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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Boyington (ranked 4231 p4p, 3686 weight class) and Jovi Dufren (ranked 466 p4p, 422 weight class). Justin Boyington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jovi Dufren's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Boyington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Dufren!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Dufren misses.
Dufren throws a body punch but Boyington moves out of range.
Dufren fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dufren misses with the head strike.
Boyington prevents a body shot from Dufren.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufren avoids the damage to the body.
Dufren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Dufren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dufren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyington scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Dufren.
Dufren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boyingtons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren avoiding damage as Boyington throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Dufren.
Dufren pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dufren stalls.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Dufren.
Boyington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dufren misses with a body punch.
Boyington landing knees to the body.
Dufren looking to stall.
Dufren tries to work over Boyington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dufren is defending well for now.
Boyington controlling the action here for a moment.
Boyington creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufren dodges an elbow strike from Boyington.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufren avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dufren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dufren avoiding damage as Boyington throws knees to the body.
Dufren misses with a punch on the inside.
Dufren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dufren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dufren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dufren misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dufren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dufren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
Dufren tries a body shot but Boyington blocks it.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Dufren is trying to maintain a safe position but Boyington gets an underhook and turns Dufren into the cage.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dufren.
Dufren throws a head punch that misses.
Dufren lands an uppercut.
Dufren misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyington tries a knee to the head but Dufren blocks it.
Boyington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dufren misses with some punches.
Boyington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyington scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jovi Dufren has been cut.
Boyington throws an elbow that misses.
Boyington lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dufren lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyington.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boyington lands a damaging elbow.
Dufren misses with the head strike.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dufren avoids it.
Dufren has a couple of punches blocked by Boyington.
Dufren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dufren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boyington misses with an elbow strike.
Boyington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufren struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyington controls his hands.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but Dufren blocks with his arms.
Dufren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
Dufren misses with a punch on the inside.
Dufren tries a body shot but Boyington blocks it.
Dufren pushes Boyington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyington throws an elbow but misses.
Boyington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dufren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dufren misses with a punch to the body.
Dufren lands a nice uppercut.
Dufren can't find room to land a body shot as Boyington controls the action.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyington blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dufren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dufren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyington's elbow.
Boyington landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jovi Dufren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jovi Dufren's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Dufren does no damage.
Justin Boyington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyington takes the fight into the clinch.
Dufren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
Dufren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boyington throws an elbow but it misses.
Dufren dodges an elbow strike from Boyington.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dufren.
Dufren lands an uppercut.
Boyington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dufren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Dufren.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Dufren tries a body shot but Boyington blocks it.
Boyington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufren misses with the head strike.
Dufren has a couple of punches blocked by Boyington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dufren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boyington trying to land knees to the body.
Boyington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dufren tries to throw a body punch but Boyington avoids it by throwing Dufren back against the cage.
Boyington effectively controlling the action here.
Dufren slowing the pace effectively.
Dufren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boyington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dufren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Dufren.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovi Dufren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dufren lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyington lands an elbow that stopped Dufren in his tracks for a moment.
Dufren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufren avoids the damage to the body.
Boyington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyington lands a nice knee to the body.
Dufren avoiding damage as Boyington throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dufren is defending well for now.
Dufren tries to stall but Boyington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boyington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dufren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dufren tries to throw a body punch but Boyington avoids it by throwing Dufren back against the cage.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dufren is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyington.
Dufren blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dufren is defending well for now.
Dufren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyington landing knees to the body.
Dufren misses with some punches.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufren tries a body shot but Boyington blocks it.
Dufren misses with a punch on the inside.
Dufren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boyington.
Boyington's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Boyington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dufren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dufren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufren swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyington lands a nice elbow.
Boyington trying to land knees to the body.
Boyington throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Dufren.
Boyington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dufren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boyington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Dufren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dufren misses with a body punch.
Dufren misses with a punch to the body.
Dufren avoids the elbow strike from Boyington, against the cage.
Dufren lands a nice uppercut.
Dufren managing to block the knees to the body from Boyington.
Dufren misses with the head strike.
Dufren working aggressively here.
Boyington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dufren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyington's elbow.
Dufren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyington or not.
Boyington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dufren blocks it with crossed arms.
Dufren has a couple of punches blocked by Boyington.
Dufren takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Boyington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jovi Dufren's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dufren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dufren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boyington back to the cage. Dufren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boyington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dufren lands a body shot.
Boyington has Dufren up against the cage in a clinch.
Boyington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dufren.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dufren.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufren avoids the damage to the body.
Boyington taking a breather.
Dufren stalling in the clinch but Boyington improves position.
Boyington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyington misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufren avoids the damage to the body.
Dufren trying to control the position but instead, Boyington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dufren into the cage.
Dufren tries a body shot but Boyington blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren misses with a body punch.
Dufren lands a shoulder strike.
Dufren tries to throw a body punch but Boyington avoids it by throwing Dufren back against the cage.
Boyington tries to land knees in the clinch but Dufren avoids the damage to the body.
Dufren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyington missing with knees to the body.
Boyington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dufren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dufren managing to block the knees to the body from Boyington.
Dufren lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dufren lands a hook that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
Boyington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Boyington.
Dufren misses with a body punch.
Dufren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dufren.
Dufren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dufren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
Dufren lands a shoulder strike.
Dufren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dufren is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufren misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Dufren.
Boyington prevents a body shot from Dufren.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufren is working Boyington over against the cage.
Dufren slowing the pace effectively.
Dufren swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufren lands a hook that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
Dufren taking a breather.
Dufren lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boyington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dufren fails to land.
Dufren managing to block the knees to the body from Boyington.
Dufren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boyington backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dufren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dufren lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dufren has a couple of punches blocked by Boyington.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyington throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Dufren.
Dufren can't find room to land a body shot as Boyington controls the action.
Boyington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dufren is defending well for now.
Dufren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boyington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dufren is keeping busy.
Boyington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dufren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufren looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyington as Dufren tries to tie him up.
Dufren is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Dufren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyington's elbow.
Boyington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dufren avoids it.
Dufren is stalling here.
Dufren blocks an elbow strike from Boyington.
Dufren managing to block the knees to the body from Boyington.
Dufren looking to stall.
Boyington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dufren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Dufren.
A short uppercut from Dufren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jovi Dufren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dufren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jovi Dufren!
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