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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up and Fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louis.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Louis checks it.
Louis throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Louis blocks the low kick.
Louis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bob counters with a leg kick.
Bob does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Louis misses with a body shot.
Louis misses with a right hand
and Bob counters with a left to the body.
Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Louis.
Bob fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a shot to the body.
Louis with a hook.
Louis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bob.
Bob throws out a leg kick but Louis moves out of range and Bob only half commits.
Louis moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bob works Louis's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Louis throws the kick towards the body but Bob avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob shoots in but no luck this time.
Martin Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob avoids the head kick by Louis.
A head kick misses from Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
Bob looks for the body kick but Louis saw that one coming.
Bob motions for Louis to come forward. Bob throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bob scores with a nice right hand.
Bob scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bob.
A punch lands to the side of Bob 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bob lands with a kick to the ribs.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
Bob motions for Louis to come forward. Bob throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bob misses
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Bob looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Louis gets a clinch.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis works on Bob's body with a couple of short punches.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bob is trying to trip Louis. He has hold of a leg but Louis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bob persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Louis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bob puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Louis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Louis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Louis is defending well.
Bob stalling away here and it's allowed Louis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bob is in close to Louis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Louis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Louis pulls Bob in close to prevent any damage.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Louis, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Louis against the cage but Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Louis lands with a good body shot.
Bob gets tackled into the cage by Louis. Louis maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Bob pushes Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Louis.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob prevents a body shot from Louis.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Louis won't allow it.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Louis controls the action.
Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is looking to take this one to the mat.
Louis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Louis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bob.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bob.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Louis scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Louis.
Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.
Louis prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Louis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Louis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bob on the side of the head.
Louis scores with the left hand. Bob knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Billy Bob has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Louis. That's going to slow Bob down.
Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Louis catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis scores with a jab. Bob acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob throws a half hearted mid kick.
Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob throws a leg kick
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louis.
Bob takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bob looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bob misses with the body kick
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Bob is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Louis rather than just go for the knockout.
Bob lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Louis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bob.
Louis avoids the body shot from Bob.
Louis takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob lands a nice hook to Louis's body. Louis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Louis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob misses with a low kick as Louis jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
A jab from Louis finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a nice low kick that buckles Louis's knee momentarily.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Louis misses.
A head kick misses from Louis.
A clash of legs there as Louis blocks the low kick.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
Louis scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Louis wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob moves out of range as Louis strikes.
Louis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob slips a jab from Louis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bob's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bob slips a jab from Louis.
Louis throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louis tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Louis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob digs a good body shot into Louis's ribs.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
Louis scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a body kick that misses.
Louis clinches up with Bob and pushes him back against the cage.
Louis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Martin Louis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob blocks a body shot from Louis.
Bob prevents a body shot from Louis.
Bob presses Louis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob.
Bob pushes Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Louis misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Louis tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Louis controls the action.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob wants a takedown but no success here.
Bob tries to work over Louis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Louis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martin Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bob.
Louis gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Bob digs a right hand into Louis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louis's gas tank.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Louis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Louis on the inside.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Bob is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Louis lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Louis gets underhooks to prevent Bob's takedown attempt.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Louis - that landed with a thud.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob lands an uppercut.
Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Louis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Bob blocking some punches.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob tries for a takedown but Louis manages to get underhooks.
Louis cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louis cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Louis lands a right hand.
Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bob's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Louis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bob or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bob's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Louis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Louis loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Louis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob tries to score a power double leg takedown but Louis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bob somewhat.
Louis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Louis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Bob misses.
Louis cracks Bob with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Louis coming out on top.
Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Louis looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Bob throws a leg kick but Louis checks it.
Louis lands a high kick!
Bob tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Louis swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob throws a leg kick but Louis checks it.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louis thumps Bob with a low kick.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louis doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louis moves away.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Louis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Louis looks to land a combination. Bob sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Louis checks a low kick from Bob.
Louis checks a leg kick.
Louis tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
Bob misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Louis misses with a wild body shot.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Bob misses with a hook to the body
and Louis counters with a left to the body.
Louis misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to land a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
Louis misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Louis blocks a leg kick.
Louis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bob momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bob lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Louis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Louis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Louis throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Louis.
Louis throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis lands with a kick to the temple. Bob shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Louis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Louis had his way with Billy Bob in that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bob's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louis thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob counters with a leg kick.
A head kick from Bob lands but Louis takes it in his stride.
Louis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Louis is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Louis misses with a body punch
and Bob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bob fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Louis to the ground. Bob is now in Louis's guard.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Louis holds on and takes a little breather.
Bob tries to free his leg and advance position but Louis is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis can't keep his opponent in guard - Bob advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Louis tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bob has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Louis tries to reverse the position but Bob maintains control.
Louis wants to control but Bob is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bob landing strikes from the mount and Louis is in trouble!
Billy Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a big shot there that rocks Louis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bob trying to control but Louis is having none of it.
Bob lands with some strikes.
Louis wants to hold on but Bob pushes him away.
Bob has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Louis can't escape the position.
Bob punishing his opponent with strikes.
Louis regains half guard.
Louis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bob.
Louis wants to improve his position but Bob is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis trying to hold on to Bob's head to control him but Bob postures up.
Louis is looking to improve his position.
Louis is in trouble now - Bob has advanced to mount!
Bob lands a big shot there that rocks Louis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bob landing strikes from the mount.
Louis is rocked!
Bob prevents Louis from getting the reversal.
Oh Louis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louis is working hard here to advance position.
Bob lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis wants to hold on but Bob pushes him away.
Louis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Louis seems to have got his legs back now.
Bob tries to control but Louis wriggling away.
Bob lands with some strikes.
Louis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob has control of Louis's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Louis regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bob! Louis is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
Billy Bob is the new lightweight champion!
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