PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 117 p4p, 132 weight class) and Jacques Turcotte (ranked 17 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Karter
vs
Turcotte

170 cm
38
155
33 - 20 - 1

180 cm
29
160
25 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter misses with an uppercut.

Karter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turcotte to the ground. Karter is now in Turcotte's guard.
Turcotte looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turcotte pulls Karter in close to his closed guard and prevents Karter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte pulls Karter in close to his closed guard and prevents Karter from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte wants to hit a sweep here but Karter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Turcotte there!
Karter looking to control but Turcotte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karter working Turcotte over with strikes here.
Turcotte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte tries to hold on but Karter pushes him away.
Turcotte working to try and regain half guard.
Karter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Karter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Turcotte wants to control but Karter is having none of it.
Karter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turcotte is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte tries to reverse the position but Karter maintains control.
Turcotte is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turcotte looks a forlorn figure.
Turcotte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte trying to control here.
Karter is trying to control the action in half guard but Turcotte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karter looks to land a strike but Turcotte avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Karter throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karter looking to sit in guard and control but Turcotte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Karter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turcotte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Christ Karter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karter throws a leg kick but Turcotte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter lands a nice shot to the body.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Turcotte slips under a jab from Karter.
Karter looks for the body kick but Turcotte saw that one coming.
Karter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turcotte in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turcotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Turcotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Turcotte.
Karter swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Karter throws a good cross that connects.
Karter fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Turcotte finds it's target.
Karter misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Karter misses.
Jesus Christ Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
Karter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turcotte can do to turn this around?
Karter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter tries to clinch but Turcotte is having none of it.
Karter misses with a hook
and Karter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte blocks a head kick by Karter.
Karter throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Karter lands the left hand.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turcotte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karter slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Karter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turcotte.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Karter wants to land a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Karter tries for a takedown but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick lands for Karter.
Karter throws a leg kick but Turcotte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karter misses with a right hand
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karter with a nice cross.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turcotte manages to avoid it.
Jacques Turcotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter scores with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karter. Turcotte shrugs it off though.
Karter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karter cracks Turcotte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karter throws a leg kick but Turcotte moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Karter slips a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karter lunges at Turcotte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turcotte's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Karter misses with a hook. Turcotte ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Karter throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karter or perhaps it was just good defense by Turcotte, which made it look bad.
Karter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karter.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Turcotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Karter throws a leg kick
enabling Turcotte to counter with a crisp jab.
Karter throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Karter attempts a counter takedown but Turcotte avoids it well and moves away.
Karter tries to clinch
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut
and Karter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turcotte thinking.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turcotte slips under a jab from Karter.
Karter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turcotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Turcotte finds it's target.
Karter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Jesus Christ Karter is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter misses with a hook to the body
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turcotte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Karter misses.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Karter moves out of range.
Turcotte thuds his right hand into Karter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Karter looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Christ Karter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A good leg kick by Karter.
Karter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turcotte throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter connects with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Turcotte scores with a four punch combination!
Turcotte just misses with a punch to the body.
Turcotte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turcotte is fending him off so far but Karter persists. Nope, Turcotte circles away and we're back to standing.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter just misses with a punch to the body.
Karter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter misses the body punch
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Turcotte moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Turcotte there.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Karter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turcotte connects with a nice looking jab.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karter swings widly with a right hand
and Turcotte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turcotte counters with a series of strikes. Karter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Turcotte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turcotte misses with a few strikes there.
Turcotte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a takedown attempt
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte misses with a double jab.
Karter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice body kick there by Karter.
Karter throws a leg kick but Turcotte checks it.
Karter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Karter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turcotte is able to avoid easily.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Karter swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turcotte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karter on the side of the head.
Turcotte throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
Karter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turcotte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karter throws a head kick that misses
and Turcotte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turcotte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter with a nice cross.
Turcotte moves out of range of the body kick from Karter.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turcotte slips under a jab from Karter.
Turcotte lands with a hook. Karter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Karter misses.
Karter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karter connects with a jab.
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!
Karter misses with a right hand
and Turcotte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karter misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karter misses with a hook.
Turcotte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Turcotte wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turcotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turcotte checks the leg kick.
Karter defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Karter.
Karter connects with a right hand. Turcotte shakes it off.
Karter takes one on the button.
Karter misses with a leg kick
and Turcotte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turcotte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karter in his tracks.
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter shoots in looking for a takedown but Turcotte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karter scores with a nice strike.
Karter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jacques Turcotte just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big left from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turcotte! But no joy.
Karter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turcotte needs to keep his hands up - Karter had a free shot at his head there.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karter cracks Turcotte with an open hand slap.
Turcotte clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Turcotte does no damage.
Turcotte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turcotte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Turcotte both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turcotte blocks a jab.
Karter misses with a kick to the body.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Turcotte with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte lands a nice shot to the body.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karter scores with a jab to the head.
Turcotte takes one on the button.
Karter scores with a jab.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
Turcotte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter with the inside leg kick.
Turcotte cracks Karter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karter tries for a takedown but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karter throws a right hand that misses
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter scores with a punch to the head.
Karter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karter throws a body punch but Turcotte moves out of range.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Turcotte moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Jab by Turcotte.
A jab from Turcotte does it's job there.
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Karter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Turcotte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turcotte throws a right hand that misses
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turcotte clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turcotte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turcotte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karter is looking to clinch.
Karter tries to score with a low kick but Turcotte moves his leg out of the way.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Karter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte throws a hook but Karter blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a low kick, looking for Turcotte's leg but Turcotte calmly moves out of range.
Karter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Karter misses.
Turcotte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter looks to clinch
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter wants to land a leg kick but Turcotte is out of range.
Karter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karter throws a lazy body kick
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karter misses the shot to the body.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter staying out of range there.
Turcotte lands a jab to Karter's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with a shot to the body
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Karter misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turcotte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karter.
Karter slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karter or perhaps it was just good defense by Turcotte, which made it look bad.
Karter slips under a jab.
Turcotte jabs Karter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turcotte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Turcotte.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Turcotte saw it coming and moves away.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Karter lands a nice hook to Turcotte's body. Turcotte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turcotte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Turcotte dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Karter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turcotte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karter throws out the jab.
Turcotte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
A big right from Karter misses.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Turcotte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
Turcotte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karter's hands.
Karter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karter punishes Turcotte's body with a nice straight punch.
Turcotte walks into a left hand.
Karter moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter is looking to slow Turcotte down with leg kicks.
Karter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Turcotte moves away from the strike by Karter.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Karter slips under a jab from Turcotte.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
A low kick from Karter misses
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Karter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turcotte's head backwards.
Turcotte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Karter misses
and Turcotte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
A leg kick checked by Turcotte.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Turcotte scores with a jab. Karter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Turcotte takes one to the chin there.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Turcotte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karter with a body shot.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Turcotte's head but Turcotte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Karter misses the target.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter is looking to counter punch.
Karter wants to slow Turcotte down by chopping away at his legs.
Karter tries to close the distance and clinch but Turcotte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turcotte slaps away a takedown attempt from Karter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turcotte checks a leg kick nicely.
Turcotte throws out a counter right but Karter avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter slips a jab from Turcotte.
Karter throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter throws a poor cross that misses
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Turcotte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Turcotte.
Karter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karter tries to move into range but Turcotte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turcotte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Turcotte as he checks the leg kick.
Turcotte defending well as Karter loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
Karter lands a slapping body shot.
Karter connects with a single shot there.
Karter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karter.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Turcotte throws out a powerful jab.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Karter misses
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turcotte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
Jacques Turcotte is the new lightweight champion!