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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parfait PrudHomme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salad's entrance music is I'm shipping up to Boston. A fine choice. PrudHomme has chosen Chanson des bons Légumes as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 cm
25
199 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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164 cm
30
187 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chicken Salad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parfait PrudHomme! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Salad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. PrudHomme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salad was well out of range. Poor timing from PrudHomme. Parfait PrudHomme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. PrudHomme misses with a looping right. Salad circles away from the clinch attempt.
PrudHomme missing with a left hand there. Salad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. PrudHomme moves in looking to clinch but Salad pushes him off. Salad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
PrudHomme is looking to clinch. Salad ducks under a wild hook from PrudHomme. PrudHomme tries to clinch and Salad counters with a single leg into guard. PrudHomme didn't expect that. Salad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Salad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as PrudHomme works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Salad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as PrudHomme works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Salad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of PrudHomme's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Salad wants to control from the top but PrudHomme keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salad preventing the sweep. Salad throwing strikes but missing. Salad wants to control from the top but PrudHomme keeps moving. Salad prevents PrudHomme from getting back to his feet. Salad lands a couple of decent looking shots. Salad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Salad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Salad throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salad with a flurry of punches that miss. PrudHomme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Salad is looking to work some ground and pound but PrudHomme has wrist control. Salad throws an elbow that misses. PrudHomme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salad's guard. Nice move by PrudHomme! Salad looking for a sweep. Not yet Salad, not yet. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salad is on top in guard.
Salad is in close to PrudHomme's body, working some short punches and elbows. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Salad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. PrudHomme pulls Salad in close to his closed guard and prevents Salad from doing any damage or advancing position. PrudHomme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. PrudHomme pulls Salad in close to prevent any damage. Salad trying to control but PrudHomme is working from the bottom.
Parfait PrudHomme has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Salad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as PrudHomme throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as PrudHomme sprawls well. PrudHomme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salad gets slowly back to his feet. PrudHomme tries to close the distance and clinch but Salad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Salad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around PrudHomme's waist but PrudHomme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salad off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him. PrudHomme wants to clinch but Salad slips to the side and Salad counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for PrudHomme! PrudHomme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Salad is in the full mount, landing strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Salad thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Salad jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… PrudHomme is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by PrudHomme and Salad has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Salad goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, PrudHomme rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Salad's guard! Nice work there by PrudHomme! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Salad dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
PrudHomme tries to clinch up but Salad circles away and keeps his distance. PrudHomme fails in his attempt to clinch. PrudHomme doesn't manage to clinch there - Salad circles away.
PrudHomme moves in looking to clinch but Salad pushes him off. Salad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as PrudHomme sprawls well. PrudHomme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salad gets slowly back to his feet. PrudHomme tries to clinch there but Salad circles away.
Salad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming PrudHomme to the mat! PrudHomme manages to get full guard. Salad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Salad drops back, looking for a kneebar! PrudHomme looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. PrudHomme looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from PrudHomme! Salad avoids any damage from the ground and pound of PrudHomme.
That's one minute gone in the round. PrudHomme throwing strikes but Salad manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Salad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Salad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
PrudHomme regains half guard, as Salad was trying to land strikes. Salad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. PrudHomme defending well though. Salad wants to take a breather but PrudHomme is having none of it. Salad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Salad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salad thows a huge punch but PrudHomme dodges it nicely.
PrudHomme wants to get back to full guard. Salad trying to control the action but PrudHomme is working from the bottom. Salad not landing any meaningful shots this time. Salad is looking to stall here but PrudHomme recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Salad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Salad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as PrudHomme works some decent striking defense from the bottom. PrudHomme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. PrudHomme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. PrudHomme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Salad throwing strikes but missing. Salad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as PrudHomme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. PrudHomme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Salad trying to control the position from guard on top but PrudHomme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Salad cracks PrudHomme with a solid left hand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Salad throws an elbow that misses. PrudHomme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salad's guard. Nice move by PrudHomme! Salad keeping moving, preventing PrudHomme from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Salad dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
PrudHomme darts in and clinches Salad up against the cage. Salad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. PrudHomme is working for takedown but Salad is calmly controlling the position for now. PrudHomme misses with some punches.
PrudHomme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salad avoids it. PrudHomme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. PrudHomme obliges. Salad tries for a takedown but PrudHomme manages to get underhooks.
PrudHomme throws an elbow but it misses.
PrudHomme gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Salad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
PrudHomme is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. PrudHomme obliges. PrudHomme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. PrudHomme lands a nice elbow from the clinch. PrudHomme lands a nice elbow. PrudHomme lands a good knee to the midsection. Salad won't want to take too many of those. Parfait PrudHomme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. PrudHomme landing knees to the body.
PrudHomme lands a knee to the body.
PrudHomme lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. PrudHomme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. PrudHomme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salad blocks it with crossed arms. PrudHomme missing with knees to the body.
PrudHomme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salad backwards. PrudHomme misses with a punch to the body.
Salad blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from PrudHomme. PrudHomme misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from PrudHomme. PrudHomme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
PrudHomme misses with a body punch.
Salad takes an elbow to the forehead. Salad managing to block the knees to the body from PrudHomme.
That's two minutes gone in the round. PrudHomme goes for a takedown attempt but Salad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
PrudHomme gets caught napping as Salad dives in and scores a takedown. PrudHomme manages to retain guard. Salad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. PrudHomme wants to stand but Salad is controlling the position. Salad is looking to work some ground and pound but PrudHomme has wrist control. Salad throws a big elbow that misses. Salad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Salad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Salad is looking to work some ground and pound but PrudHomme has wrist control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. PrudHomme looking for a sweep. Not yet PrudHomme, not yet. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if PrudHomme can do anything to dispel that myth. Salad throws a big right hand that misses. Salad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Salad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Parfait PrudHomme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Salad throws an elbow that misses. PrudHomme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salad's guard. Nice move by PrudHomme!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. PrudHomme manages to get himself to full guard.
Salad wants to control from the top but PrudHomme keeps moving. Salad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Chicken Salad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Salad throws a big right hand that misses. Salad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! PrudHomme had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salad defends it easily. PrudHomme has his foot on Salad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salad works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight! Parfait PrudHomme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Salad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chicken Salad! Chicken Salad gave a mention to Brutal Clothing Store - 95% Laundry $$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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
80% |
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