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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beau Forbes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beau Forbes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beau Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Grant!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes moves out of range of the leg kick from Grant.
Grant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Forbes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grant is one step ahead there.
Grant is fighting to break Forbes's control of his arms but Forbes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Forbes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant looking for submissions off his back.
Forbes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grant actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Forbes decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Forbes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Forbes stands up from Grant's guard - Forbes perhaps looking for a knockout.
Forbes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grant is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant defending against the ground and pound.
Forbes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Forbes tries to stand but Grant is controlling his head.
Grant wants to control but Forbes postures up.
Forbes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A good leg kick by Forbes.
Forbes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grant gets a double leg takedown into Forbes's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control from the top but Forbes keeps moving.
Forbes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Forbes is keeping the position.
Grant trying to control but Forbes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant wants to stand but Forbes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Forbes keeping full guard, as Grant tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Forbes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Forbes has a closed guard, preventing Grant from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grant gets a takedown into half guard.
Forbes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grant.
Forbes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.
Forbes is refusing to be controlled, as Grant sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant prevents Forbes from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forbes moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Forbes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Forbes gets a double leg takedown into Grant's guard.
Grant looking for a guillotine here but Forbes defends easily.
Grant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Forbes wants to stand but Grant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Forbes is looking to stand up but Grant won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes preventing the sweep.
Forbes wants to stand but Grant is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grant fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Forbes sprawls well initially but Grant persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Forbes is pressing down on Grant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Forbes is trying to control the position but Grant postures up.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Forbes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beau Forbes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grant wants to stand but Forbes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes looking for a sweep. Not yet Forbes, not yet.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Forbes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forbes pushes Grant off and scrambles back to his feet.
Forbes moves into the clinch successfully.
Forbes manages to break the clinch.
Grant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forbes moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Forbes controls his hands.
Grant jumps into guard, dragging Forbes to the mat.
Forbes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grant trying to control the position.
Grant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Forbes is controlling him.
Forbes wants to get up but he can't break Grant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grant wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Forbes closes the distance and pushes Grant back into the cage.
Forbes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Forbes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Forbes keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forbes is pulling down on Grant's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Forbes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Forbes is controlling Grant's posture.
Grant won't allow Forbes to sweep him here.
Forbes has Grant pulled in close to control his posture.
Forbes working a defensive guard here.
Grant tries to stand but Forbes is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant is fighting to break Forbes's control of his arms but Forbes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes keeping full guard, as Grant tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grant drives through and clinches with Forbes against the cage.
Forbes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
It looks like Victor Grant has been cut.
Forbes stalls.
Forbes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Forbes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Forbes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Forbes drives through with a takedown into Grant's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant has his foot on Forbes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Forbes works his way back into a safe position though.
Grant wants to sweep here but Forbes controlling him for the moment.
Forbes prevents Grant from getting back to his feet.
Grant working a defensive guard here.
Forbes working some strikes from top position.
Grant is trying to control the position but Forbes postures up.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forbes gets to his feet - Grant follows without any prompting.
A low kick from Grant misses
and Forbes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Forbes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes stops Grant from standing up.
Grant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forbes is one step ahead there.
Forbes wants to stand but Grant is controlling his posture from full guard.
Forbes preventing the sweep.
Grant tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grant trying to keep a closed guard but Forbes is proving a slippery customer.
Forbes is looking to stand up but Grant won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grant lands in his opponent's guard.
Forbes keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Forbes managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant wants to control from the top but Forbes keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beau Forbes.
Well Forbes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beau Forbes!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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