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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 825 p4p, 1569 weight class) and Léo Saint-Clair (ranked 95 p4p, 184 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint-Clair's choice of entrance music: Seine Saint-Denis Style - Suprême NTM. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Léo Saint-Clair!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint-Clair ducks under a wild hook from Simons.
Russ Simons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Saint-Clair misses.
Saint-Clair has managed to clinch.
Simons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simons blocking some punches.
Simons blocking some punches.
Simons stalling in the clinch but Saint-Clair improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saint-Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simons tries to stall but Saint-Clair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint-Clair leaning against his opponent.
Simons misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Saint-Clair.
Simons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Simons - that landed with a thud.
Simons throws a head punch that misses.
Simons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint-Clair backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Clair lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Simons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint-Clair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint-Clair.
A head punch on the inside from Saint-Clair fails to land.
Simons pushes Saint-Clair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saint-Clair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simons stalling in the clinch but Saint-Clair improves position.
Simons blocking some punches.
Saint-Clair stalling.
Saint-Clair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simons backwards.
Saint-Clair working aggressively here.
Simons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saint-Clair is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint-Clair prevents a body shot from Simons.
Saint-Clair looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simons struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint-Clair controls his hands.
Saint-Clair prevents a body shot from Simons.
Simons lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint-Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Simons.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simons has a couple of punches blocked by Saint-Clair.
Simons lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Simons.
A head punch on the inside from Saint-Clair fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Simons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint-Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Simons.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saint-Clair has Simons pushed against the cage.
Simons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint-Clair prevents a body shot from Simons.
Saint-Clair blocks a body shot from Simons.
Saint-Clair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simons has a couple of punches blocked by Saint-Clair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint-Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Saint-Clair misses with some punches.
Simons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saint-Clair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simons trying to control the position but instead, Saint-Clair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simons into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saint-Clair being controlled against the cage.
Simons is trying to maintain a safe position but Saint-Clair gets an underhook and turns Simons into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Russ Simons.
Simons throws a looping overhand right but Saint-Clair ducks down to avoid it.
Simons throws out a loose jab but Saint-Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint-Clair tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Léo Saint-Clair dominated 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.
Saint-Clair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simons counters with a straight right hand.
Saint-Clair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Saint-Clair.
Simons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint-Clair lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint-Clair fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint-Clair misses the target.
Saint-Clair moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Saint-Clair.
It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
Simons missing with a left hand there. Saint-Clair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Simons throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint-Clair counters with a right hand to the body.
Simons throws a right hand that misses
and Simons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Simons.
Saint-Clair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint-Clair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Léo Saint-Clair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint-Clair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simons manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint-Clair. Saint-Clair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair slips a jab from Simons.
Simons misses with a right hand
and Saint-Clair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Simons lands.
We've been informed that Saint-Clair has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Simons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint-Clair.
Simons throws out a loose jab but Saint-Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simons misses with a hook.
Simons throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint-Clair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simons lands with a cross.
Simons scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint-Clair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simons misses the jab.
Saint-Clair let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Simons misses.
Simons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint-Clair.
Simons swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simons loads up on a big right hand but Saint-Clair slips the punch.
Saint-Clair steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Simons.
A big left from Simons misses.
Saint-Clair throws a lazy uppercut
and Simons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simons dodges the punch combination from Saint-Clair.
Jab, jab by Simons - just one landing.
Saint-Clair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simons.
A little jabbing left from Saint-Clair on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simons throws a right hand that misses
enabling Saint-Clair to counter with a crisp jab.
Russ Simons's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons digs a good body shot into Saint-Clair's ribs.
Simons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint-Clair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simons throws a lazy right hand but Saint-Clair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint-Clair slips under a jab.
Simons tries to move into range but Saint-Clair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Simons looks to land a left hand but Saint-Clair moved out of range nicely.
Simons's corner calls for a 1-2. Simons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Simons is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saint-Clair connects with a looping right hand.
Simons misses with a hook.
Simons looks to land a left hand but Saint-Clair moved out of range nicely.
Simons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint-Clair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint-Clair blocks a jab.
Simons swings widly with a right hand
and Simons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russ Simons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Saint-Clair moves out of range as Simons strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons loads up on a big right hand but Saint-Clair slips the punch.
Saint-Clair slips under a jab from Simons.
Saint-Clair tries to clinch there but Simons circles away.
Simons throws an off balance right hand
enabling Saint-Clair to counter with a crisp jab.
Simons closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simons misses with an uppercut. Saint-Clair saw that one coming.
Saint-Clair moves into the clinch successfully.
Simons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saint-Clair's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint-Clair.
A head punch on the inside from Saint-Clair fails to land.
Saint-Clair misses with some punches.
Saint-Clair misses with some punches.
Simons lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint-Clair or not.
Simons taking a breather.
Simons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saint-Clair lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Léo Saint-Clair will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Russ Simons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Simons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook
and Simons counters with a nice uppercut.
Simons clobbers Saint-Clair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saint-Clair throws a right and a left that Simons avoids nicely.
Saint-Clair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Simons.
Saint-Clair digs a good body shot into Simons's ribs.
Saint-Clair looks to land a left hand but Simons moved out of range nicely.
Saint-Clair pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint-Clair throws a poor cross that misses
and Simons counters with a nice right hand that sends Saint-Clair toppling to the canvas! Saint-Clair scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Simons finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simons swings widly with a right hand
and Saint-Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint-Clair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Simons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Simons misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Clair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simons misses with a right hand
and Saint-Clair counters with a straight right hand.
Simons drops Saint-Clair with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Saint-Clair looks back up at him and smiles so Simons waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Saint-Clair is rocked!
Saint-Clair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint-Clair is still on wobbly legs! Can Simons finish him?
Saint-Clair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jeez, Russ Simons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Simons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint-Clair seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint-Clair slips under a jab.
Simons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint-Clair darts in trying to clinch
and Simons counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint-Clair throws a hook to the side of Simons's head but Simons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simons throws a right hand that misses
and Saint-Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russ Simons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Léo Saint-Clair!
Léo Saint-Clair seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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