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EFC 114: Tour de la Bourse PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley comes into the arena with Step into a World blaring out of the sound system. Bobby Leshley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leshley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leshley gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willie is looking for a sweep.
Willie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leshley off and has taken his back!
Willie is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Leshley up.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willie looking for the RNC.
Willie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Leshley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Willie struggling to land strikes to the head as Leshley covers up.
Leshley just trying to survive but Willie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Well, with Willie on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Leshley is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Willie throws strikes from the back but Leshley rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Leshley.
Willie throws an elbow that misses. Leshley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willie's guard. Nice move by Leshley!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley preventing the sweep.
Willie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leshley landing some decent shots from guard.
Leshley trying to control the position from guard on top but Willie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leshley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Willie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Willie working for a triangle but Leshley defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leshley wants to stand but Willie is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leshley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Willie controls Leshley momentarily but Leshley frees himself.
Leshley wants to control from the top but Willie keeps moving.
Leshley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leshley trying to control the position from guard on top but Willie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leshley stopping the sweep attempt from Willie.
Leshley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willie on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley pushes down on Willie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Leshley not doing much here.
Willie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Leshley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Willie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley connects with a couple of short punches.
Leshley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Willie is proving hard to escape from.
Willie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leshley!
Leshley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Willie dominating with strikes here.
Bobby Leshley's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Leshley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boxcar Willie!
After winning the bout, Boxcar Willie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pittawat Rukphairee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvaka Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pittawat Rukphairee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pittawat Rukphairee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elvaka Drago!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rukphairee shoots in looking for a takedown. Drago tries to sprawl out of it but Rukphairee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rukphairee lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Rukphairee takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drago is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rukphairee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Rukphairee finish him?
Rukphairee fails to land the takedown.
Rukphairee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rukphairee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drago tries to lock up and control but Rukphairee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rukphairee content just to control the position here.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Rukphairee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Drago for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to reverse the position but Rukphairee maintains control.
Rukphairee controlling his opponent.
Rukphairee stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rukphairee shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pittawat Rukphairee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rukphairee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Rukphairee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Drago looks gassed!
Rukphairee stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rukphairee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rukphairee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rukphairee shoots in and gets a takedown into Drago's guard.
Rukphairee stands up from Drago's guard - Rukphairee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rukphairee rushes Drago with punches - Drago moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Drago goes down! Rukphairee follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pittawat Rukphairee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Jayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Run this Town. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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219 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Jayden!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter blocks a jab.
Jayden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Jayden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Jayden is predictable there
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Jayden misses with a body shot.
Jayden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Jayden.
Jayden throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Carter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter blocks a leg kick.
Jayden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carter.
Jayden misses with a wild body shot.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Nate Jayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jayden throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Jayden wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter throws a head kick but Jayden moves out of range.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jayden throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jayden.
A bone on bone clash there as Jayden blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jayden takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Shawn Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jayden swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Jayden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Carter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jayden throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jayden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter tests Jayden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jayden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jayden off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayden checks a leg kick.
Jayden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Jayden looks gassed!
Carter throws a head kick but Jayden moves out of range.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jayden. That did some damage!
Carter lands a head kick!
Jayden throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Jayden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Jayden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jayden throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayden keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter rushes Jayden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carter with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nate Jayden has been cut.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jayden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Jayden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jayden's face.
Jayden is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Carter lands a big elbow that drops Jayden! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jayden is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad comes into the arena with Rider Part II blaring out of the sound system. Tony Rosholt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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278 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Rosholt!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosholt dodges the punch combination from Conrad.
Rosholt looks to score with a jab to the body but Conrad is just out of range.
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
Conrad moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Tony Rosholt has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rosholt.
Conrad lands with a cross.
Rosholt throws a nice looking combination but Conrad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tony Rosholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conrad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosholt has a takedown stuffed.
Rosholt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosholt leaves Conrad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rosholt misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad staying out of range there.
Conrad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosholt doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Conrad counter with a right hand.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rosholt.
Rosholt scores with a decent looking hook.
Rosholt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conrad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rosholt, pushing him back against the cage.
Rosholt tries to circle away but Conrad has him pinned against the cage.
Conrad has Rosholt pressed against the cage, preventing Rosholt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rosholt has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Conrad after a bit of a struggle.
Conrad prevents a body shot from Rosholt.
Rosholt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conrad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Conrad lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad scores with a hook to the body.
Rosholt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rosholt tries a body shot but Conrad blocks it.
A short left from Conrad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conrad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Conrad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rosholt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rosholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Conrad.
That has opened up Tony Rosholt's cut even more.
Rosholt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conrad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt avoids a kick to the body.
Rosholt throws a shot from downtown. Conrad moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad defending well as Rosholt loads up on a big left hand.
Conrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosholt.
A slow jab from Conrad misses its intended target.
Rosholt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Conrad is looking to control Rosholt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Conrad avoid being mounted?
Rosholt slips a nice elbow through Conrad's hands, connecting with Conrad's forehead.
Conrad tries to kick Rosholt off but Rosholt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Conrad trying to control here.
Rosholt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Conrad pushes Rosholt off looking to stand but Rosholt dives back in and keeps control.
Rosholt is looking for a kimura but Conrad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rosholt to get the leverage.
Rosholt is pressing down on Conrad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Conrad is holding on for now.
Rosholt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad wants to control but Rosholt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Conrad is looking to improve his position.
Conrad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conrad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rosholt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conrad defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Rosholt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rosholt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rosholt jabs Conrad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rosholt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Conrad moves out of range as Rosholt strikes.
Conrad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jack Conrad is winning the standup battle so far.
Conrad slips a jab and a cross from Rosholt.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Conrad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rosholt tries to reverse the position but Conrad maintains control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosholt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Conrad trying to control the action but Rosholt is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rosholt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Conrad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosholt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosholt working a defensive guard here.
Conrad trying to control but Rosholt is working from the bottom.
Conrad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jack Conrad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Conrad darts in trying to clinch
and Rosholt counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Conrad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rosholt staying out of range there.
Rosholt fails to land the takedown.
Rosholt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rosholt.
Rosholt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conrad swivels and escapes.
Jack Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rosholt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Conrad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rosholt is breathing heavily.
Conrad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Conrad rushes Rosholt and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Conrad.
Conrad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conrad stalling against the cage.
Conrad throws a head punch that misses.
Rosholt presses Conrad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rosholt prevents a body shot from Conrad.
Rosholt can't break the clinch.
Rosholt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conrad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conrad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosholt's efforts to push away.
Rosholt tries to work over Conrad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conrad prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rosholt's efforts to push away.
Conrad stalls.
A short left from Conrad.
Rosholt lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conrad is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosholt gets an underhook and turns Conrad into the cage.
Rosholt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conrad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosholt 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!
Conrad controlling the action here for a moment.
Rosholt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Conrad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
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 Jack Conrad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Rosholt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Conrad slips under a jab.
Rosholt tries to bum rush Conrad with a series of wild strikes but Conrad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rosholt dips to his left and cracks Conrad with an uppercut!
Conrad throws out a leg kick but Rosholt moves out of range and Conrad only half commits.
Rosholt throws a looping overhand right but Conrad ducks down to avoid it.
Rosholt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conrad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosholt. Conrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosholt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conrad.
Rosholt throws a lazy right hand but Conrad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conrad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conrad blocks a jab.
Conrad tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt throws a jab when Conrad was well out of range.
Rosholt slaps away a takedown attempt from Conrad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conrad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conrad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosholt misses with an uppercut. Conrad saw that one coming.
Conrad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Conrad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Conrad trying to control but Rosholt is working from the bottom.
Conrad tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosholt is retaining full guard.
Jack Conrad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt looking for a sweep. Not yet Rosholt, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Rosholt keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Conrad just wasn't active enough.
Rosholt with a hook.
Rosholt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosholt.
Rosholt misses with a looping left.
Conrad punishes Rosholt's body with a nice straight punch.
Conrad throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conrad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosholt.
Conrad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rosholt takes a swing at Conrad's ribcage but misses.
Tony Rosholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. Rosholt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rosholt shoots in for a takedown but Conrad shows good takedown defense.
Rosholt avoids the head kick by Conrad.
Rosholt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conrad can pounce on him.
Rosholt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conrad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rosholt swings for the body but Conrad moves out of range.
Rosholt misses with a double jab
and Conrad counters with a straight right hand.
Conrad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rosholt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack Conrad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rosholt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conrad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosholt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conrad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rosholt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conrad moves away.
Conrad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rosholt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rosholt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conrad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosholt.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
Conrad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosholt throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosholt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosholt tries to move into range but Conrad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rosholt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conrad finds it's way round the side to connect with Rosholt's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Conrad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harvey Crawford!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantegna misses with a two punch combination.
Mantegna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Harvey Crawford has been cut.
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!
Mantegna lands with an uppercut that bounces Crawford off the cage and back into range.
Crawford fails with the takedown
and Mantegna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mantegna jabs Crawford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crawford looks for a takedown but Mantegna sprawls well.
Tony Mantegna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harvey Crawford.
Crawford looks gassed!
Crawford fails with the takedown
and Mantegna counters with a body kick.
Crawford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mantegna can pounce on him.
Crawford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mantegna lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mantegna. That's going to slow Crawford down.
A lazy left from Mantegna finds it's target.
That has opened up Harvey Crawford's cut even more.
Crawford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mantegna cracks Crawford's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Crawford slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Mantegna can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Mantegna!
Tony Mantegna very nearly forgot to thank Popeye’s Spinach - 159($40)/158 Proof supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sublime - Santaria. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St Juste connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
St Juste takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Juste.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Juste is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
St Juste throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into St Juste's ribs.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Juste.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Juste has time to react.
St Juste scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Xavier Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
St Juste throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
St Juste scores with a decent looking hook.
St Juste throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
St Juste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Sanchez.
St Juste cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
St Juste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Juste will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Juste fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Juste manages to avoid it.
St Juste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Juste thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez is looking to wear down St Juste with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Juste avoids it really well and circles away.
St Juste misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Juste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Juste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Juste misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Juste checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Juste scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but St Juste manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Juste has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Juste and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Juste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but St Juste moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
St Juste throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
St Juste takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
St Juste jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Juste takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick from St Juste misses.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
St Juste gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by St Juste.
St Juste cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Sanchez motions for St Juste to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
St Juste tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Xavier Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
St Juste takes one to the side of the head.
St Juste misses with a series of wild punches.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
St Juste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but St Juste circles away.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Juste circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Juste - that will leave a mark!
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
A slow jab from St Juste misses its intended target.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by St Juste.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but St Juste avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Juste lands a nice shot to the body.
St Juste checks a leg kick.
St Juste swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Juste defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
No joy there for St Juste, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez tries to clinch but St Juste moves out of range.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
St Juste throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Juste on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
St Juste throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
St Juste lands with a nice body punch.
St Juste has managed to clinch.
St Juste misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Juste.
St Juste tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Juste is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Juste has his back to the cage.
St Juste has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
St Juste is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Justes head.
St Juste tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but St Juste avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
St Juste working aggressively here.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez tries to work over St Juste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as St Juste controls his hands.
St Juste is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Juste has his back to the cage.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath St Juste's ribcage. St Juste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Juste stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
St Juste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez tries a body shot but St Juste blocks it.
St Juste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath St Juste's ribcage. St Juste let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renan St Juste will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste'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 Juste lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Juste is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, St Juste circles away and we're back to standing.
St Juste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
St Juste takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
St Juste keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but St Juste shows good takedown defense.
St Juste misses with a wild body shot.
St Juste tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St Juste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Juste takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Juste circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but St Juste slips the punch.
St Juste has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanchez.
St Juste throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Juste avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
St Juste avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez rushes St Juste and presses him up against the cage.
St Juste looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Juste prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Juste drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
St Juste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but St Juste sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
St Juste has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but St Juste is defending well.
A body shot lands from St Juste.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Juste misses with a body punch.
St Juste manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
St Juste wants to stall.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but St Juste has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as St Juste controls the action.
St Juste throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from St Juste.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Juste.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of St Juste's head.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
St Juste struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but St Juste avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries to work over St Juste's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Juste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Juste lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
St Juste is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Juste misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on St Juste's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Juste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from St Juste as Sanchez shoots in.
St Juste fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
St Juste throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from St Juste.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Juste was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Juste at a distance.
Sanchez lands with a hook. St Juste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. St Juste looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Juste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Juste.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
St Juste misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
St Juste lands an uppercut.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Good body shot from St Juste.
St Juste scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Juste lands a body punch.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
St Juste softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from St Juste.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Xavier Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Juste creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Juste lands a nice shot to the body.
St Juste lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Juste.
St Juste tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
St Juste can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
St Juste is working Sanchez over against the cage.
St Juste escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Juste comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by St Juste.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
St Juste lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Juste.
St Juste throws a body kick that misses.
St Juste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
St Juste is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but St Juste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Juste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
St Juste keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St Juste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Juste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Juste sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
St Juste throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from St Juste.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Renan St Juste's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Juste looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
St Juste lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
St Juste slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but St Juste avoids it.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Juste misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws the left hand but St Juste avoids the punch easily.
St Juste scores with a jab to the body.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sanchez pushes St Juste up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Sanchez.
St Juste lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Juste prevents it.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Juste backwards.
St Juste's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez throws a body punch but St Juste moves out of range.
St Juste throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Juste misses with a hook.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but St Juste circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Juste pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Juste checks it well.
Sanchez takes a swing at St Juste's ribcage but misses.
St Juste misses with a leg kick.
St Juste takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez keeps St Juste at a distance using the push kick.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. St Juste takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez lands with a hook. St Juste tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but St Juste sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez misses the body punch
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Juste lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but St Juste circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez lands a head shot.
St Juste thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
St Juste throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from St Juste as Sanchez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends St Juste's belly button to the back.
St Juste throws a big shot that misses.
St Juste on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Juste misses with a straight right.
Sanchez tries to work over St Juste's front leg with a kick but St Juste checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from St Juste misses.
Sanchez thumps St Juste with a low kick.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and St Juste counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renan St Juste.
I think St Juste 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste is the new welterweight champion!
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