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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samir Bhadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samir Bhadi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Poppy's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samir Bhadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Poppy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poppy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bhadi.
Poppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhadi shoots for a takedown but Poppy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab from Poppy.
Poppy thows a body shot but no joy.
Bhadi closes the distance and clinches up with Poppy, looking for a takedown. Bhadi pushes Poppy against the cage but Poppy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poppy throws a hook but Bhadi blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Poppy.
Bhadi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poppy misses with an uppercut.
Poppy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poppy lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy rushes Bhadi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poppy slows down the pace here.
Bhadi is trying to stall.
Bhadi tries to pull guard but Poppy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir Bhadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poppy digs a right hand underneath Bhadi's ribcage. Bhadi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bhadi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poppy walks away with a smile on his face. Bhadi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Poppy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bhadi's hands.
Poppy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bhadi working Poppy over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Poppy.
Bhadi trying to stall but Poppy improves his position.
Poppy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhadi jumps guard but Poppy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy cracks Bhadi with a nice body shot.
Poppy digs a right hand underneath Bhadi's ribcage. Bhadi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Bhadi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bhadi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poppy taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poppy.
Poppy lands a shot to the body.
Poppy lands a body shot.
Bhadi takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Poppy.
Poppy just leaning against Bhadi, taking a breather.
Poppy pushes Bhadi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poppy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Poppy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poppy scores with a shot to the side of Bhadi's head.
A head punch on the inside from Bhadi fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poppy as Bhadi tries to tie him up.
Bhadi takes a shot to the head.
Bhadi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poppy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bhadi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poppy lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poppy.
Bhadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poppy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poppy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poppy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bhadi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poppy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bhadi misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poppy.
Bhadi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poppy walks away with a smile on his face. Bhadi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bhadi moves away from the strike by Poppy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhadi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nick Poppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppy moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy pushes Bhadi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhadi tries to pull guard but Poppy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Poppy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bhadi has a couple of punches blocked by Poppy.
Bhadi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poppy as Bhadi tries to tie him up.
Bhadi can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Poppy scores with a shot to the side of Bhadi's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bhadi is trying to pull guard but Poppy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppy lands a nice shot to the body.
Bhadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bhadi jumps guard but Poppy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bhadi is breathing heavily.
Poppy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bhadi backwards.
Poppy lands with a short shot to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Poppy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poppy misses with a body shot.
Bhadi tries to clinch but Poppy moves away
and Poppy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bhadi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poppy counters with a nice uppercut.
Poppy scores with a shot to the body.
Bhadi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poppy.
Bhadi wants to clinch
and Poppy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poppy.
Bhadi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poppy misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Poppy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poppy lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Poppy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poppy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bhadi backwards.
Poppy scores with a shoulder strike.
Poppy cracks Bhadi with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppy digs a right hand into Bhadi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bhadi's gas tank.
Poppy stalls.
Good body shot from Poppy.
A shot in the inside from Poppy.
A bit of stalling here from Poppy.
Bhadi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poppy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bhadi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poppy walks away with a smile on his face. Bhadi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bhadi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Poppy counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poppy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bhadi's hands.
Bhadi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poppy slaps away a takedown attempt from Bhadi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donk. Poppy catches Bhadi right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Samir Bhadi has been cut.
Bhadi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bhadi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bhadi misses with a wild combination.
Bhadi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poppy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bhadi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir Bhadi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhadi moves away from the strike by Poppy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poppy lands a really nice looking cross but Bhadi seems unphased.
Poppy clinches with his opponent.
Bhadi missing with knees to the body.
Bhadi is trying to push Poppy away but Poppy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poppy.
Poppy avoiding damage.
Poppy cracks Bhadi with a nice body shot.
Poppy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poppy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bhadi working aggressively here.
Poppy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bhadi struggles to land a body shot inside as Poppy controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Poppy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poppy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bhadi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy pushes Bhadi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poppy gets through Bhadi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poppy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poppy lands a body shot.
Poppy scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poppy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Poppy scores with a shoulder strike.
Poppy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poppy pushes Bhadi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poppy gets through Bhadi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bhadi or not.
Poppy prevents a body shot from Bhadi.
Poppy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poppy pushes Bhadi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bhadi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poppy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poppy lands an uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Poppy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samir Bhadi's cut.
That's time! Bhadi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Poppy connects with a single shot there.
Poppy misses with a wild body shot.
Poppy has managed to clinch.
Bhadi jumps guard but Poppy stands there with Bhadi around his waist. Bhadi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bhadi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poppy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poppy cracks Bhadi with a nice body shot.
Poppy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poppy lands an uppercut.
Poppy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bhadis head.
Bhadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Poppy.
Poppy pushes Bhadi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Poppy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy taking a breather.
Poppy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poppy lands a shoulder strike.
Poppy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poppy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poppy leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Poppy.
Bhadi can't find room to land a body shot as Poppy controls the action.
Poppy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bhadi tries to pull guard but Poppy holds him up against the cage and eventually Bhadi drops back down to his feet.
Poppy pushes Bhadi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Poppy.
Poppy prevents a body shot from Bhadi.
A short left from Poppy.
Bhadi is rocked!
Poppy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Bhadi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poppy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poppy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poppy creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bhadi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bhadi drops to his knees and Poppy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Poppy!
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