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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 150 p4p, 213 weight class) and Reni Manfield (ranked 28 p4p, 40 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reni Manfield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfield misses with a takedown
and Turcotte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turcotte lands an overhand right.
Manfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Turcotte does it's job there.
Turcotte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Manfield moves away and avoids it.
Manfield is trying to counter with his kicks.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
Turcotte throws a hook but Manfield avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Manfield moved out of range.
Turcotte jabs Manfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manfield ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Manfield saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Manfield misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte throws the left hand but Manfield avoids the punch easily.
Turcotte wants to clinch.
Manfield thinks about the counter body kick.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manfield.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
And Manfield responds with a good body kick, but Turcotte manages to step out the way in time.
Turcotte misses with a right hand
and Manfield counters with a shoot takedown. Turcotte fights it but they end up in guard.
Manfield wants to pass the guard but Turcotte is keeping the position.
Turcotte seems keen to control Manfield's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manfield stays in close to Turcotte's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Turcotte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turcotte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turcotte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turcotte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manfield.
Manfield wants to control from the top but Turcotte keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Manfield dives in and grabs Turcotte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turcotte pushes down on Manfield's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Turcotte. No joy for Manfield on that attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Turcotte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jacques Turcotte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reni Manfield.
Turcotte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turcotte leaves Manfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte thuds a left hand into Manfield's body.
Manfield slips under a jab from Turcotte.
Manfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turcotte.
Manfield ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a series of wild punches.
Turcotte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
Manfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turcotte lands a jab to the nose.
Turcotte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
Manfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Turcotte as Manfield shoots in.
A counter left hand to the body from Turcotte misses its target.
Jacques Turcotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Turcotte misses.
Manfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Manfield does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manfield tries to move into range but Turcotte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Manfield tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Manfield shoots in for a takedown but Turcotte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Manfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turcotte is fending him off so far but Manfield persists. Nope, Turcotte circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Turcotte. That snapped Manfield's head back.
Manfield shoots in and bounces Turcotte off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Turcotte keeping full guard, as Manfield tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Turcotte has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turcotte's guard.
Manfield is stalling here. Turcotte is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Manfield seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Turcotte has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Manfield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turcotte wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield looks to move to half guard but instead Turcotte has passed into mount! Damn!
Manfield sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Manfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Turcotte with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manfield tries to get to full guard but Turcotte has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Manfield gets back to full guard.
Manfield is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Manfield, not yet.
Manfield is trying to keep Turcotte in close.
Turcotte preventing the sweep.
Manfield has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Turcotte has passed into side control.
Reni Manfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte wants to control but Manfield is keeping him busy.
Turcotte tries to advance to mount but can't.
Manfield is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turcotte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manfield can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manfield trying to control but Turcotte flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Manfield is in bad spot here.
Manfield trying to control the hands but Turcotte breaks the grip.
Turcotte keeps control of the position easily here as Manfield tries to buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turcotte is not going to allow Manfield to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Manfield shoots in looking for a takedown but Turcotte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manfield's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Turcotte moves to clinch but Manfield breaks away
and Manfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Manfield wants to clinch
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turcotte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Turcotte. No joy for Manfield on that attempt.
Manfield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turcotte tries to avoid it but Manfield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turcotte to the ground. Turcotte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Turcotte is looking to counter punch.
Jacques Turcotte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reni Manfield.
Turcotte moves out of range as Manfield throws a body kick.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield throws a shot to the body.
Manfield has his takedown stuffed
and Turcotte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turcotte scores with the left hand. Manfield knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turcotte lands a jab.
We've been told by Turcotte's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manfield feints and as Turcotte raises his hands in defense, Manfield changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manfield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turcotte is pulling down on Manfield's head to control his posture.
Manfield won't allow Turcotte to sweep him here.
Turcotte has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turcotte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manfield is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfield wants to pass the guard but Turcotte is keeping the position.
Manfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jacques Turcotte is winning the standup battle so far.
Turcotte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manfield lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte connects with a crisp jab.
Manfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turcotte finds it's way round the side to connect with Manfield's head.
Turcotte throws a hook but Manfield blocks it.
Turcotte looks to score with a jab to the body but Manfield is just out of range.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manfield.
A little feinted left hand from Turcotte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turcotte throws a jab when Manfield was well out of range.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Manfield.
Manfield misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Manfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Manfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Manfield tries to counter it with a takedown but Turcotte pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Manfield.
Manfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turcotte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfield scores with a jab to the body.
Turcotte misses the jab.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Manfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turcotte to score with a decent uppercut.
Manfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manfield with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turcotte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Turcotte is just out of range.
Turcotte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turcotte digs a good body shot into Manfield's ribs.
Manfield blocks a jab.
Manfield misses with a combination
and Turcotte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Manfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Manfield shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turcotte defends it nicely.
Manfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Manfield dives in for a single leg takedown but Turcotte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Turcotte misses its target.
Manfield misses with a low kick.
Turcotte throws a jab when Manfield was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield moves away from the strike by Turcotte.
Turcotte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Manfield.
Manfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacques Turcotte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reni Manfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield shoots for a takedown but Turcotte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Manfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manfield throws a solid leg kick but Turcotte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manfield.
Turcotte throws a jab but it's blocked by Manfield.
Turcotte jabs Manfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manfield wants to clinch up but Turcotte keeps it at a distance.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Manfield moves out of range.
Turcotte tries to keep at a distance but Manfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte lands a nice shot to the body.
Turcotte gets through Manfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manfield blocks an uppercut.
Manfield blocking some punches.
Turcotte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manfield prevents a body shot from Turcotte.
Manfield prevents a body shot from Turcotte.
Turcotte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manfield backwards.
Nice body punch from Turcotte - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Turcotte.
Manfield has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Turcotte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manfield can turn it around.
Manfield is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turcotte throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfield controls his hands.
Turcotte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manfield backwards.
Turcotte gets through Manfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turcotte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manfield backwards.
Turcotte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turcotte stops a takedown attempt from Manfield.
Manfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manfield takes a shot to the head.
Turcotte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turcotte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turcotte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
A countering left hand to the body from Manfield misses.
Turcotte takes a swing at Manfield's ribcage but misses.
Manfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Manfield swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Turcotte misses the target.
Turcotte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turcotte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Manfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manfield walks into a left hand.
Manfield loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Turcotte misses its target.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Manfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Turcotte takes a swing at Manfield's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Turcotte had his way with Reni Manfield in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Turcotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Manfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turcotte thinking.
Turcotte connects with a crisp jab.
Manfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turcotte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Manfield tries to move into range but Turcotte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turcotte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Turcotte misses its intended target.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turcotte sizes up Manfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turcotte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Manfield misses the shot to the body.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Turcotte defends well and Manfield ends up having to push Turcotte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Turcotte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manfield backs up against the cage.
Turcotte misses the shot to the body.
Manfield blocks a jab.
It seemed like Manfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turcotte blocks the body kick.
Manfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turcotte as he avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Turcotte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turcotte.
Manfield stuns Turcotte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manfield closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Turcotte to the mat! Turcotte manages to get full guard.
Turcotte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turcotte keeping moving, preventing Manfield from controlling successfully.
Reni Manfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turcotte keeping moving, preventing Manfield from controlling successfully.
Manfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turcotte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turcotte is trying to keep Manfield in close.
Manfield wants to control from the top but Turcotte keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manfield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turcotte but Turcotte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Turcotte throwing a counter right hand but Manfield manages to avoid it.
Jacques Turcotte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reni Manfield.
Turcotte thuds his right hand into Manfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte throws a looping overhand right but Manfield ducks down to avoid it.
Turcotte throws a body shot but no joy.
Turcotte throws a jab when Manfield was well out of range.
Turcotte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turcotte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Turcotte is wise to it.
Turcotte just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte lands a nice hook to Manfield's body. Manfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turcotte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manfield thuds a left hand into Turcotte's body.
Turcotte leaves Manfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turcotte lands with a hook. Manfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turcotte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manfield under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manfield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turcotte's guard.
Turcotte pulls Manfield in close to prevent any damage.
Turcotte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:44
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
Jacques Turcotte retains his lightweight title!
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