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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Brasto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian St Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Brasto!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Croix as he avoids it easily.
Brasto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Croix doesn't manage to clinch there - Brasto circles away.
Brian St Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Croix moves in looking to clinch but Brasto pushes him off.
St Croix wants to clinch up but Brasto keeps it at a distance.
Brasto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Croix as he jumps to the side.
Brasto feints and as St Croix raises his hands in defense, Brasto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brasto scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Croix is looking to stand up but Brasto isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasto advances position into side control!
Brasto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brasto scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Croix is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brasto connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Croix is looking to get back to his feet here but Brasto is keeping cool and he's managed to take St Croix's back.
St Croix is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasto has his arm under St Croix's chin here. Game over son! Brasto squeezes tightly and St Croix is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fidel Brasto!
Fidel Brasto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Notrussian Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blazer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What what (in the butt). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Blazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Notrussian Russian!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazer misses with a hook.
Russian cracks Blazer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Ricky Blazer has been cut.
Blazer jabs Russian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Russian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blazer scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Russian.
Russian misses with an uppercut. Blazer saw that one coming.
Blazer lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russian doesn't manage to clinch there - Blazer circles away.
Blazer throws a right hand that Russian ducks under and follows up with a left that Russian also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Blazer - just one landing.
Notrussian Russian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russian misses with a wild combination.
Russian misses with a few strikes there.
Blazer keeps the fight on the outside.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Blazer.
Russian tries to clinch up.
Blazer clobbers Russian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blazer throws an overhand right that lands on Russian's shoulder, as Russian tries to avoid the shot.
Blazer misses the jab.
Russian tries to clinch but Blazer moves away
and Blazer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer digs a good hook to Russian's body.
Blazer looks to score with a jab to the body but Russian is just out of range.
Russian wants to clinch up but Blazer keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blazer fails to land with a series of punches.
Blazer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russian walks into a stiff left hand from Blazer.
Russian throws a hook but Blazer avoids it easily.
Russian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Russian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blazer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russian throws a lazy right hand but Blazer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blazer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blazer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazer catches Russian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blazer takes a swing at Russian's ribcage but misses.
Russian throws a hook to the side of Blazer's head but Blazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russian takes a swing at Blazer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer dodges the punch combination from Russian.
Blazer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Blazer - just one landing.
Russian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blazer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blazer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Russian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russian misses with a wild body shot.
Russian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blazer.
Blazer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russian on the side of the head.
Blazer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Russian thows a body shot but no joy.
Russian throws a big shot that misses.
Blazer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Russian ducks right into an uppercut from Blazer.
Blazer swats away the attempt to clinch by Russian.
Blazer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russian has closed the distance and engaged Blazer in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russian struggles to land a body shot inside as Blazer controls his hands.
Russian misses with a body punch.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Russian.
Russian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blazer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Russian tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
Russian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blazer is trying to break free.
Russian prevents Blazer from breaking the clinch.
Blazer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Russian tries to work over Blazer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russian swings wildly with an uppercut but Blazer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Blazer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blazer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Russian misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blazer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blazer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Russian momentarily.
Blazer thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Russian.
Russian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russian wants to clinch.
Russian walks into a straight right hand from Blazer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazer thows a body shot but no joy.
Russian tries to clinch but Blazer moves out of range.
Russian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blazer slips a jab and a cross from Russian.
Blazer throws a good cross that connects.
Blazer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russian.
Blazer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blazer lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Blazer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Russian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blazer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blazer connects with a nice looking jab.
Blazer sizes up Russian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Russian wants to clinch.
Notrussian Russian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blazer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Russian tries to clinch there but Blazer circles away.
Blazer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russian.
Russian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blazer throws a hook to the side of Russian's head but Russian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russian slips a jab from Blazer.
Blazer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blazer looks to score with a jab to the body but Russian is just out of range.
Russian misses with a combination
and Blazer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Russian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazer circles away quickly and effectively.
Russian drops his hands momentarily and Blazer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazer throws a right and a left that Russian avoids nicely.
Blazer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russian was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blazer lands a lovely overhand right.
Blazer jabs Russian right on the nose. Russian blinks but takes it well.
Russian closes the distance but Blazer moves to the side
and Blazer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blazer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russian throws out a loose jab but Blazer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blazer looks to land a left hand but Russian moved out of range nicely.
Russian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch but Blazer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russian tries to bum rush Blazer with a series of wild strikes but Blazer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blazer throws a hook but Russian avoids it easily.
Blazer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blazer looks to throw the jab but Russian is out of range.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blazer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russian is looking to clinch.
Blazer scores with a hook to the body. Russian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russian scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazer dodges the punch combination from Russian.
Russian fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Russian.
Russian is breathing heavily.
Russian throws a nice looking combination but Blazer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blazer ducks under a wild hook from Russian.
Russian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blazer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Blazer lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Russian. That snapped Blazer's head back.
Russian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blazer scores with a jab.
Russian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blazer swinging wildly here.
Blazer misses with a wild body shot.
Russian tries to clinch up but Blazer circles away and keeps his distance.
Blazer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer misses with a looping left.
Russian misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Blazer.
Blazer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Russian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blazer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russian doesn't seem bothered though.
Russian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blazer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blazer lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Russian misses.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch but Blazer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blazer swings for the body but Russian moves out of range.
Russian misses the jab.
Russian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blazer.
Blazer scores with a jab to the body.
Russian looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
Russian missing with a left hand there. Blazer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer lands a body shot.
Russian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blazer.
Blazer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Russian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazer circles away quickly and effectively.
Russian misses with the combination.
Russian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
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!
Blazer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blazer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Russian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blazer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blazer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blazer.
Russian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazer circles away quickly and effectively.
Russian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blazer throws out a powerful jab.
Ricky Blazer is winning the standup battle so far.
Blazer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Russian throws a series of punches but Blazer avoids them all with ease.
Blazer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Russian on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Blazer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Blazer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blazer cracks a nice hook into Russian's ribs.
Russian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Russian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blazer lands with a nice body punch.
Russian tries to clinch but Blazer is having none of it.
Russian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russian clinches.
Blazer tries to break the clinch but Russian is controlling the position.
Russian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazer's elbow.
Blazer is trying to break the clinch but Russian has him pressed against the cage.
Russian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blazer's efforts to push away.
Blazer has had enough of the clinch but Russian keeps him there for the moment.
Blazer is trying to break the clinch but Russian is controlling him.
Blazer blocks a body shot from Russian.
Blazer tries to break free but Russian pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russian.
Blazer wants to get back to striking at distance but Russian won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian tries a body shot but Blazer blocks it.
Russian can't find room to land a body shot as Blazer controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blazer.
Russian can't find room to land a body shot as Blazer controls the action.
Blazer manages to break the clinch.
Russian wants to clinch.
Russian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blazer works the jab nicely.
Blazer lands with a good body shot.
Russian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blazer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russian misses with a body shot.
Russian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blazer swings for the body but Russian moves out of range.
Blazer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blazer lands with a nice body punch.
Russian misses with a wild body shot.
Notrussian Russian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Blazer.
A jab lands there for Blazer.
Blazer lunges at Russian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Russian's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Russian does no damage.
Russian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blazer.
Russian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Russian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blazer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blazer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russian.
Blazer misses with a straight left.
Blazer thuds a left hand into Russian's body.
Russian is looking to clinch but Blazer is avoiding it.
Russian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blazer.
Russian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russian throws a nice looking combination but Blazer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Russian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blazer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Russian under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russian misses with a few strikes there.
Russian takes one to the side of the head.
Blazer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Russian swinging wildly here.
Russian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Russian throws a body punch but Blazer moves out of range.
A combination from Russian does no damage.
Blazer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russian.
Russian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blazer.
Russian is rocked!
A nice combination there by Blazer.
Russian is still on wobbly legs! Can Blazer finish him?
Russian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blazer circles away quickly and effectively.
Blazer circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Russian to the canvas! Russian doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Blazer keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Blazer!
A very excited looking Ricky Blazer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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