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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
16 - 0 - 0 |
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152 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice takes a swing at Bourque's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Bourque finds it's way through Justice's defenses.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Bourque really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bourque throws out the jab.
Justice throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bourque was covering up waiting for the punch and Justice finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Justice trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Bourque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Justice throwing strikes from guard but Bourque blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Justice looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice throws a right hand that Bourque ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourque also avoids with ease.
Paul Bourque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourque digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters with a stiff right hand.
Bourque slaps away a takedown attempt from Justice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justice throws the left hand but Bourque avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Justice. Beautiful body shot.
Bourque throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice stuns Bourque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justice swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Bourque looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bourque's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bourque duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Bourque swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bourque thinking.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bourque cracks Justice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duke Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Bourque connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bourque slips a jab from Justice.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Justice blocks a jab.
Bourque keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Justice throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Paul Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Bourque misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
Bourque connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourque rather than just go for the knockout.
Bourque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Justice misses
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
Bourque throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a left to the body.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Bourque throws a combination that misses
and Justice counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Justice.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Bourque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice throwing strikes from guard but Bourque blocks nicely.
Justice trying to control but Bourque is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bourque knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Justice on the ground.
Justice trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
A left lands for Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Bourque works over Justice's head and body with a nice combination.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice is rocked!
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice throws a hook but Bourque blocks it.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Justice fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bourque sprawls well initially but Justice persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that second 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.
Justice punishes Bourque's body with a nice straight punch.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
Justice misses the body punch
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice misses with a hook to the body
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bourque's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Justice misses the body punch
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourque tries to sprawl out of it but Justice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bourque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Bourque. No joy for Justice on that attempt.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bourque.
Bourque swinging wildly here.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bourque throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourque works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Bourque misses.
Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourque lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bourque.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourque was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Justice.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bourque counters with a crisp one two that drops Justice! Bourque thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Justice to his feet! Justice is in big trouble!
Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice seems to have recovered his senses.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourque.
Justice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Justice.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bourque's waist but Bourque gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Justice off to one side.
No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Justice misses.
Bourque throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Bourque shows good takedown defense.
A shot to the body from Justice misses
and Bourque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bourque throws a combination. Justice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bourque moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Justice misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourque scores with a punch to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Justice.
Justice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bourque moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bourque scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a right hand to the body.
Justice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bourque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses with a jab to the body
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justice is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheers as Bourque lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justice doesn't seem phased though.
Justice defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Justice misses with a body shot
and Bourque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bourque fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Justice misses
enabling Bourque to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Bourque.
Bourque darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Justice slips a jab from Bourque.
Justice throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Justice.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Bourque.
Bourque misses with a combination
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range.
Justice defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Bourque - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bourque lands a nice shot to the body.
Bourque defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
Bourque misses with a straight right.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice throws a right and a left that Bourque avoids nicely.
Justice shoots in for a double leg but Bourque sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice misses the body punch
and Bourque counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bourque misses with a looping left.
Bourque blocks a jab.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourque.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bourque scores with a three punch combo!
Bourque slaps away a takedown attempt from Justice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque had his way with Duke Justice in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bourque counter with a right hand.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourque leaves Justice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bourque cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
Justice throws a sloppy body shot
and Bourque counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourque.
Good standup being displayed there by Bourque as he connects with a hook.
Justice is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bourque throws a big shot that misses.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice misses the body punch
and Bourque counters with a crisp one two that drops Justice! Bourque thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Justice to his feet! Justice is in big trouble!
Bourque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice shoots in and drives through. Bourque sprawls well.
Bourque throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Justice stumbling backwards into the cage! Justice bounces back off the cage towards Bourque, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bourque lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bourque celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Bourque!
Paul Bourque retains his lightweight title!
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