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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Erasure - A Little Respect. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques St Croix!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Croix tests Quid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Croix throws out a leg kick but Quid moves out of range and St Croix only half commits.
Quid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quid misses with a wild combination.
St Croix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quid under the eye.
Quid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Croix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Croix ducks under a wild hook from Quid.
Quid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid moves out of range of the strikes.
St Croix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Croix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Croix scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quid.
St Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Croix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quid is out of range and St Croix settles back down.
Quid looks to land a left hand but St Croix moved out of range nicely.
St Croix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by St Croix.
St Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Quid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Croix.
A big left from St Croix misses.
Quid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Croix is able to avoid easily.
Quid looks to throw the jab but St Croix is out of range.
St Croix's corner calls for a 1-2. St Croix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St Croix with a jab.
The crowd cheers as St Croix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quid doesn't seem phased though.
St Croix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quid as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid with a nice cross.
St Croix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quid misses with a wild body shot.
Quid gets caught flat footed, as St Croix shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quid wants to stand but St Croix is controlling the position.
St Croix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Croix has gone for a leg lock! Quid slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Croix's guard.
Quid trying to control but St Croix is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid tries to stand but St Croix is controlling from the bottom.
Quid stands and steps away. St Croix gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Croix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid lands a jab to the nose.
Quid lands a head shot.
Quid wants to slow St Croix down by chopping away at his legs.
Quid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Quid.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Croix checks a leg kick.
Quid misses with a double jab.
Quid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Croix finds it's way round the side to connect with Quid's head.
Johnny Quid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quid throws out a loose jab but St Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quid misses with a hook.
Quid pushes St Croix away with a front kick.
Quid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
St Croix tries to land a leg kick but Quid saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quid.
Quid misses with a hook.
A head kick by St Croix misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Croix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Quid dominated 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.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Croix.
St Croix defending well as Quid loads up on a big left hand.
St Croix tries for a takedown but Quid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Croix.
Quid throws a hook but St Croix avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quid.
Quid just misses with a punch to the body.
St Croix fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from St Croix.
St Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
Quid lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Croix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Croix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Croix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Quids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quid throws a leg kick but St Croix checks it.
St Croix misses with a wild body shot.
St Croix throws a shot from downtown. Quid moves away and avoids it.
Quid takes a swing at St Croix's ribcage but misses.
Quid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Croix checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Croix is defended easily by Quid.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques St Croix.
Quid throws a jab but it's blocked by St Croix.
St Croix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quid.
St Croix blocks a jab.
Quid misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Croix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Croix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quid.
St Croix connects with a body shot that sends Quid's belly button to the back.
St Croix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quid in his tracks.
St Croix tries to work over Quid's front leg with a kick but Quid checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quid throws a right hand that St Croix ducks under and follows up with a left that St Croix also avoids with ease.
Quid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Croix circles away quickly and effectively.
St Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Croix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quid misses with a wild body shot.
St Croix with a nice cross.
Quid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from St Croix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by St Croix.
Quid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by St Croix.
St Croix misses with an uppercut.
Quid tries to clinch up but St Croix circles away and keeps his distance.
Quid throws a leg kick but St Croix checks it.
Quid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid jabs St Croix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quid throws an off balance right hand
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Croix ducks under a wild hook from Quid.
Quid throws a leg kick that misses.
Quid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Quid.
Quid misses with a straight right.
St Croix lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Croix.
St Croix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from St Croix.
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and Quid moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by St Croix.
St Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Croix shoots for a takedown but Quid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
St Croix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quid.
St Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quid tries to clinch but St Croix is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Croix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St Croix throws a hook but Quid avoids it easily.
Quid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacques St Croix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Quid wants to clinch up but St Croix keeps it at a distance.
St Croix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Croix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quid ducks under a wild hook from St Croix.
Quid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quid misses with a straight left.
Quid misses with a straight right.
St Croix thows a leg kick but Quid checks it
and Quid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quid connects with a jab.
A left lands for St Croix.
Nice shot by Quid.
Quid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Croix.
Some bone on bone action there as St Croix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Croix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Croix thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Quid.
St Croix is looking to slow Quid down with leg kicks.
St Croix looks to score with a jab to the body but Quid is just out of range.
The fighters circling - St Croix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quid scores with a sloppy right hand. St Croix should have avoided that one.
Quid missing with a left hand there. St Croix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quid throws a low kick, looking for St Croix's leg but St Croix calmly moves out of range.
Quid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Quid.
Quid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Croix checks it well.
St Croix ducks under a wild hook from Quid.
St Croix shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quid but Quid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid connects with a right hand. St Croix shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quid throws a hook but St Croix blocks it.
Quid throws a series of punches but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
St Croix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Croix is looking to slow Quid down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Quid blocks a jab.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Quid.
St Croix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St Croix throws a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Croix!
St Croix circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a nice looking combination but Quid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Quid works the jab nicely.
Quid's corner calls for a 1-2. Quid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St Croix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Croix slips under a jab.
St Croix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Croix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Croix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quid checks a low kick from St Croix.
Quid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Croix.
Quid avoids the body shot from St Croix.
Quid moves out of range as St Croix strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quid's calf.
Quid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quid misses with a double jab.
Quid throws a head kick that St Croix semi-blocks.
It looks like Jacques St Croix has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quid.
Quid tries to clinch but St Croix is having none of it.
St Croix lunges at Quid with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quid's hand.
St Croix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Croix lands a nice hook to Quid's body. Quid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quid lands with an uppercut that bounces St Croix off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quid throws out a loose jab but St Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Croix shoots in but Quid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Croix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Quid.
Well Quid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!
Johnny Quid gave a mention to Rōnin in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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