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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Riddick O Hara (ranked 4410 p4p, 4408 weight class) and John LeFeucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 cm 21 155 0 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm 18 155 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Riddick O Hara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John LeFeucker! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Hara shoots for a takedown but LeFeucker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. LeFeucker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Hara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. LeFeucker lands a jab to the nose. O Hara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Hara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. LeFeucker scores with a jab. O Hara acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Nice cross by LeFeucker. O Hara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like John LeFeucker has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. LeFeucker cracks O Hara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Jab from LeFeucker. O Hara moves out of range as LeFeucker strikes. O Hara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LeFeucker sprawls well. LeFeucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Hara gets slowly back to his feet. O Hara sets himself, and LeFeucker steps forward looking for the clinch! O Hara avoids it this time. O Hara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. LeFeucker tries to keep at a distance but O Hara has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Hara is trying to break free. O Hara keeps control of LeFeucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Hara. LeFeucker struggles to land a body shot inside as O Hara controls his hands.
LeFeucker stops a takedown attempt from O Hara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Riddick O Hara. That's going to take a lot out of him. LeFeucker wants to break free but O Hara has control.
LeFeucker tries to break free but O Hara pushes him back against the cage. LeFeucker tries to break the clinch but O Hara is controlling the position. O Hara tries to pull guard but LeFeucker won't allow it.
O Hara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. LeFeucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. LeFeucker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Hara's efforts to push away. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. LeFeucker lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. LeFeucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. LeFeucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LeFeucker looking to throw knees to the head but O Hara is blocking nicely.
LeFeucker misses with an elbow strike.
LeFeucker wants to get back to striking at distance but O Hara won't allow it.
O Hara prevents LeFeucker from breaking the clinch. LeFeucker can't break the clinch.
O Hara keeps control of LeFeucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. LeFeucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Hara goes for a takedown in the clinch but LeFeucker prevents it.
O Hara manages to pull guard.
LeFeucker trying to control the position from guard on top but O Hara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. O Hara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. LeFeucker defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Hara looking for a sweep. Not yet O Hara, not yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. O Hara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. O Hara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Hara thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. O Hara wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. A cross from LeFeucker lands. Good exchange - LeFeucker coming out on top. LeFeucker throws a hook but O Hara blocks it. LeFeucker throws an overhand right that lands on O Hara's shoulder, as O Hara tries to avoid the shot. O Hara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LeFeucker to score with a decent uppercut. O Hara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Hara has LeFeucker up against the cage in a clinch.
LeFeucker is pressed up against the cage. O Hara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag LeFeucker down to the mat. LeFeucker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. LeFeucker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. O Hara shoots for a double leg takedown but LeFeucker sprawls well. He's pushed O Hara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. LeFeucker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. LeFeucker scores with a decent looking hook. A left lands for LeFeucker. O Hara on the wrong end of a nice hook. LeFeucker misses with a straight left. O Hara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. John LeFeucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Hara takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John LeFeucker dominated that round. The cut man is working on John LeFeucker's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. O Hara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts LeFeucker as he jumps to the side. A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Hara is defended easily by LeFeucker. LeFeucker lands with a hook. O Hara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The fighters circling - LeFeucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. LeFeucker tests O Hara's chin there with a solid looking shot. O Hara tries to clinch but LeFeucker moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice shot lands for LeFeucker. LeFeucker connects with a right hand. O Hara shakes it off. O Hara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
LeFeucker cracks O Hara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. O Hara instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. LeFeucker working some nice short punches in the clinch. A frustrated look appears on LeFeucker's face as he tries to break the clinch. O Hara blocking some punches.
LeFeucker misses with a hook from the clinch. LeFeucker misses with a hook from the clinch. O Hara jumps into guard, dragging LeFeucker to the mat.
LeFeucker wants to control from the top but O Hara keeps moving. There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Hara is on top in guard.
O Hara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. O Hara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Hara stands up from guard. Let's bang! Nice sprawl there from LeFeucker as O Hara shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Riddick O Hara. That's going to take a lot out of him. Good standup being displayed there by LeFeucker as he connects with a hook. O Hara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LeFeucker swivels and escapes. LeFeucker cracks O Hara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. John LeFeucker seems to be getting the better of the standup. O Hara tries to clinch but LeFeucker moves out of range. O Hara darts in and clinches LeFeucker up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. LeFeucker throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Hara wants to break free but LeFeucker has control.
O Hara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. LeFeucker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. O Hara is looking to take this one to the mat. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. O Hara pulls LeFeucker into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. O Hara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Hara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. O Hara gets to his feet - LeFeucker follows without any prompting. O Hara takes one to the side of the head.
O Hara tries for a takedown but LeFeucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. O Hara fails in his attempt to clinch. LeFeucker lands the left hand. LeFeucker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Hara on the side of the head. LeFeucker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Hara on the side of the head. O Hara on the wrong end of a nice hook. O Hara fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. LeFeucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. LeFeucker catches O Hara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts LeFeucker, as that shot connected.
LeFeucker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. LeFeucker clobbers O Hara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. LeFeucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. O Hara tries to clinch there but LeFeucker circles away.
O Hara scores to the head and body with a nice combination! O Hara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. LeFeucker with a hook. Damien Riddick O Hara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. LeFeucker 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.
O Hara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. LeFeucker lands a really nice looking cross but O Hara seems unphased.
O Hara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LeFeucker. O Hara tries to move into range but LeFeucker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John LeFeucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on John LeFeucker's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! No luck with that takedown attempt from O Hara. LeFeucker throws a jab when O Hara was well out of range. An attempted straight right counter from O Hara misses the target. LeFeucker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Hara momentarily.
LeFeucker connects with the punch. O Hara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. LeFeucker throws out a powerful jab. O Hara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Hara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. O Hara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. And an attempted straight right on the counter from LeFeucker! But no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. O Hara doesn't succeed with the takedown and O Hara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Riddick O Hara. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nice straight punches there by LeFeucker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LeFeucker. O Hara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and LeFeucker counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. LeFeucker stuffs the takedown attempt from O Hara. O Hara gets slowly back to his feet. Donk. LeFeucker catches O Hara right on the button with a cross. LeFeucker connects with the punch. O Hara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
LeFeucker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. LeFeucker tests O Hara's chin there with a solid looking shot. LeFeucker lands with an overhand left. LeFeucker with a nice cross. LeFeucker scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Hara in his tracks. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! O Hara has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. LeFeucker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. O Hara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Hara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. LeFeucker scores with a sloppy right hand. O Hara should have avoided that one. LeFeucker tests O Hara's chin there with a solid looking shot. O Hara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but LeFeucker defends well and O Hara ends up having to push LeFeucker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. LeFeucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. LeFeucker is trying to break the clinch but O Hara has him pressed against the cage. LeFeucker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. O Hara dodges an elbow strike from LeFeucker.
LeFeucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. LeFeucker tries to throw a body punch but O Hara avoids it by throwing LeFeucker back against the cage. LeFeucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. LeFeucker is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. LeFeucker throws a punch but it's blocked by O Hara. O Hara tries to circle away but LeFeucker has him pinned against the cage. LeFeucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Hara wants to break free but LeFeucker has control.
LeFeucker misses with a knee strike.
O Hara avoiding damage as LeFeucker throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. O Hara is working for takedown but LeFeucker is calmly controlling the position for now. O Hara avoids a wild elbow strike from LeFeucker. LeFeucker misses with a short punch on the inside. LeFeucker pushes off an throws an elbow but O Hara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. O Hara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. LeFeucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. O Hara drops down looking for an ankle pick but LeFeucker pulls his leg out and moves away.
LeFeucker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round. LeFeucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Hara. O Hara circles away out of range and recomposes himself. O Hara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling LeFeucker to score with a decent uppercut. LeFeucker lands an overhand right. O Hara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and LeFeucker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Hara scrambles back to his feet. Decent striking displayed by LeFeucker there. O Hara tries to score a power double leg takedown but LeFeucker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Hara somewhat. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. LeFeucker scores with a nice right hand.
LeFeucker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Hara's head backwards. Damien Riddick O Hara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! John LeFeucker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. LeFeucker connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight! John LeFeucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got LeFeucker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John LeFeucker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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