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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Bernard (ranked 577 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Timmy Doyle (ranked 85 p4p, 389 weight class). 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Bernard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle swings for the body but Bernard moves out of range.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
Bernard closes the distance and clinches.
Bernard misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bernard.
It looks like Timmy Doyle has been cut.
Bernard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle's coach down at whitey's gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Doyle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bernard tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bernard throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Bernard.
Bernard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bernard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Doyle working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bernard.
A short right from Bernard.
Bernard lands with a left to the head.
Bernard lands with a right to the head.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bernard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Bernard.
Bernard thuds a left hand into Doyle's body.
Doyle tests Bernard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bernard throws an off balance right hand
and Bernard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Rob Bernard has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle throws the left hand but Bernard avoids the punch easily.
Bernard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bernard is just out of range.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Bernard's shoulder, as Bernard tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard dodges the punch combination from Doyle.
Bernard throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bernard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Bernard tries to counter by clinching up but Doyle breaks away and moves out of range.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bernard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bernard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doyle misses with a shot to the body
and Bernard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bernard moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bernard.
Still in the clinch, Bernard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bernard misses with some punches.
Bernard swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard misses with some punches.
Bernard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bernard lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bernard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Bernard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bernard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bernard.
Bernard lands with a light punch inside.
Bernard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bernard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bernard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bernard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bernard throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Bernard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bernard lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bernard throws an elbow but misses.
Bernard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bernard.
Bernard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bernard. Bernard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bernard walks into a jab.
Bernard stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernard lands the left hand.
Doyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bernard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Bernard ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Bernard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Bernard counters with a right hand to the body.
Bernard loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Timmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernard ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Bernard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle misses with a jab to the body
and Bernard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Bernard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bernard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Bernard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bernard jabs at Doyle's body.
Doyle misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle lands a jab.
Bernard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bernard looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Bernard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Bernard saw that one coming.
It looked like Bernard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bernard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bernard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Bernard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernard throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle throws a jab when Bernard was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bernard lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard slips a jab from Doyle.
A quick step to the side and Bernard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Bernard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Bernard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bernard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernard ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Bernard slips under a jab from Doyle.
Bernard clinches.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bernard is working Doyle over against the cage.
Bernard throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Bernard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernard lands a nice elbow.
Bernard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bernard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bernard breaks from the clinch.
Bernard lands a jab to the head.
Bernard connects with a crisp jab.
Bernard forces Doyle back against the cage and clinches.
Bernard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernard misses the shot to the body.
Bernard moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bernard tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Bernard connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bernard pushes off an throws an elbow but Doyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rob Bernard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bernard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bernard.
A short uppercut from Bernard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Bernard controls his hands.
Bernard lands a right hand.
Bernard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bernard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bernard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doyle's brow.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Bernard.
Bernard pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bernard gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Bernard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bernard.
A nice side step and Doyle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Bernard saw that one coming.
Donk. Doyle catches Bernard right on the button with a cross.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Bernard slips the punch.
Bernard is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Bernard misses.
Bernard throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bernard moves out of range.
Doyle looks to land a combination but Bernard avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Bernard misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Bernard.
Bernard tries to counter by clinching up but Doyle breaks away and moves out of range.
Doyle tests Bernard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bernard.
Doyle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Bernard won't allow it.
Bernard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bernard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bernard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bernard misses with an elbow over the top.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
A short right from Bernard.
Doyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bernard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Bernard lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doyle there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Doyle finds it's way through Bernard's defenses.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bernard is looking to counter punch.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle throws a series of strikes that have Bernard backpedaling.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bernard moves out of range.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bernard at a distance.
Bernard moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Bernard slips under a jab.
Bernard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bernard moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
and Bernard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Bernard darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
Bernard has Doyle pressed against the cage, preventing Doyle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bernard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Bernard lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Bernard lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Bernard working aggressively here.
Bernard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bernard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Bernard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle is rocked!
Bernard lands a nice elbow.
Doyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Bernard finish him?
Bernard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernard avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bernard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bernard is looking to counter punch.
Bernard circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Doyle tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bernard wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rob Bernard!
Rob Bernard retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Rob Bernard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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