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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by I Drove All Night. Clarke has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke lands a head shot.
Clarke has his takedown stuffed
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grande tries to bum rush Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That kick from Grande tenderised Clarke's leg. Clarke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Grande.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Grande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Clarke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clarke lands a right hook to the body.
Clarke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grande.
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!
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Grande looks to land a right hand but Clarke moved out of range.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Clarke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clarke. Clarke obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Grande misses the jab.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Grande works over Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Clarke moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Grande misses with a hook. Clarke ducked under it nicely.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Grande shows good takedown defense.
Clarke throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Grande as Clarke shoots in.
Jacques Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Clarke.
Grande works over Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Clarke. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke tries for a takedown but Grande sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Grande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Clarke with that takedown attempt.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Clarke connects with a crisp jab.
Clarke throws an overhand right that lands on Grande's shoulder, as Grande tries to avoid the shot.
Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Grande.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
Grande misses with a body shot.
Clarke misses the jab.
Grande's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarke under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Grande's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarke under the eye.
Clarke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jacques Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Clarke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grande defends it nicely.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grande blocks a leg kick.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
A punch combination from Clarke misses.
Clarke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grande keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grande is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Grande might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clarke looks to land a strike but Grande avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clarke tries to free his leg and advance position but Grande is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grande is keeping the position for now.
Clarke trying to control but Grande is working from the bottom.
Grande is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clarke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grande controls Clarke momentarily but Clarke frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Jacques Grande wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Clarke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grande pinned against the cage. Grande gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Grande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Jacques Grande will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Jacques Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Grande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clarke lands a really nice looking cross but Grande seems unphased.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarke throws a shot to the body.
Clarke lands a glancing blow to the side of Grande's head.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clarke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarke misses the jab.
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande misses with a hook to the body
and Clarke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grande's knee momentarily.
Grande with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Grande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grande throws a hook but Clarke avoids it easily.
Grande thuds his right hand into Clarke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clarke takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kendall Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Clarke misses.
Grande throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Grande takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clarke misses with a takedown
and Grande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clarke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clarke misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande connects with a single shot there.
Grande pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clarke back to the cage. Grande follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande throws a hook but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grande avoids it really well and circles away.
Jacques Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Clarke.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Grande looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Grande looks to land a combination. Clarke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grande slips a jab from Clarke.
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown. Grande tries to sprawl out of it but Clarke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grande manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clarke back to the cage. Grande follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grande takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grande lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clarke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danga de danga de dang - Grande scores with a four punch combination!
Clarke throws a series of punches but Grande moves out of range.
A big right from Grande misses.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Grande throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke tries for a takedown but Grande sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clarke shoots for a takedown but Grande saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.
Clarke throws a shot from downtown. Grande moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Grande scores with a four punch combination!
Grande lands with a nice body punch.
Jacques Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Grande connects with a body shot.
Grande works over Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarke.
Clarke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Grande to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grande. That's going to slow Clarke down.
Clarke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grande is fending him off so far but Clarke persists. Nope, Grande circles away and we're back to standing.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grande moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Grande dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grande feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clarke's calf.
Grande scores with the left hand. Clarke knows he should have avoided that one.
Clarke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grande connects with a body shot that sends Clarke's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
Clarke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clarke fails with the takedown
and Grande counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clarke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grande lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clarke is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Grande! Clarke is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Grande!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Grande thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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