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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomislov Troskot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 cm
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286 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomislov Troskot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Lapierre! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Troskot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapierre swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lapierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Troskot blocks a low kick nicely. Lapierre takes a swing at Troskot's ribcage but misses. Lapierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Troskot in his tracks. Lapierre throws a wild body kick that Troskot sees coming a mile off. Troskot wants to clinch. Lapierre throws a right and a left that Troskot avoids nicely. Troskot is looking to clinch. Lapierre scores with a three punch combo!
Troskot throws a leg kick that is checked and Lapierre counters with a stiff right hand. Lapierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troskot was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapierre. Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lapierre counters with a leg kick. Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A leg kick checked by Troskot. Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troskot clinches up with Lapierre and pushes him back against the cage. Troskot misses with an elbow over the top. Lapierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troskot avoids it. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troskot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lapierre's brow. Lapierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troskot has him pressed against the cage. Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Troskot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Troskot misses with an elbow over the top. Troskot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Troskot lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre looks gassed! Troskot lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Michael Lapierre has been cut. Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Troskot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. 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! Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off. Lapierre letting Troskot take a breather here. Lapierre blocks the elbow strike.
Troskot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses. Troskot lands an elbow inside. Troskot lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those. Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead. Troskot lands an elbow inside. Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off. Troskot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Troskot lands an elbow inside. Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye. Troskot lands an elbow inside. Troskot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Troskot working Lapierre over with knees to the body. Troskot slowing the pace effectively. Troskot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Troskot stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Lapierre working hard to break the clinch. Lapierre takes a knee to the side of the body. Troskot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Troskot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Troskot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lapierre up against the cage. Lapierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Troskot avoids the damage to the body. Troskot tries to land knees in the clinch but Lapierre avoids the damage to the body. Troskot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapierre avoids it. Lapierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Troskot avoids the damage to the body. Lapierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Troskot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Troskot tries to clinch but Lapierre moves away and Lapierre counters with a head kick. Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt and Lapierre counters with a leg kick. Lapierre misses with a leg kick. Troskot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lapierre tries to avoid it but Troskot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lapierre to the ground. Lapierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lapierre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lapierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Troskot is just out of range. Lapierre misses with a head kick.
Lapierre misses with a double jab.
Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt and Lapierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Troskot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Troskot throws a sloppy head kick and Lapierre moves out of range easily. A punch lands to the side of Troskot 's head but he takes it in his stride. Lapierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Troskot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Lapierre throws a right and a left that both miss. Troskot clinches up against the cage. Troskot misses with an elbow over the top. Troskot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lapierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lapierre tries to break the clinch but Troskot is controlling the position. Lapierre leaning his opponent against the cage. Lapierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Troskot keeps the fight on the outside. Lapierre misses the jab. Lapierre gets a clinch. Troskot breaks the clinch.
Troskot is looking to clinch. Lapierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Troskot, pushing him back against the cage. Lapierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Lapierre trying to stall but Troskot improves his position.
Lapierre managing to block the knees to the body from Troskot.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Troskot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troskot avoids a wild elbow strike from Lapierre. Troskot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Troskot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses. Troskot avoids the elbow strike from Lapierre, against the cage.
Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Troskot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye. Troskot pushes off an throws an elbow but Lapierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Lapierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troskot.
Troskot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice glancing elbow lands by Troskot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislov Troskot dominated that round. The cut man is working on Michael Lapierre's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Troskot moves into range and clinches up with Lapierre. Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye. A nice glancing elbow lands by Troskot. Troskot lands a knee to the body.
Troskot lands a nice elbow. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Troskot jumps guard but Lapierre stands there with Troskot around his waist. Troskot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Troskot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tomislov Troskot has scored more points in the clinch so far. Troskot lands a nice elbow. Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead. Lapierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Lapierre avoiding damage as Troskot throws knees to the body.
Troskot misses with an elbow strike.
Lapierre blocks an elbow strike from Troskot.
Lapierre working Troskot over with knees to the body. Troskot blocks an elbow strike. Lapierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troskot avoiding damage as Lapierre throws knees to the body.
Lapierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Lapierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troskot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lapierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Lapierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Troskot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Troskot blocks an elbow strike from Lapierre.
Troskot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lapierre just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lapierre wants to break free but Troskot has control.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Troskot throws an elbow that misses.
Lapierre blocks an elbow strike. Troskot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lapierre is keeping busy. Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre taking a breather. Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lapierre throws a low kick but Troskot moves out of range easily. Lapierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troskot manages to avoid it. Troskot closes the distance but Lapierre moves to the side and Lapierre counters with a good low kick that Troskot was not able to check. Lapierre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Troskot doesn't seem bothered though. Lapierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troskot circles away quickly and effectively. Lapierre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Troskot rather than just go for the knockout. Lapierre throws a leg kick that misses. Lapierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Troskot is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lapierre blocks the body kick.
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. Troskot clinches up against the cage. Lapierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troskot is defending well for now. Troskot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapierre avoids it. Troskot avoiding damage as Lapierre throws knees to the body.
Troskot lands a nice elbow. Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troskot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses. Troskot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Troskot. Troskot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Troskot has Lapierre pressed against the cage.
Troskot avoids a wild elbow strike from Lapierre. Lapierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tomislov Troskot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Troskot tries to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Troskot tries to clinch up but Lapierre circles away and keeps his distance. Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lapierre counters with a right hand to the body. Lapierre clinches up against the cage. Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lapierre blocks an elbow strike from Troskot.
Lapierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre looking to slow down the pace here. Troskot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Troskot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapierre's efforts to push away. Troskot avoids the elbow strike from Lapierre, against the cage.
Lapierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Troskot gets an underhook and turns Lapierre into the cage. Troskot lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Troskot pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lapierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Troskot's brow. Troskot jumps into guard, dragging Lapierre to the mat.
Lapierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lapierre wants to control from the top but Troskot keeps moving. Lapierre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Troskot's guard. Lapierre trying to control but Troskot is working from the bottom. Lapierre preventing the sweep.
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. Troskot is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lapierre is looking to control Troskot's arms but Troskot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lapierre has his back to the cage. Troskot lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Troskot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troskot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Troskot landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lapierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Troskot's brow. Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye. Troskot comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Troskot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Troskot avoids a wild elbow strike from Lapierre. Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Troskot has him pressed against the cage. Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Troskot wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lapierre can't break the clinch.
Troskot throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Troskot as Lapierre tries to tie him up. Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislov Troskot dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Michael Lapierre's cut. 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!
Troskot tries to clinch but Lapierre moves away and Lapierre counters with a big head kick but Troskot shrugs it off. Troskot keeps the fight on the outside. Lapierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troskot.
A swing and a miss from Lapierre. Lapierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Troskot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapierre.
Troskot closes the distance looking to clinch and Lapierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Lapierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapierre misses with an uppercut. Troskot saw that one coming. Troskot tries to clinch but fails miserably and Lapierre counters with a right hand to the body. Lapierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Lapierre cracks a nice hook into Troskot's ribs. Lapierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Lapierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Lapierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Nice body kick from Lapierre. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lapierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troskot was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapierre.
That's one minute gone in the round. Troskot wants to clinch and Lapierre counters with a nice leg kick. Lapierre with a jab. Lapierre circles away from the clinch attempt and Lapierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Troskot wants to clinch and Lapierre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Lapierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lapierre counters with a nice body shot. Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lapierre counters with a two punch combo. The fight stays on the outside here - Troskot looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lapierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lapierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lapierre moves in looking to clinch but Troskot pushes him off. Troskot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lapierre.
Lapierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapierre throws a series of punches but Troskot moves out of range. Troskot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Troskot moves away from the strike by Lapierre. Troskot looks to clinch and Lapierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Lapierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael Lapierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Troskot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lapierre as he jumps to the side. Lapierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troskot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lapierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Troskot somewhat. Lapierre misses with the combination.
Lapierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Troskot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Lapierre with a jab. Lapierre looks to land a body kick but Troskot moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lapierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Troskot tries to clinch but Lapierre moves out of range. Troskot closes the distance but Lapierre moves to the side enabling Lapierre to counter with a crisp jab. Lapierre misses with a wild body shot. Lapierre sizes up Troskot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Troskot tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lapierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Troskot blocks the elbow strike.
Lapierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troskot throws an elbow but it misses.
Troskot trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lapierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Lapierre managing to block the knees to the body from Troskot.
Lapierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Troskot won't allow it.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Lapierre managing to block the knees to the body from Troskot.
Tomislov Troskot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lapierre lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troskot avoids it. Lapierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Troskot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lapierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troskot has him pressed against the cage. Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Troskot has him pressed against the cage. Lapierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troskot.
Troskot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lapierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Troskot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lapierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Troskot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Lapierre trying to land knees to the body.
Lapierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple. Lapierre is trying to push Troskot away but Troskot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead. Lapierre is trying to break free. Troskot keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Troskot lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off. Michael Lapierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Troskot lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye. Troskot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight! Michael Lapierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Troskot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislov Troskot!
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