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Montreal- Quebec—We are live at Centre Pierre Charbonneau for Instinct MMA 4. The event will feature 11 bouts with a main event of Brandon Thatch versus Martin Grandmont. A scheduled preliminary bout between Gerald Lewis and Frank Marques will not take place after Marques was over-weight and Lewis refused to fight at a catch-weight. We will be providing live round-by-round results as they happen…

Michael Karkula (3-0) v. Loyd Galindo (3-2) (LW- 155 lbs.)

Round 1- Karkula lands an overhand right hand but Galindo fires back with a sitff kick to the leg. Karkula shoots in hard for a double-leg takedown and quickly takes Galindo’s back. Karkula looks for a rear-naked choke and gets a body triangle lock to secure his position. Galindo tries to fight off the hold but Karkula sinks in the rear-naked choke to force the submission.

Michael Karkula def. Loyd Galindo via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 in Round 1

Cedric Mongeon (0-0) v. Guy Poulin (2-1) (FW- 145 lbs.)

Round 1- Mongeon lands a leg kick and a side-kick to the body. Poulin responds with a kick to the body and a left hook. Poulin lands a kick to the body and two kicks to the leg. Mongeon and Poulin both throw head kicks but don’t connect. They clinch against the fence and Poulin lands a knee to the body. Mongeon pushes Poulin into the fence but eats a knee to the face. Mongeon looks for a single-leg takedown and manages to take Poulin to the mat. Mongeon lands in the guard of Poulin and lands some punches and elbows. Mongeon improves to back mount and sinks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission in the dying seconds of the round.

Cedric Mongeon def. Guy Poulin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 in Round 1

Christ Franck (2-3) v. Jason Riley (0-1) (WW- 170 lbs.)

Round 1- Franck charges in but gets caught with a big right hand. Riley and Franck clinch against the fence and Franck scores a takedown. Franck lands a punch in half guard but Riley turns over and tries to get to his feet. Franck locks his head up and attempts an anaconda choke but Riley pops his head out and gets on top of Franck in half-guard. Franck puts Riley in his full-guard but Riley lands a solid elbow to the head and punches to the body. We score a close Round 1 for Jason Riley: 10-9

Round 2- Riley lands a solid right hook and a straight right hand in an apprehensive beginning of the round. Franck lands a body kick. Riley pushes Franck against the fence but can’t improve position and the referee separates the fighters due to inactivity. Franck lands a leg kick and throws a head kick to end the round. We score a close Round 2 for Christ Franck: 10-9

Round 3- Franck lands a push-kick to the body and a leg kick. Franck lands a straight right hand to the body and a hard leg kick. Riley lands a leg kick but Franck fires back with one of his own. Franck lands another push-kick and straight right hand to the body. Franck lands a solid leg kick and a head kick that connects but does not wobble Riley. Franck lands a straight right hand but Riley hits one of his own. Franck lands another leg kick and a jab. Franck pushes forward and lands a takedown. Franck works from the guard of Riley and postures up to land punches as time expires. We score Round 3 for Christ Franck: 10-9

Christ Franck def. Jason Riley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Dave DeLorenzi (0-1) v. Remy Bussieres (1-0) (MW- 185 lbs.)

Round 1- Bussieres lands a solid right hook and a quick takedown. Busssieres lands some punches and looks for a rear-naked choke but DeLorenzi gets to his feet. Bussieres lands a punch and catches an attempted kick by DeLorenzi and take him down. Bussieres lands in the guard and improves to side-control. DeLorenzi gets to his feet but eats punches on the way up. Bussieres lands some heavy punches that drop DeLorenzi. Bussieres takes his back and tries to get a rear-naked choke but DeLorenzi turns and Bussieres follows him into a full-mount. Bussieres lands some good punches from the mount and keeps control of DeLorenzi. Bussieres lands more solid punches that force the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

Remy Bussieres def. Dave DeLorenzi via TKO (punches) at 3:57 in Round 1

Scott Marckini (1-0) v. Pascal Chambodie (0-0) (WW- 170 lbs.)

Round 1- Marckini lands a leg kick a leg kick but eats a big punch from Chambodie. Marckini lands a takedown and Chambodie goes for an arm-bar. Marckini rolls out of the submission attempt and lands big punches on top of his opponent. Chambodie gets to his feet but eats knees to the face. Marckini get a takedown but Chambodie gets to his feet. Marckini drops Chambodie with a huge left hook and tries to finish with more punches on the ground. Chambodie goes for an arm-bar but Marckini escapes and they get to their feet. Chambodie gets pushed to the ground and eats big punches from Marckini in the mount. Marckini secures an arm-bar of his own and forces the submission.

Scott Marckini def. Pascal Chambodie via submission (arm-bar) at 4:37 in Round 1

Kevin Lee (1-0) v. Mansour Bamaoui (7-0) (LW- 155 lbs.)

Round 1- Lee lands a jab early and charges in but gets hit with a knee to the face. Lee scores a takedown but Bamaoui reverses the position and they get to their feet. Lee lands a takedown and looks for a guillotine but Bamaoui escapes and gets to his feet. Bamaoui takes Lee’s back and pulls him down to the mat looking for a rear-naked choke. Lee gets to his feet but Bamaoui hangs on and keeps looking for the choke. Lee escapes and pushes Bamaoui into the fence. Lee lands a knee to the face and they continue to clinch against the cage. The referee separates the fighters after some inactivity and exchange punches. Lee lands a knee to the body and some solid punches to the face. The two fighters clinch as the round comes to a close. We score Round 1 for Kevin Lee: 10-9

Round 2- The two fighters exchange punches early in the round. Lee charges in for a takedown and eats a knee to the face but finishes the takedown. Bamaoui reverses the position and takes Lee’s back with one hook in. Lee bucks Bamaoui off and lands on top of him in a north-south position. Lee advances into back-mount and tries to sink in a rear-naked choke. Bamaoui defends the position and reverses it to score punches and take Lee’s back. Bamaoui secures a body-triangle and tries hard for a rear-naked choke as time expires in the round. We score Round 2 for Mansour Bamaoui: 10-9

Round 3- Bamaoui lands a straight kick to the body but eats a straight right hand to the face. Bamaoui fires back with a punching combination of his own. Lee lands a straight and works for a takedown with a clinch against the fence. Lee scores the takedown and gets into half-guard but Bamaoui reverses the position and gets to his feet. The fighters continue to clinch together and Bamaoui looks for a takedown. Lee defends and gets a takedown of his own. Lee takes Bamaoui’s back but Bamaoui gets to his feet. Lee remains on his back and Bamaoui slams Lee to the mat. Lee tries to use the position to sink in a rear-naked choke but Bamaoui escapes the position and takes Lee’s back. Bamaoui tries to sink in a rear-naked choke as time expires in the bout. We score Round 3 for Mansour Bamaoui: 10-9

Kevin Lee def. Mansour Bamaoui via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Cody Donovan (6-2) v. Peter Nolan (4-0) (LHW- 205 lbs.)

Round 1- Nolan scores a single-leg takedown and lands in Donovan’s guard early in the round. Donovan tries to get to his feet but Nolan maintains control and lands some punches from the guard. Nolan scores with elbows to the face and punches to the body. Donovan lands a solid punch from his back and pushes Nolan off. They get back to their feet. Donovan scores a takedown and takes Nolan’s back. Donovan sinks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission.

Cody Donovan def. Peter Nolan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:41 in Round 1

Derek Parker (1-0-1) v. Strahinja Gavrilovic (2-0) (MW- 185 lbs.)

Round 1- Gavrilovic scores a leg kick but Parker lands one of his own early in the round. Parker lands a straight right hand and a spinning-back fist that echoed throughout the building. Parker lands a solid leg kick and a heavy right hand. Parker lands a right hook and a push-kick to the body. Parker lands hard leg kicks that appear to hurt Gavrilovic’s left leg. Gavrilovic has a large welt on his left leg. Parker drops Gavrilovic with a spinning-back fist and drops more punches as time expires in the round. We score Round 1 for Derek Parker: 10-9

Round 2- Parker lands a loud leg kick and an overhand right hand. Parker lands big punches and elbows and more solid leg kicks that have Gavrilovic visibly hurt. Gavrilovic pushes Parker into the fence and looks for a double-leg takedown. Parker defends the takedown and lands another solid leg kick. Gavrilovic fires back with a huge right hand that rocks Parker. Gavrilovic tries to scores more punches but Parker fires back with a punch of his own. The two fighters exchange huge punches and each land as time expires in the round. We score Round 2 for Derek Parker: 10-9

Round 3- Parker lands a huge uppercut on a charging Gavrilovic in the first minute of the round. Parker lands a solid leg kick and scores a takedown. Parker scores a hammer-fist from the guard and improves to side-control. Parker improves into full-mount and lands punches from the position. Parker looks to take Gavrilovic’s back but gets reversed and Gavrilovic lands on top in side-control. Parker tries to scramble to his feet and does but takes some punches from Gavrilovic on the way up. Gavrilovic lands a big right hand that dropped Parker. Gavrilovic pounced on him and landed punches to force the referee to intervene and stop the fight.

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Derek Parker via KO (punches) at 4:05 in Round 3

Radu Springhel (0-0) v. Oulmoudene Najebe (0-0) (HW- 206 lbs. +)

Round 1- Najebe lands a big right hook that drops Spinghel. Najebe lands a flurry of punches and the referee stops the action.

Oulmoudene Najebe def. Radu Spinghel via TKO (punches) at 0:43 in Round 1

Luke Caudillo (17-16) v. Thierry Quenneville (15-9) (LW- 155 lbs.)

Round 1- Quenneville lands a head kick in the first minute of the bout and follows with two solid jabs. Caudillo lands a punch to the body but Quenneville answers with a left hook and a quick jab. Quenneville lands a leg kick and a heavy right hook. Caudillo lands a punch to the body and a leg kick. Quenneville lands a good kick to the body and a stiff jab. Quenneville lands a two-punch combination and controls the pace of the fight. We score Round 1 for Thierry Quenneville: 10-9

Round 2- Caudillo lands a left hook but Quenneville fires back with a solid leg kick and quick jab. Quenneville lands a solid left hook and another punching combination. Quenneville lands a leg kick and a straight jab followed by another leg kick. Quenneville lands another jab and straight right hand combination and Caudillo has no answer. Caudillo lands a kick to the body but Quenneville fires back with another leg kick. Quenneville lands a straight right hand. Caudillo tries to clinch Quenneville and land a knee but Quenneville circles away from danger. Quenneville lands a solid kick to the body and a punch to the face. We score Round 2 for Thierry Quenneville: 10-9

Round 3- Quenneville lands an errant kick to Caudillo’s groin in the opening minute and time is called. Quenneville continues to score with his solid jab and lands a right hook. Quenneville lands a knee to the body in a quick clinch and separates to land another jab. Quenneville lands a solid leg kick and a left-right punching combination. Quenneville lands another leg kick and a solid body punch. Caudillo lands a looping right hand but Quenneville circles away and lands another jab. Quenneville lands a three-punch combo and a leg kick. Caudillo fires back with an overhand right that connects. Quenneville is not fazed and continues to circle. Quenneville lands a jab but Caudillo counters with a hard punch that stumbles Quenneville. Caudillo tries to pressure the action but gets pushed against the fence by Quenneville as time expires. We score Round 3 for Thierry Quenneville: 10-9

Thierry Quenneville def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Brandon Thatch (7-1) v. Martin Grandmont (12-6) (WW- 170 lbs.-main event)

Round 1- Thatch and Grandmont both exchange head-kicks that get blocked in the opening minute. Grandmont lands a leg kick but Thatch responds with one of his own. Thatch scores a takedown and secures a full-mount. Grandmont gives up his back and Thatch sinks in a rear-naked choke to force the submission.

Brandon Thatch def. Martin Grandmont via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 in Round 1

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Instinct MMA 4 quick-results

Michael Karkula def. Loyd Galindo via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:54 in Round 1

Cedric Mongeon def. Guy Poulin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 in Round 1

Christ Franck def. Jason Riley via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Remy Bussieres def. Dave DeLorenzi via TKO (punches) at 3:57 in Round 1

Scott Marckini def. Pascal Chambodie via submission (arm-bar) at 4:37 in Round 1

Kevin Lee def. Mansour Bamaoui via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Cody Donovan def. Peter Nolan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:41 in Round 1

Strahinja Gavrilovic def. Derek Parker via KO (punches) at 4:05 in Round 3

Oulmoudene Najebe def. Radu Spinghel via TKO (punches) at 0:43 in Round 1

Thierry Quenneville def. Luke Caudillo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Brandon Thatch def. Martin Grandmont via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 in Round 1