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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Riendeau (ranked 706 p4p, 332 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 100 p4p, 45 weight class). Mark Rapheal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Riendeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riendeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rapheal throws out the jab.
Riendeau misses the shot to the body.
Riendeau lands a jab to the nose.
We've been told by Riendeau's head coaches at Final Mile that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riendeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rapheal doesn't seem bothered though.
Riendeau tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapheal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Riendeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Riendeau takes the fight into the clinch.
Rapheal throws a punch but it's blocked by Riendeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riendeau misses with some punches.
Riendeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Rapheal controls his hands.
Riendeau blocks a body shot from Rapheal.
Rapheal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rapheal lands a shoulder strike.
Riendeau misses with a punch to the body.
Rapheal tries a body shot but Riendeau blocks it.
Rapheal lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rapheal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rapheal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riendeau misses with a body punch.
Rapheal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Rapheal.
Riendeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rapheal tries to throw a body punch but Riendeau avoids it by throwing Rapheal back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapheal.
Riendeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riendeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riendeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Rapheal.
Rapheal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rapheal misses with a punch on the inside.
Riendeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riendeau can't find room to land a body shot as Rapheal controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riendeau.
Rapheal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rapheal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riendeau backwards.
Rapheal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapheal struggles to land a body shot inside as Riendeau controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapheal can't find room to land a body shot as Riendeau controls the action.
Riendeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal swings wildly with an uppercut but Riendeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapheal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rapheal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rapheal.
Riendeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riendeau lands with a light punch inside.
Riendeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rapheal's elbow.
Rapheal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riendeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Rapheal controls his hands.
Rapheal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riendeau backwards.
Rapheal misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riendeau.
Riendeau tries a body shot but Rapheal blocks it.
Riendeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rapheal backwards.
Riendeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rapheal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rapheal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rapheal blocks an uppercut.
Rapheal lands with a left to the head.
Riendeau can't find room to land a body shot as Rapheal controls the action.
Rapheal throws a head punch that misses.
Riendeau has a couple of punches blocked by Rapheal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal prevents a body shot from Riendeau.
Rapheal misses with a body punch.
Riendeau blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Rapheal.
Rapheal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riendeau or not.
Riendeau misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Rapheal.
Rapheal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapheal.
A head punch on the inside from Rapheal fails to land.
Rapheal swings wildly with an uppercut but Riendeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapheal prevents a body shot from Riendeau.
Riendeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riendeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rapheal's elbow.
Rapheal blocks an uppercut.
Riendeau lands a left hand.
Riendeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riendeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rapheal or not.
Rapheal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapheal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rapheal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riendeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rapheal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riendeau's elbow.
Riendeau tries a body shot but Rapheal blocks it.
Riendeau misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Riendeau fails to land.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rapheal blocking some punches.
Rapheal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riendeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riendeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rapheal lands with a short shot to the head.
Rapheal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riendeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rapheal.
Rapheal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rapheal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riendeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Rapheal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riendeau's elbow.
Rapheal tries to throw a body punch but Riendeau avoids it by throwing Rapheal back against the cage.
Riendeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Riendeau.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Rapheal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rapheal avoids the body shot from Riendeau.
Rapheal thinks about the counter body kick.
Riendeau misses with a two punch combination.
Rapheal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Riendeau is looking to clinch.
Rapheal tries to land a leg kick but Riendeau saw it coming and moves away.
Riendeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Rapheal is just out of range.
Riendeau moves to clinch but Rapheal breaks away
and Rapheal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riendeau moves to clinch but Rapheal breaks away
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapheal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riendeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riendeau tries to clinch
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riendeau is looking to wear down Rapheal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riendeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rapheal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riendeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Rapheal circles away.
Rapheal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riendeau throws out the jab.
Riendeau misses the shot to the body.
Riendeau darts in trying to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rapheal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Riendeau is rocked!
Mark Rapheal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riendeau moves out of range as Rapheal strikes.
Riendeau wants to clinch up but Rapheal keeps it at a distance.
Riendeau takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Rapheal.
Oh Riendeau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riendeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rapheal backwards.
Rapheal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riendeau seems to have got his legs back now.
Riendeau misses with some punches.
Rapheal throws a punch but it's blocked by Riendeau.
Rapheal blocks a body shot from Riendeau.
Riendeau blocks an uppercut.
Rapheal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rapheal lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riendeau misses with a body punch.
Rapheal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Riendeau misses with the head strike.
Riendeau misses with a punch to the body.
Rapheal scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapheal.
A short right from Rapheal.
A short uppercut from Rapheal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riendeau.
A nice left hand lands by Rapheal.
Rapheal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riendeau blocking some punches.
Riendeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riendeau.
Rapheal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riendeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Riendeau.
Riendeau misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rapheal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Riendeau.
A right handed body shot lands from Rapheal.
Rapheal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riendeau blocks a body shot from Rapheal.
A short right from Rapheal.
A head punch on the inside from Rapheal fails to land.
Riendeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riendeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rapheal lands a nice shot to the body.
Riendeau lands a body punch.
Rapheal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riendeau backwards.
A body shot lands from Rapheal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rapheal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riendeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rapheal misses with the head strike.
Riendeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Riendeau fails to land.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riendeau throws a head punch that misses.
Rapheal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rapheal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riendeau backwards.
Rapheal misses with the head strike.
Riendeau throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rapheal.
Rapheal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rapheal lands a nice shot to the body.
Riendeau pushes Rapheal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rapheal prevents a body shot from Riendeau.
Rapheal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rapheal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rapheal blocking some punches.
Rapheal lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Riendeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rapheal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riendeau backwards.
Rapheal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rapheal tries a body shot but Riendeau blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rapheal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rapheal pushes Riendeau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Rapheal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riendeau looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rapheal lands a right hand from hell, dropping Riendeau. Rapheal pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Rapheal!
Mark Rapheal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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