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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bourque has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Buckner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner misses with a two punch combination.
Bourque scores with a jab to the body.
Bourque connects with a right hand. Buckner shakes it off.
Buckner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matt Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckner misses with a straight right.
Buckner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buckner looks to land a right hand but Bourque moved out of range.
Buckner rushes Bourque and presses him up against the cage.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buckner has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch but Buckner keeps him there for the moment.
Buckner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Buckner tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Buckner back against the cage.
Buckner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
Bourque prevents Buckner from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner goes for a takedown attempt but Bourque pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bourque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Buckner.
Buckner tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bourque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bourque comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Buckner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bourque scores with a nice head shot.
Buckner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Buckner digs a good hook to Bourque's body.
Bourque takes one to the side of the head.
Buckner moves forwards but Bourque connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buckner's head backwards.
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!
Bourque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckner misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buckner throws a shot from downtown. Bourque moves away and avoids it.
Bourque is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bourque scores with a three punch combo!
Buckner throws a looping overhand right but Bourque ducks down to avoid it.
Buckner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buckner is rocked!
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.
Bourque uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buckner has time to react.
Buckner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buckner's head.
Buckner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buckner working hard to break the clinch.
Buckner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buckner seems to have recovered his senses.
Buckner manages to break the clinch.
Bourque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bourque lands a really nice looking cross but Buckner seems unphased.
Buckner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buckner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner moves into range and clinches up with Bourque.
Bourque keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckner's efforts to push away.
Buckner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buckner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buckner tries to clinch up.
Buckner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A swing and a miss from Buckner.
Bourque jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourque scores with a jab.
Bourque listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buckner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque.
Buckner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bourque connects with a jab.
Bourque connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buckner throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner closes the distance and clinches.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Bourque is trying to push Buckner away but Buckner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buckner breaks the clinch.
Buckner misses with a straight left.
Bourque tests Buckner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buckner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buckner misses with a looping right.
Buckner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bourque connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buckner scrambles back to his feet.
Buckner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque staying out of range there.
Buckner fails to land with a series of punches.
Buckner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bourque throws a shot to the body.
Bourque ducks under a wild hook from Buckner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bourque uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buckner.
Bourque lands a nice hook to Buckner's body. Buckner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buckner.
Bourque connects with a looping right hand.
Buckner throws a hook but Bourque avoids it easily.
Bourque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buckner.
Bourque bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buckner's head backwards.
Bourque looks to land a combination but Buckner avoids it well.
Bourque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckner manages to avoid it.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bourque scores with a sloppy right hand. Buckner should have avoided that one.
Bourque tests Buckner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Buckner moves out of range.
Bourque lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buckner moves away.
Buckner scores with a body shot.
Buckner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Buckner misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque cracks Buckner with a good jab.
Bourque thuds his right hand into Buckner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bourque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourque throws a series of strikes that have Buckner backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bourque slips a jab from Buckner.
Buckner misses with an uppercut.
Bourque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Bourque.
Buckner misses with a looping right.
Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buckner.
A swing and a miss from Buckner.
Paul Bourque is winning the standup battle so far.
Bourque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bourque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bourque tries to bum rush Buckner with a series of wild strikes but Buckner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourque keeps the fight on the outside.
Bourque dips to his left and cracks Buckner with an uppercut!
Buckner looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Bourque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buckner moves into range and clinches up with Bourque.
Bourque wants to break free but Buckner has control.
Buckner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bourque up against the cage.
Bourque takes a shot to the head.
Bourque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bourque breaks from the clinch.
Buckner moves in looking to clinch but Bourque pushes him off.
Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque scores with a punch to the head.
Buckner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bourque swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buckner.
Bourque slips a straight right by Buckner.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Buckner avoids them all with ease.
Buckner misses the jab.
Buckner throws a nice looking combination but Bourque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bourque rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckner tries to clinch but Bourque is having none of it.
Bourque lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Buckner.
A big left from Buckner misses.
Buckner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Buckner wants to clinch up but Bourque keeps it at a distance.
Buckner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Bourque both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bourque slips under a jab.
Bourque lands with a hook. Buckner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckner swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buckner misses with a hook. Bourque ducked under it nicely.
Bourque connects with a jab.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Buckner motions for Bourque to come forward. Buckner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bourque connects with a body shot that sends Buckner's belly button to the back.
Buckner is looking to chop away at Bourque's legs.
Bourque uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buckner has time to react.
Buckner throws out a loose jab but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckner avoids the body shot from Bourque.
Bourque lands a jab to Buckner's midsection.
Bourque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buckner.
Buckner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bourque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Bourque's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buckner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bourque lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bourque slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bourque lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buckner backs up against the cage.
Bourque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourque lands a glancing blow to the side of Buckner's head.
Buckner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Buckner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bourque finds it's way round the side to connect with Buckner's head.
Bourque misses with a two punch combination.
Buckner misses with a body kick.
Bourque pounces like a tiger and cracks Buckner with a vicious hook! Buckner is down but not out! Bourque follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Bourque!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Bourque thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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