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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Erasure - A Little Respect. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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152 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques St Croix!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment V lands with a right hand.
Experiment V looks to score with a jab to the body but St Croix is just out of range.
Experiment V bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Experiment V.
St Croix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Croix closes the distance and clinches up with Experiment V, looking for a takedown. St Croix pushes Experiment V against the cage but Experiment V circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Croix stuns Experiment V with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacques St Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment V needs to keep his hands up - St Croix had a free shot at his head there.
St Croix throws a body punch but Experiment V moves out of range.
Experiment V uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Croix.
Experiment V rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Croix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Croix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Croix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Experiment V in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Croix throws a lazy right hand but Experiment V sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment V fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Experiment V misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix fails to land the takedown.
St Croix defending well as Experiment V loads up on a big left hand.
St Croix fails with the takedown.
Russian Experiment V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques St Croix.
Experiment V throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Croix on the side of the head.
St Croix tries for a takedown but Experiment V sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Croix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Croix misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Croix is defended easily by Experiment V.
Experiment V slips a straight right by St Croix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Experiment V.
St Croix takes a swing at Experiment V's ribcage but misses.
St Croix throws a series of punches but Experiment V moves out of range.
Experiment V throws a lazy right hand but St Croix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Croix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
Experiment V fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Experiment V, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Experiment V throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment V misses with a body shot.
Experiment V moves forwards but St Croix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Experiment V throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Croix blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment V is out of range and St Croix settles back down.
Experiment V scores with a kick to the body.
Experiment V throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jacques St Croix has been cut.
Experiment V lands with a nice body punch.
St Croix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Croix throws a lazy right hand but Experiment V sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Croix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Croix doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Experiment V counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Croix's knee momentarily.
Experiment V scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Croix looking to score a takedown here. Experiment V is defending well but St Croix drives through and ends up in Experiment V's guard.
Experiment V looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Croix is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix looking to pass the guard.
Experiment V throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiment V tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Experiment V pushes St Croix off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacques St Croix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques St Croix's cut.
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 misses with a hook. Experiment V ducked under it nicely.
Experiment V pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Croix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russian Experiment V is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Experiment V lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Experiment V tenderised St Croix's leg. St Croix is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Croix moves away from the strike by Experiment V.
Experiment V lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Croix's sensitive parts.
St Croix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Croix misses with a right hand
and Experiment V counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Experiment V scores with a nice head shot.
St Croix dodges the punch combination from Experiment V.
St Croix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment V misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Experiment V.
Experiment V looks to land a combination but St Croix avoids it well.
St Croix lands a nice shot that snaps Experiment V's head back.
St Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment V manages to avoid it.
St Croix shoots for a takedown but Experiment V saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Experiment V 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Experiment V is looking to slow St Croix down with leg kicks.
Experiment V keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Experiment V misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
St Croix shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Experiment V but Experiment V pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Russian Experiment V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Croix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Russian Experiment V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques St Croix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Experiment V.
Experiment V slips a jab from St Croix.
St Croix gets a double leg takedown into Experiment V's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Croix slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Experiment V moves into full guard.
St Croix wants to control from the top but Experiment V keeps moving.
Experiment V pushes St Croix off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Experiment V keeping moving, preventing St Croix from controlling successfully.
St Croix looking to pass the guard.
Experiment V tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V wants to sweep but no luck.
St Croix wants to control from the top but Experiment V keeps moving.
Experiment V manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Experiment V works St Croix's body with a nice hook.
St Croix lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiment V wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment V throws a nice looking combination but St Croix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Croix thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Russian Experiment V will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques St Croix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Experiment V throws a good cross that connects.
Experiment V slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Experiment V scores with a four punch combination!
St Croix misses with an uppercut. Experiment V saw that one coming.
Experiment V on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
St Croix shoots in for a double leg but Experiment V sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Experiment V throws a series of punches but St Croix avoids them all with ease.
Experiment V pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Croix throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment V.
Russian Experiment V is winning the standup battle so far.
St Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
St Croix has a takedown stuffed.
St Croix looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Experiment V!
St Croix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment V is squirming around, avoiding St Croix's attempts to control the action.
Experiment V working to try and regain half guard.
Experiment V is squirming around, avoiding St Croix's attempts to control the action.
Experiment V wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment V controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Experiment V tries to escape but St Croix has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
St Croix trying to control momentarily.
St Croix has his opponent's back but Experiment V is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off St Croix.
St Croix throws a head kick but Experiment V moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix shoots in looking for a takedown. Experiment V tries to sprawl out of it but St Croix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Experiment V manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Russian Experiment V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques St Croix.
St Croix throws a hook but Experiment V avoids it easily.
Experiment V uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Croix.
St Croix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment V sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Experiment V scores with a nice head shot.
St Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from St Croix.
Experiment V lands a nice shot to the body.
St Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment V moves away.
St Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Experiment V works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Experiment V looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Croix is one step ahead there.
Experiment V is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Experiment V is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacques St Croix.
I think St Croix 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacques St Croix!
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energy
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hype
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