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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cody's choice of entrance music: 21 questions. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruce Cody was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
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190 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Cody!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cody blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bourque throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Bourque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bourque there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Cody circles away.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Cody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cody.
Cody is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bourque seems a little lost for a moment, as Cody dominates the positioning.
Cody trying to control the action but Bourque is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cody working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cody is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cody looks gassed!
Cody tries for a kimura but Bourque is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cody prevents Bourque from escaping the position.
Bourque striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Cody misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cody is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bourque has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cody working away.
Cody tries for a kimura but Bourque is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bourque fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cody, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cody drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cody drags the fight down to the ground.
Bourque knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cody on the ground.
Cody working a defensive guard here.
Bourque wants to control from the top but Cody keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bourque stopping the sweep attempt from Cody.
Bourque postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cody keeping moving, preventing Bourque from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cody looking for a sweep. Not yet Cody, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bourque tries to clinch there but Cody circles away.
Cody shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourque tries to sprawl out of it but Cody keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bourque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brian Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque throws a one two combo.
Cody is rocked!
Bourque gets a clinch.
Cody is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque lands a damaging elbow.
Cody tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bourque smiles and moves away.
Cody seems to have recovered his senses.
Brian Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Cody.
Bourque wants to clinch
and Cody decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bourque's guard.
Cody 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cody pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Cody from controlling successfully.
Cody pushing down on Bourque's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bourque is controlling Cody's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cody is looking for a kimura but Bourque is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cody to get the leverage.
Cody is trying to work for a kimura but Bourque is defending well.
Cody is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bourque reverses the position - he's now on top in Cody's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bourque is fighting to break Cody's control of his arms but Cody is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cody trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cody throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cody wants to sweep but no luck.
Bourque trying to control but Cody is working from the bottom.
Cody manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cody takes Bourque's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bourque is in trouble.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bourque defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cody working for a choke but Bourque is defending well.
Cody is controlling the position but Bourque somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Cody thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourque's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bourque knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cody working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bourque's thigh. Bourque counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bourque looking to control.
Cody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourque looking for a sweep. Not yet Bourque, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bourque tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cody counters with a takedown into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to move to mount but Bourque blocks the move with his legs.
Cody is looking to take a break and control but Bourque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bourque tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bourque takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bourque is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cody asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cody tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cody advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Cody dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cody tries for a takedown but Bourque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bourque gets a clinch.
Bourque looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bourque tries to land a knee to the head but Cody blocks with his arms.
Cody fails to pull guard.
Cody tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bourque just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Brian Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Cody.
Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Cody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourque tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cody counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bourque won't be happy with that.
Cody trying to control the action but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Bourque tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cody looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cody working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is looking to regain half guard here but Cody keeps moving and retains side control.
Cody prevents Bourque from escaping the position.
Cody is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cody is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bourque is trying to escape and Cody transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bourque is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cody! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Cody!
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hype
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pop
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