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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ulti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Beauvais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Ulti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Ulti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Beauvais!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beauvais throws a series of punches but Ulti moves out of range.
Ulti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beauvais misses with an uppercut.
Beauvais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beauvais misses with a double jab.
Ulti shoots in looking for a takedown but Beauvais manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ulti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ulti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Beauvais lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beauvais.
It looks like Adam Ulti has been cut.
Ulti swats away the attempt to clinch by Beauvais.
Beauvais clinches up with Ulti and pushes him back against the cage.
Ulti tries to land knees in the clinch but Beauvais avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ulti stops a takedown attempt from Beauvais.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulti controlling the action here for a moment.
Beauvais breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Ulti.
Beauvais fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ulti avoids it really well and circles away.
Ulti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beauvais's waist but Beauvais gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ulti off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Ulti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beauvais fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beauvais shoots in but Ulti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ulti avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais throws a series of punches but Ulti moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Beauvais as Ulti shoots in.
Ulti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beauvais breaks from the clinch.
Ulti gets a clinch.
Ulti breaks from the clinch.
Beauvais gets tackled into the cage by Ulti. Ulti maintains the clinch.
Beauvais is trying to stall.
Ulti tries to score a body lock takedown but Beauvais shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beauvais trying to control the position but instead, Ulti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beauvais into the cage.
Ulti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Beauvais misses.
Ulti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ulti instigates a clinch.
Beauvais is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulti.
Beauvais looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ulti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beauvais smiles and moves away.
Ulti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beauvais is pressed up against the cage. Ulti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beauvais down to the mat. Beauvais avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulti tries a head kick but it misses.
Beauvais fails to land with a series of punches.
Ulti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beauvais defends it nicely.
Ulti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beauvais misses with a double jab.
Beauvais fails with the takedown.
Beauvais gets a double leg takedown into Ulti's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ulti is looking to sweep but instead, Beauvais has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Beauvais dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Ulti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ulti blocks a head kick by Beauvais.
Beauvais shoots in for a double leg but Ulti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beauvais tries to close the distance and clinch but Ulti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beauvais tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beauvais throws out the jab.
Ulti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Beauvais seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ulti fails with the takedown.
Beauvais pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ulti trying to control but Beauvais postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ulti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beauvais wants to control from the top but Ulti keeps moving.
Ulti pulls Beauvais in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beauvais stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ulti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beauvais won't allow Ulti to sweep him here.
Beauvais would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ulti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ulti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Beauvais passes into half guard.
Beauvais wants to free his trapped foot but Ulti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ulti is controlling Beauvais's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Beauvais is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beauvais tries to stand and escape but Ulti actually recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beauvais won't allow Ulti to sweep him here.
Beauvais looking to sit in guard and control but Ulti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ulti stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Beauvais looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ulti is fending him off so far but Beauvais persists. Nope, Ulti circles away and we're back to standing.
Ulti has Beauvais up against the cage in a clinch.
Ulti manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulti looking for a guillotine here but Beauvais defends easily.
Beauvais trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ulti's guard.
Beauvais stopping the sweep attempt from Ulti.
Ulti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beauvais working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Ulti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Ulti'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Beauvais throws a right hand that Ulti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ulti also avoids with ease.
Ulti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ulti fails with the takedown.
Ulti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adam Ulti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beauvais throws a sloppy head kick and Ulti moves out of range easily.
Ulti clinches up against the cage.
Ulti managing to block the knees to the body from Beauvais.
Ulti is trying to pull guard but Beauvais has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beauvais is trying to maintain a safe position but Ulti gets an underhook and turns Beauvais into the cage.
Ulti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beauvais breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ulti but Ulti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beauvais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ulti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beauvais is out of range and Ulti settles back down.
Beauvais stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beauvais wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Ulti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beauvais shoots in for a takedown but Ulti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Beauvais.
Beauvais fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beauvais gets tackled into the cage by Ulti. Ulti maintains the clinch.
Ulti tries to pull guard but Beauvais forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beauvais.
Ulti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ulti tries to score a body lock takedown but Beauvais shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ulti is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ulti fails to pull guard.
Beauvais is trying to break free.
Ulti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Beauvais misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beauvais is looking to land body kicks.
Ulti tries to clinch but Beauvais moves out of range.
Beauvais misses with the combination.
Ulti throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beauvais misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beauvais looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ulti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ulti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ulti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ulti drives through and clinches with Beauvais against the cage.
A short right from Ulti on the inside.
Ulti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beauvais trying to stall but Ulti improves his position.
Ulti tries for a takedown but Beauvais manages to get underhooks.
Beauvais is trying to maintain a safe position but Ulti gets an underhook and turns Beauvais into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulti is trying to pull guard but Beauvais has him pressed against the cage.
Beauvais gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ulti keeping moving, preventing Beauvais from controlling successfully.
Ulti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beauvais throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ulti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beauvais trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ulti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beauvais is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulti has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Beauvais comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beauvais has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Beauvais!
James Beauvais thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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