grande with a series of wild strikes but Grande uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Niaz moves forwards but Grande connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacques Grande will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Grande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grande scores with a nice right hand.
Niaz darts in trying to clinch
and Grande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande cracks Niaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grande misses the jab.
Niaz defending well as Grande loads up on a big left hand.
Grande connects with a leg kick. Niaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Niaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Grande wants to land a leg kick but Niaz is out of range.
Niaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Grande drops his hands momentarily and Niaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Niaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Niaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande throws the kick towards the body but Niaz avoids it.
Niaz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Niaz duly obliges.
Niaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Niaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Niaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grande lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Niaz does no damage.
No joy there for Grande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Niaz moves out of range as Grande strikes.
Niaz throws a right hand that Grande ducks under and follows up with a left that Grande also avoids with ease.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick and Niaz moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Grande throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grande moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grande takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niaz moves to clinch but Grande breaks away
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niaz connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Niaz.
Grande swings for the body but Niaz moves out of range.
Niaz takes one to the side of the head.
Grande takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Grande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Grande avoids a punch combination nicely.
Niaz avoids the body shot from Grande.
Grande moves out of range as Niaz strikes.
Niaz tries to clinch but Grande moves away
and Grande counters with a left and a right that stings Niaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niaz throws a series of punches but Grande avoids them all with ease.
Grande lands with a nice combination. Niaz backs away looking to recover.
Grande takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grande throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niaz.
Niaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Grande.
Niaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande lands an overhand right.
Grande lands a glancing blow to the side of Niaz's head.
Niaz with a hook.
Grande staying out of range there.
Grande throws a solid leg kick but Niaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grande.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Jacques Grande is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grande throws a body punch but Niaz moves out of range.
Niaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Grande scores with a head kick. Niaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Niaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Niaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grande circles away from the clinch attempt
and Niaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz tries to move into range but Grande moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Niaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niaz jabs at Grande's body.
Niaz misses with a double jab
and Grande counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Niaz closes the distance but Grande moves to the side
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Grande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grande throws a low kick but Niaz avoids it.
Grande throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niaz misses with a double jab
and Grande counters with a left and a right that stings Niaz.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Grande misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande thows a body shot but no joy.
Niaz darts in trying to clinch
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Grande does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Grande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grande has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Grande!
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