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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timber Lake (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. The key to victory for Timber Lake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 lbs
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181 cm
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198 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timber Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande tries to clinch up.
Grande looks to land a right hand but Lake moved out of range.
Grande tests Lake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grande swings widly with a right hand
and Lake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lake.
Grande takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grande throws a body punch but Lake moves out of range.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande misses with an uppercut.
Lake looks to land a combination but Grande avoids it well.
Grande throws a body punch but Lake moves out of range.
Grande misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lake throws a right and a left that Grande avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grande misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but Lake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Lake moves away and avoids it.
Grande looks to land a right hand but Lake moved out of range.
Grande throws an off balance right hand
and Lake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grande throws a combination that misses
and Lake counters with a right hand to the body.
Lake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lake is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande prevents Lake from breaking the clinch.
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacques Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lake misses with a wild combination.
Lake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Lake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grande scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lake is trying to control but can't.
Grande is trying to control. Lake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lake pushes Grande off looking to stand but Grande dives back in and keeps control.
Grande content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques Grande has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Lake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lake.
Lake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lake misses with a series of wild punches.
Lake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Lake.
An inside leg kick from Grande misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake checks a leg kick.
Lake swats away the attempt to clinch by Grande.
Lake misses with a head kick.
Grande fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lake, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grande.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande keeps control of Lake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lake is trying to break the clinch but Grande has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande is looking to control Lake's arms but Lake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grande has his back to the cage.
Lake has had enough of the clinch but Grande keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Timber Lake will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lake throws a series of punches but Grande moves out of range.
Lake throws a series of punches but Grande moves out of range.
Lake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande slips a jab and a cross from Lake.
Lake throws a low kick but Grande avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Lake.
Grande lands with an overhand left.
Grande lands a jab-cross combination.
Grande throws the left hand but Lake avoids the punch easily.
Lake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande moves in looking to clinch but Lake pushes him off.
Lake swats away the attempt to clinch by Grande.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lake. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Grande misses.
Grande is looking to chop away at Lake's legs.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lake manages to avoid it.
Grande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grande rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lake counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Grande throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lake looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Grande throws a combination that misses
and Lake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to clinch up but Lake circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
No joy there for Lake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lake throws a series of strikes that have Grande backpedaling.
Timber Lake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lake lands a nice shot to the body.
Grande moves out of range of the body kick.
Grande lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lake ducks right into an uppercut from Grande.
Lake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lake.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Lake ducks down to avoid it.
Lake misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Grande - just one landing.
Timber Lake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Grande misses.
Lake misses with a wild body shot.
Grande is looking to clinch.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lake misses with a body shot.
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Lake circles away.
Lake jabs at Grande's body.
Grande misses with a wild combination.
Grande throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake keeps the fight on the outside.
Grande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Lake.
Lake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grande forces Lake back against the cage and clinches.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lake working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Grande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lake dodges the punch combination from Grande.
Grande throws out a loose jab but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grande.
Lake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lake.
Grande closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grande looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grande not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grande is thwarting Lake's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande is nestled in close to Lake, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grande seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lake wants to get back to his feet.
Grande trying to control the action but Lake is working from the bottom.
Grande might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lake kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Grande controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jacques Grande wasn't active enough on the ground.
Grande has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lake prevents a body shot from Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake is trying to push Grande away but Grande has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grande leaning against his opponent.
Lake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grande has Lake pressed against the cage, preventing Lake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lake working hard to break the clinch.
Grande working aggressively here.
Grande'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.
Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grande has Lake pressed against the cage, preventing Lake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lake wants to get back to striking at distance but Grande won't allow it.
Lake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grande has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande misses with a left hand
and Lake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Lake.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lake.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Lake looks to land a combination but Grande avoids it well.
Grande misses with a combination
and Lake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake misses with a leg kick.
Lake moves away from the strike by Grande.
Lake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande avoids the body shot from Lake.
Grande stalks Lake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lake's face. Lake staggers backwards, shaken.
Lake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grande scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lake. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande looks for a takedown but Lake sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Lake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Grande!
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energy
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hype
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