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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix comes into the arena with Erasure - A Little Respect blaring out of the sound system. Thompson has chosen Goldie - by ASAP Rocky as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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152 lbs
30 - 15 - 0 |
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170 cm
30
158 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into St Croix's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from St Croix.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Croix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Croix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Croix keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.
St Croix wants to control the pace but Thompson is squirming around nicely.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but St Croix has a good base and remains in mount.
Thompson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Croix wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is holding on tight.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson wants to hold on but St Croix pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. St Croix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Croix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Thompson wants to improve his position but St Croix is controlling well.
Thompson is staying active underneath St Croix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controlling the position for now.
St Croix lands with a punch from half guard.
St Croix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson manages to get to full guard.
St Croix looking to sit in guard and control but Thompson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. St Croix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by St Croix!
St Croix has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson has his hands on St Croix's head, controlling the position.
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Croix has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Thompson wants to sweep here but St Croix controlling him for the moment.
Thompson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Croix working to try and regain half guard.
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!
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thompson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but St Croix slips the punch.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thompson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through St Croix's hands, connecting with St Croix's forehead.
St Croix gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Croix is on top in guard.
St Croix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Croix's guard.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but St Croix has wrist control.
St Croix working a defensive guard here.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Croix trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
St Croix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Croix is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St Croix dives on top into guard.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Croix controls the pace.
Thompson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson tries to strike from the bottom.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Croix is controlling him.
Thompson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Claude Thompson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thompson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Croix pinned against the cage. St Croix gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. St Croix saw that one coming.
Claude Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Croix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Croix to the mat! St Croix manages to get full guard.
St Croix has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson won't allow St Croix to sweep him here.
St Croix is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but St Croix has wrist control.
St Croix keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson is working St Croix over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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 utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Croix is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Croix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses. St Croix uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by St Croix!
St Croix won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Croix manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St Croix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson tries to bum rush St Croix with a series of wild strikes but St Croix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Croix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Croix needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Croix's waist but St Croix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Croix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
St Croix scores with a punch to the head.
St Croix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Croix slips a jab from Thompson.
St Croix throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Croix works over Thompson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Claude Thompson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but St Croix ducks down to avoid it.
St Croix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from St Croix misses.
St Croix shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thompson eats them both and turns towards St Croix to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thompson lands with a straight right. St Croix didn't see that one coming.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson shoots in but St Croix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacques St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Thompson.
Thompson walks into a jab.
St Croix connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by St Croix.
Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Croix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Croix misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Croix.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Croix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Croix scores with a hook.
Thompson is rocked!
St Croix connects with a nice cross there... Thompson is looking wobbly and St Croix recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Thompson to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - St Croix jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacques St Croix!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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