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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucien Simoneau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Chadderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simoneau comes to the cage accompanied by Dérangeant - Groovy Aardvark. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucien Simoneau! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Chadderson! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chadderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Simoneau's half guard. Simoneau trying to control from the bottom.
Chadderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simoneau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Chadderson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Simoneau to stand up. Chadderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Chadderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simoneau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Chadderson has his foot on Simoneau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simoneau works his way back into a safe position though. Chadderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simoneau controls the pace. Chadderson wants to stand but Simoneau is controlling the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Simoneau sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Simoneau trying to control but Chadderson is working from the bottom. Simoneau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chadderson's head. Simoneau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Chadderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Simoneau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Simoneau got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chadderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Simoneau has managed to get both his arms back between Chadderson's legs - danger averted. Simoneau working some strikes from top position. Simoneau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Chadderson looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Simoneau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simoneau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Simoneau wants to control from the top but Chadderson keeps moving. Simoneau postures up.
Simoneau landing with the ground and pound. Chadderson has momentary wrist control but Simoneau slips an elbow through the middle. Chadderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Simoneau knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chadderson on the ground. Chadderson has momentary wrist control but Simoneau slips an elbow through the middle. Simoneau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Simoneau wants to control from the top but Chadderson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chadderson wriggles free and stands up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simoneau. Chadderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Simoneau! Chadderson decides to stand back up. Simoneau avoids the head kick by Chadderson.
Chadderson throws a leg kick which misses Simoneau's front leg but catches the back leg as Simoneau tries to avoid it. Chadderson looking to score a takedown here. Simoneau is defending well but Chadderson drives through and ends up in Simoneau's guard. Chadderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Simoneau is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chadderson, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Simoneau's corner is telling him to maintain position. Simoneau wants to control from the top but Chadderson keeps moving. Chadderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Chadderson, not yet. Chadderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Simoneau works over Chadderson with some ground and pound from guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Chadderson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simoneau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Simoneau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chadderson napping and manages to drive through into side control! Chadderson tries to bench press Simoneau off him but Simoneau keeps the position. Chadderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Simoneau tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Simoneau has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Simoneau lands some shots froms side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Simoneau working the ground and pound. Simoneau trying to control the position but Chadderson is working away. Chadderson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Simoneau's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Simoneau seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chadderson is looking for a sweep. Simoneau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Simoneau drops an elbow to the side of Chadderson's head. Chadderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simoneau is working away from the top position though. Simoneau takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Simoneau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chadderson defending well though. Simoneau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Chadderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Simoneau throwing shots but Chadderson is blocking nicely. Chadderson wants to get back to his feet. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Simoneau connects with a nice short shot to Chadderson's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Simoneau lands with a punch from half guard. Simoneau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chadderson's head. Lucien Simoneau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Chadderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Simoneau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Simoneau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Simoneau is trying to control. Chadderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Chadderson is looking to control Simoneau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chadderson avoid being mounted? Chadderson gets back to full guard.
Chadderson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Simoneau landing with the ground and pound. Simoneau scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Simoneau with a nice head shot there. Chadderson looking for a guillotine here but Simoneau defends easily.
Simoneau slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Chadderson working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chadderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simoneau controls the pace. Simoneau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Simoneau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chadderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Simoneau slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Chadderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Simoneau throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Chadderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Simoneau dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some wild striking there from Chadderson.
An attempted straight right counter from Simoneau misses the target. Simoneau closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chadderson to the mat! Chadderson manages to get full guard. Chadderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Simoneau lands a couple of decent looking shots. Simoneau wants to control from the top but Chadderson keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Simoneau scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Simoneau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Chadderson wants to stand and escape but Simoneau is having none of it. Simoneau wants to control from the top but Chadderson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Simoneau with a nice head shot there. Simoneau engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Simoneau drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chadderson dives on top into guard. Chadderson wants to control from the top but Simoneau keeps moving. Chadderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Simoneau will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Simoneau trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chadderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Chadderson gets to his feet. Simoneau looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Chadderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Simoneau's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Simoneau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chadderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Simoneau is retaining full guard. Chadderson wants to control from the top but Simoneau keeps moving. Simoneau is pulling down on Chadderson's head to control his posture. Simoneau keeping moving, preventing Chadderson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chadderson advances position into side control! Chadderson swings around for an armbar but Simoneau sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chadderson's guard. Chadderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simoneau looking for submissions off his back. Simoneau trying to control from the bottom.
Simoneau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Simoneau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simoneau tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Simoneau punching from the bottom.
Simoneau trying to control here.
Simoneau tries to get to full guard but Chadderson has control of the leg. Chadderson wants to take a breather but Simoneau is having none of it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Simoneau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Chadderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Chad Chadderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Chadderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Chadderson!
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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
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