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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Tchami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Dantes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alphonse Tchami!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchami rushes Dantes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dantes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dantes wants to stall.
Tchami using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dantes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dantes scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Dantes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dantes avoids a wild elbow strike from Tchami.
Dantes managing to block the knees to the body from Tchami.
Tchami tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dantes avoids it.
Tchami lands an elbow that stopped Dantes in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Malcolm Dantes has been cut.
Tchami unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dantes avoids the elbow strike from Tchami, against the cage.
Tchami tries a knee to the head but Dantes blocks it.
Dantes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tchami using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dantes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tchami looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tchami is pushing Dantes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchami prevents Dantes from breaking the clinch.
Dantes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dantes avoids the elbow strike from Tchami, against the cage.
Tchami looking to throw knees to the head but Dantes is blocking nicely.
Dantes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dantes working hard to break the clinch.
Dantes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tchami makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchami throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tchami tries to land a knee to the head but Dantes blocks with his arms.
Dantes'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.
Tchami using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dantes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes has had enough of the clinch but Tchami keeps him there for the moment.
Dantes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tchami pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dantes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Dantes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tchami tries to land a knee to the head but Dantes blocks with his arms.
Tchami lands a knee to the head.
Tchami prevents Dantes from breaking the clinch.
Tchami misses with a punch to the body.
Dantes working aggressively here.
Tchami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchami misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dantes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dantes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tchami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dantes's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Dantes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes stalling.
Dantes blocks the elbow strike.
Tchami misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dantes.
Dantes wants to break free but Tchami has control.
Tchami landing knees to the head.
Tchami throws an elbow that misses.
Tchami throws a head punch that misses.
Dantes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tchami missing with knees to the body.
Tchami throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dantes blocks it with crossed arms.
Tchami has Dantes pressed against the cage, preventing Dantes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dantes is looking to break free of the clinch but Tchami has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dantes dodges an elbow strike from Tchami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tchami.
Tchami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tchami pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dantes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dantes as Tchami tries to tie him up.
Tchami pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tchami is looking to control Dantes's arms but Dantes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tchami has his back to the cage.
Dantes blocking some punches.
Tchami throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dantes blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantes tries to break free but Tchami pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dantes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tchami using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Tchami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Dantes's cut.
That's time! Dantes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Tchami blocks a jab.
Dantes throws the left hand but Tchami avoids the punch easily.
Tchami moves out of range of the strikes.
Dantes throws a hook to the side of Tchami's head but Tchami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dantes swinging wildly here.
Tchami connects with a leg kick. Dantes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tchami's hands.
Tchami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dantes moves away.
Tchami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Tchami slips a jab and a cross from Dantes.
Dantes throws a series of punches but Tchami avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dantes. Those never looked like landing.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tchami.
Dantes lands a jab.
Tchami is looking to clinch but Dantes is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tchami.
Dantes misses with a right hand
enabling Tchami to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tchami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tchami ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dantes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tchami counters with a straight right hand.
Dantes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tchami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dantes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tchami - the referee stops the clock and Dantes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tchami. Dantes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tchami wants to clinch but Dantes slips to the side
and Dantes counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tchami.
Dantes slips a jab and a cross from Tchami.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchami throws a hook but Dantes avoids it easily.
Tchami lands a body shot.
Dantes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tchami throws an overhand right that lands on Dantes's shoulder, as Dantes tries to avoid the shot.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Tchami.
Some wild striking there from Dantes.
Tchami is looking to clinch but Dantes is avoiding it.
Tchami plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes moves out of range as Tchami strikes.
Dantes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dantes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tchami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dantes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tchami shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tchami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dantes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tchami circles away quickly and effectively.
Tchami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dantes misses with a right hand
and Tchami counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dantes's knee momentarily.
Dantes looks to land a combination but Tchami avoids it well.
Dantes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dantes misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchami tries to clinch but Dantes moves out of range.
A big right from Dantes misses.
Tchami throws a sloppy head kick and Dantes moves out of range easily.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tchami moves away.
Dantes throws a lazy right hand but Tchami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dantes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tchami turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tchami feints and then cracks Dantes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dantes down.
Dantes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tchami tries to clinch there but Dantes circles away.
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!
Tchami tries to clinch but Dantes moves out of range.
Tchami is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Tchami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Dantes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dantes scores with a shot to the body.
Tchami tries to clinch but Dantes is having none of it.
Tchami throws a hook but Dantes blocks it.
Tchami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
Tchami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dantes thows a body shot but no joy.
Tchami looks to clinch
letting Dantes counter with a right hand.
Dantes scores with a jab to the body.
Tchami throws a leg kick which misses Dantes's front leg but catches the back leg as Dantes tries to avoid it.
Tchami gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tchami leaning against his opponent.
Tchami tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dantes tries to circle away but Tchami has him pinned against the cage.
Dantes working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dantes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Tchami.
Dantes is trying to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling him.
Alphonse Tchami seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tchami has Dantes pressed against the cage, preventing Dantes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tchami keeps control of Dantes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dantes is trying to break the clinch but Tchami is controlling him.
Dantes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tchami landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tchami landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tchami taking a breather.
Tchami using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes takes an elbow to the temple.
Tchami with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tchami lands an elbow that stopped Dantes in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tchami misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dantes avoiding damage as Tchami throws knees to the body.
Dantes looking to slow down the pace here.
Tchami lands an elbow just above Dantes 's eye.
Dantes letting Tchami take a breather here.
Tchami gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tchami lands a nice elbow.
Tchami lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tchami.
Dantes wants to get back to striking at distance but Tchami won't allow it.
Tchami lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchami lands an elbow just above Dantes 's eye.
Dantes is stalling here.
Tchami lands a good knee to the midsection. Dantes won't want to take too many of those.
Tchami taking a breather.
Tchami with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tchami utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tchami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dantes's efforts to push away.
Tchami utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes blocking some punches.
Tchami misses with a knee strike.
Tchami lands a damaging elbow.
Dantes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tchami has Dantes pressed against the cage, preventing Dantes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dantes is trying to push Tchami away but Tchami has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tchami has a couple of punches blocked by Dantes.
Tchami is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dantes is keeping busy.
Dantes blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dantes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Tchami really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Dantes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice straight punches there by Dantes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dantes.
Dantes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tchami staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Dantes. Those never looked like landing.
Tchami keeps Dantes at a distance using the push kick.
Dantes misses with a double jab.
Tchami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dantes circles away quickly and effectively.
Tchami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tchami slips a jab from Dantes.
Tchami wants to clinch
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tchami staying out of range there.
Dantes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tchami counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes tries to circle away but Tchami has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tchami missing with knees to the body.
Tchami connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dantes's face.
Tchami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dantes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dantes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dantes is rocked!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tchami landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Dantes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tchami creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dantes's defenses.
Dantes is pressed against the cage. Tchami pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Dantes! Two more big strikes from Tchami and Dantes crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alphonse Tchami!
Alphonse Tchami is the new welterweight champion!
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