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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Strap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Goodfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strap comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck by ACDC. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Strap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Goodfellow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodfellow forces Strap back against the cage and clinches.
Goodfellow working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goodfellow is leaning against Strap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strap as Goodfellow tries to tie him up.
Strap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Goodfellow.
Strap is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goodfellow digs a right hand into Strap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strap's gas tank.
Goodfellow blocks an elbow strike from Strap.
Strap misses with an elbow over the top.
Strap is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Goodfellow fails to land.
Strap misses with a body punch.
Strap taking a breather.
Goodfellow lands an uppercut.
Goodfellow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strap wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodfellow has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodfellow.
Strap tries to circle away but Goodfellow has him pinned against the cage.
Goodfellow digs a right hand underneath Strap's ribcage. Strap let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Goodfellow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodfellow cracks Strap with a nice body shot.
Strap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Strap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodfellow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodfellow swings for the body but Strap moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodfellow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goodfellow is looking to clinch.
Goodfellow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrew Goodfellow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodfellow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Goodfellow duly obliges.
Goodfellow throws a right hand that Strap ducks under and follows up with a left that Strap also avoids with ease.
Goodfellow tries to clinch but Strap is having none of it.
Goodfellow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strap has Goodfellow up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodfellow throws a head punch that misses.
Strap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodfellow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strap takes one to the side of the head.
Strap drops his hands momentarily and Goodfellow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goodfellow lands with an overhand left.
Strap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodfellow.
Strap avoids a kick to the body.
Strap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goodfellow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Goodfellow scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Goodfellow misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodfellow. Strap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strap throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strap slips a jab from Goodfellow.
Strap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodfellow.
Strap tries a head kick but it misses.
Strap takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goodfellow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andrew Goodfellow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodfellow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strap manages to avoid it.
Goodfellow lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodfellow misses the target.
Goodfellow clinches.
Goodfellow digs a right hand into Strap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strap's gas tank.
Goodfellow lands a body shot.
Strap is trying to break the clinch but Goodfellow is controlling him.
Strap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Goodfellow.
A short left from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow digs a right hand into Strap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strap's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodfellow's brow.
Strap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodfellow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strap is breathing heavily.
Goodfellow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goodfellow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow throws a hook to the side of Strap's head but Strap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodfellow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strap manages to avoid it.
Goodfellow scores with a jab. Strap acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strap walks into a jab.
Goodfellow lands with a hook. Strap tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strap circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strap counters with a low kick, right behind Goodfellow 's knee.
Goodfellow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goodfellow gets a clinch.
Goodfellow digs a right hand into Strap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strap's gas tank.
Goodfellow prevents Strap from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goodfellow is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow tries to circle away but Strap has him pinned against the cage.
Goodfellow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodfellow is leaning against Strap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goodfellow pushes Strap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodfellow.
Goodfellow presses Strap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodfellow manages to break the clinch.
Strap takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goodfellow closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodfellow.
Strap takes a shot to the head.
Goodfellow digs a right hand into Strap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strap's gas tank.
Goodfellow is working Strap over against the cage.
Goodfellow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodfellow lands the left hand.
Strap is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goodfellow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodfellow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goodfellow misses with a double jab.
Goodfellow lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Goodfellow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goodfellow misses with a body shot.
Strap ducks under a wild hook from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow throws a hook but Strap avoids it easily.
Strap shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goodfellow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goodfellow.
Goodfellow throws a series of punches but Strap moves out of range.
Goodfellow throws a sloppy body shot
and Strap counters with a thumping low kick.
Goodfellow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strap tries a low kick but Goodfellow avoids it.
No joy there for Goodfellow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goodfellow digs a good hook to Strap's body.
Goodfellow lands with an uppercut that bounces Strap off the cage and back into rage.
Goodfellow connects with a crisp jab.
Goodfellow misses with a straight left.
Goodfellow missing with a left hand there. Strap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strap throws out a leg kick but Goodfellow moves out of range and Strap only half commits.
A punch lands to the side of Strap 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Goodfellow blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodfellow wants to clinch
and Strap counters with a good low kick that Goodfellow was not able to check.
Strap is looking to score with low kicks.
Goodfellow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goodfellow swats away the attempt to clinch by Strap.
Strap moves out of range as Goodfellow strikes.
Goodfellow darts in and clinches Strap up against the cage.
Strap wants to break free but Goodfellow has control.
Goodfellow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodfellow throws a combination that misses
and Strap counters with an inside leg kick.
Goodfellow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodfellow throws out the jab.
Goodfellow clinches up against the cage.
Goodfellow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strap drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goodfellow breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodfellow looks to throw the jab but Strap is out of range.
Strap is looking to score with low kicks.
Goodfellow throws a shot to the body.
Strap attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Strap slips a jab from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goodfellow moves in looking to clinch but Strap pushes him off.
A jab from Goodfellow misses.
Goodfellow lands the left hand.
A big left from Goodfellow misses.
Goodfellow throws the left hand but Strap avoids the punch easily.
Goodfellow clinches with his opponent.
Strap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodfellow looks to land a left hand but Strap moved out of range nicely.
Jacque Strap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodfellow lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodfellow tries to clinch
and Strap counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goodfellow's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow tries to clinch up.
Strap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodfellow misses with a series of wild punches.
Strap closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strap tries to clinch but Goodfellow is having none of it.
Goodfellow rushes Strap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strap looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strap manages to break the clinch.
Strap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodfellow.
Strap dodges the punch combination from Goodfellow.
Strap takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goodfellow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow tries to clinch there but Strap circles away.
A jab from Goodfellow misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodfellow misses with an uppercut. Strap saw that one coming.
Goodfellow looks to land a left hand but Strap moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Goodfellow misses its intended target.
Strap has Goodfellow up against the cage in a clinch.
Strap wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodfellow has him pressed against the cage.
Goodfellow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodfellow breaks the clinch.
Goodfellow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strap fails with a takedown attempt.
Andrew Goodfellow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodfellow tries to clinch
and Strap counters with a thumping low kick.
Strap moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodfellow closes the distance and pushes Strap back into the cage.
Goodfellow slowing the pace effectively.
Goodfellow lands a left hand.
Goodfellow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strap's efforts to push away.
Goodfellow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
Strap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Goodfellow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Goodfellow misses with a straight right.
Goodfellow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strap.
Goodfellow scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Strap.
Goodfellow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strap has a takedown stuffed.
Goodfellow misses with a wild body shot.
Goodfellow tries to clinch but Strap moves away
and Strap counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Goodfellow 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.
A leg kick checked by Goodfellow.
Goodfellow avoids the head kick by Strap.
Strap gets a clinch.
Strap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodfellow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodfellow's elbow.
Strap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodfellow lands an overhand right.
Goodfellow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goodfellow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodfellow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Goodfellow does no damage.
Goodfellow wants to clinch but Strap slips to the side
and Strap holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Strap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strap doesn't manage to clinch there - Goodfellow circles away.
Strap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow pushes Strap up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodfellow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goodfellow.
Strap gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goodfellow.
Goodfellow moves forwards but Strap connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goodfellow moves into the clinch.
Strap misses with a knee strike.
Goodfellow keeps control of Strap as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodfellow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strap is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodfellow has double underhooks.
Andrew Goodfellow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow lands with a left to the head.
Goodfellow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodfellow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goodfellow manages to break the clinch.
Goodfellow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strap.
Goodfellow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodfellow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goodfellow lands a jab to the head.
Goodfellow loads up on a big right hand but Strap slips the punch.
Goodfellow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goodfellow managing to block the knees to the body from Strap.
Goodfellow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strap tries to keep at a distance but Goodfellow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodfellow scores with a shot to the side of Strap's head.
Goodfellow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strap backwards.
Strap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow blocks an elbow strike from Strap.
Goodfellow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goodfellow lands a nice shot that snaps Strap's head back.
Strap moves in looking to clinch but Goodfellow pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow tests Strap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goodfellow clinches up against the cage.
Goodfellow is working Strap over against the cage.
Goodfellow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Strap up against the cage.
Goodfellow gets through Strap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodfellow.
Strap is rocked!
Strap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrew Goodfellow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strap lands a nice shot to the body.
Strap ducks under a wild hook from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow drives through and clinches with Strap against the cage.
Jacque Strap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strap dodges the punch combination from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow throws a one two combo.
Goodfellow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strap slips a jab from Goodfellow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap takes one to the side of the head.
Goodfellow moves in looking to clinch but Strap pushes him off.
Strap wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strap.
Goodfellow looks to land a right hand but Strap moved out of range.
Goodfellow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strap swinging wildly here.
Goodfellow keeps the fight on the outside.
Goodfellow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Goodfellow instigates a clinch.
Goodfellow controlling the action here for a moment.
Goodfellow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Goodfellow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goodfellow 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Goodfellow!
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hype
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