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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Le Grand Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Scala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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206 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Grand Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Scala!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scala throws a jab when Antonio was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Scala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scala scores with a jab.
It looks like Le Grand Antonio has been cut.
Scala throws an off balance right hand
enabling Antonio to counter with a crisp jab.
Antonio moves away from the strike by Scala.
A slow jab from Scala misses its intended target.
Scala misses with a hook.
Scala takes a swing at Antonio's ribcage but misses.
Dave Scala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scala misses with a straight left.
Scala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Antonio momentarily.
Scala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antonio.
Scala throws a hook to the side of Antonio's head but Antonio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Antonio.
Scala throws the left hand but Antonio avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio misses with a takedown attempt - Scala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scala scores with a hook to the body. Antonio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antonio slips a straight right by Scala.
Antonio defending well as Scala loads up on a big left hand.
Scala misses with a right hand
and Antonio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scala's guard.
Scala is looking to stand up but Antonio isn't so interested in that idea.
Antonio wants to control from the top but Scala keeps moving.
Antonio prevents Scala from getting back to his feet.
Scala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antonio trying to control the position from guard on top but Scala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antonio thows a big elbow that misses.
Scala pushes Antonio off and scrambles back to his feet.
Antonio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scala lands with a cross.
Scala misses the shot to the body.
Scala misses the jab.
Antonio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scala connects with a crisp jab.
Scala misses with a looping right.
Scala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antonio manages to avoid it.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scala sprawls well. Scala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Le Grand Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Scala misses.
Scala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scala with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scala.
Scala misses the shot to the body.
Scala misses the jab.
Antonio dives in and grabs Scala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scala pushes down on Antonio's head and hops out.
Antonio slips under a jab.
Antonio staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Scala misses.
Scala looks gassed!
Scala throws out a loose jab but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scala misses with a right hand
and Antonio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Antonio chips away with some ground and pound.
Antonio drops back looking for a leg! Scala is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scala manages to kick Antonio off! Antonio jumps back into Scala's guard.
Antonio 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.
Antonio won't allow Scala to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio connects with a couple of short punches.
Antonio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Antonio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antonio is controlling him.
Antonio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Antonio lands a couple of elbows.
Antonio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antonio is controlling him.
Antonio drops back looking for a leg! Scala is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Scala manages to kick Antonio off! Antonio jumps back into Scala's guard.
Antonio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Antonio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antonio prevents Scala from getting back to his feet.
Scala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Antonio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Antonio with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Scala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Le Grand Antonio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Antonio staying out of range there.
Antonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dave Scala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scala misses with a hook
and Antonio counters with a nice body shot.
Scala throws a big shot that misses.
Antonio staying out of range there.
Scala misses with an uppercut.
Scala misses with a lunging right hand
and Antonio counters with a single leg into guard. Scala didn't expect that.
Antonio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Scala tries to escape but Antonio is in control.
Scala wants to control but Antonio postures up.
Antonio is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Scala looks calm but he's in trouble here. Antonio gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Scala is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Antonio lets go of the hold and Scala can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Le Grand Antonio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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