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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Turcotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Frost!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost throws a right hand that Turcotte ducks under and follows up with a left that Turcotte also avoids with ease.
Frost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost stuns Turcotte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frost scores with a jab to the head.
Turcotte dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Turcotte slips a jab and a cross from Frost.
Frost throws a series of punches but Turcotte moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Frost. That snapped Turcotte's head back.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turcotte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turcotte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Turcotte dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turcotte circles away quickly and effectively.
Turcotte fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Joe Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turcotte fails to land with a series of punches.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte gets a clinch.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turcotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Turcotte has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Frost regains guard immediately.
Turcotte wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost wants to stand and escape but Turcotte is having none of it.
Turcotte tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turcotte chips away with some ground and pound.
Turcotte throwing strikes but missing.
Turcotte slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frost wants to get back to full guard.
Frost looks gassed!
Turcotte passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Turcotte working the ground and pound effectively.
Turcotte lands with some strikes.
Frost keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frost is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Turcotte avoids the attempt from Frost to control.
Turcotte looking to secure an arm triangle but Frost defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost is trying to escape the mount but Turcotte keeps good control and instead manages to take Frost's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Turcotte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frost misses with a double jab
and Turcotte counters with a takedown into side control.
Frost is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turcotte tries for a kimura but Frost is defending well.
Turcotte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Frost down.
Turcotte working away.
Turcotte has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Turcotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost lands with an uppercut that bounces Turcotte off the cage and back into rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turcotte counters with a big head kick but Frost shrugs it off.
Turcotte gets caught flat footed, as Frost shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Turcotte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frost slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turcotte lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Frost!
Frost defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Turcotte.
Turcotte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turcotte jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Frost manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost is trying to control Turcotte's posture but Turcotte avoids it.
Turcotte tries to move to mount but Frost blocks the move with his legs.
Frost wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Turcotte working away.
Frost takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Turcotte working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Turcotte is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte tries to advance to mount but Frost denies him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Frost throws a combination that misses
and Turcotte counters with a shoot takedown. Frost fights it but they end up in guard.
Turcotte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turcotte advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Frost pushes Turcotte away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turcotte gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turcotte scoring with punches and elbows.
Frost is looking to regain half guard here but Turcotte keeps moving and retains side control.
Turcotte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frost is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turcotte creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frost sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frost sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Frost tries to buck Turcotte off but Turcotte is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frost can do anything to dispel that myth.
Frost regains half guard.
Turcotte is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Turcotte dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost looks to land a left hand but Turcotte moved out of range nicely.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Frost misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte rushes Frost and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frost takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost has had enough of the clinch but Turcotte keeps him there for the moment.
Turcotte goes for a takedown attempt but Frost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Frost.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dennis Turcotte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost lands a jab to Turcotte's midsection.
Frost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frost takes a swing at Turcotte's ribcage but misses.
Joe Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dennis Turcotte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turcotte is looking to clinch.
Frost tries to bum rush Turcotte with a series of wild strikes but Turcotte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turcotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turcotte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turcotte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turcotte has Frost pressed against the cage, preventing Frost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turcotte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.
Turcotte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turcotte ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Turcotte no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Frost wants to stand but Turcotte is controlling his posture from full guard.
Frost is looking to work some ground and pound but Turcotte has wrist control.
Turcotte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Turcotte controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frost really wants to buck Turcotte off and get back to his feet.
Turcotte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frost is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turcotte content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dennis Turcotte.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turcotte, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Turcotte!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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