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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Lucien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dropkick Murphys-Rocky Road To Dublin. Andre Lucien has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Lucien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Connor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucien keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Connor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucien wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Lucien avoids the body shot from Connor.
Connor moves into the clinch successfully.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Connor landing knees to the body.
Connor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucien.
A right hook to the body lands for Connor.
Lucien is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Connor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connor drops Lucien with a right and a left! Connor comes rushing in but Lucien regains his composure and manages to keep Connor in guard.
It looks like Andre Lucien has been cut.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Connor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Connor passes Lucien's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Connor is trying to work for a kimura but Lucien is defending well.
Connor controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Connor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Connor scores with a body shot.
Connor clinches up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Connor.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Connor scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Connor forces Lucien back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice elbow from Connor.
Connor landing knees to the head.
Connor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lucien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Connor digs a right hand underneath Lucien's ribcage. Lucien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Connor scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Connor is leaning against Lucien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lucien takes a knee right on the jaw!
Connor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Connor.
Connor lands a nice knee to the body.
Connor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Connor connects with a knee to the head.
Connor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucien's face.
Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor rushes Lucien and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Connor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Connor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Connor connects with a knee to the head.
Connor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Connor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Connor lands an elbow inside that Lucien shrugs off.
Lucien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Connor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucien takes an elbow to the temple.
Connor scores with a hook to the body.
Connor manages to break the clinch.
Connor forces Lucien back against the ropes and clinches.
Connor lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Connor.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
Connor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lucien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor wants to clinch
and Lucien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connor throws a sloppy head kick and Lucien moves out of range easily.
Connor shoots in and drives through. Lucien sprawls well.
Connor rushes Lucien and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lucien tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucien backwards.
A short right from Connor on the inside.
Lucien takes an elbow to the forehead.
Connor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connor with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Connor lands a nice elbow.
Lucien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connor blocking some punches.
Lucien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lucien is trying to stall.
Lucien goes for a takedown in the clinch but Connor prevents it.
Connor breaks from the clinch.
Connor moves into the clinch.
Connor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Connor.
Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lucien backwards.
Connor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lucien tries to break the clinch but Connor is controlling the position.
Connor lands a body punch.
Lucien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Connor pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Lucien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Lucien's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Connor darts in trying to clinch
and Lucien counters with a shoot takedown. Connor fights it but they end up in guard.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Lucien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucien looking to sit in guard and control but Connor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Connor pushes down on Lucien's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Connor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucien tries to roll over but Connor keeps him under control.
Connor is trying to control the action in half guard but Lucien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Connor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Willie Connor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucien shoots in but Connor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lucien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Andre Lucien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lucien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Connor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor digs a right hand into Lucien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucien's gas tank.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into Lucien's ribcage.
Connor lands a damaging elbow.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor lands a high kick!
Connor throws a one two combo.
Connor has managed to clinch.
Lucien wants to break free but Connor has control.
Connor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Connor manages to break the clinch.
Connor closes the distance and pushes Lucien back into the ropes.
Connor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lucien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Connor connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Connor obliges.
Connor gets underhooks to prevent Lucien's takedown attempt.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Connor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucien's face.
Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connor tries to clinch there but Lucien circles away.
Connor clinches with his opponent.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Lucien pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
Lucien keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lucien counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Connor's guard now.
Lucien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Connor keeping full guard, as Lucien tries to pass.
Connor has his feet on Lucien's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucien counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucien trying to move into half guard but instead Connor has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor stands up and waves to Lucien to follow him.
Connor throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Lucien.
Connor throws a head kick but Lucien moves out of range.
Connor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucien wants to clinch.
Connor throws a lazy head kick
and Lucien counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Connor!
Connor wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Lucien's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Connor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lucien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucien throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.
Connor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Connor dodges an elbow strike from Lucien.
A knee to the head by Connor.
Andre Lucien's cut is getting worse.
Connor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Connor lands a left hand.
Connor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor lands a good knee to the midsection. Lucien won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connor cracks Lucien with a nice body shot.
Connor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucien.
A left hand lands to the body for Connor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor rushes Lucien and presses him up against the ropes.
Lucien tries to pull guard but Connor holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lucien drops back down to his feet.
Connor lands an elbow that stopped Lucien in his tracks for a moment.
Connor breaks the clinch.
Connor gets a clinch.
Lucien takes an elbow to the forehead.
Connor with a knee to the head.
Lucien throws a head punch that misses.
Lucien tries to circle away but Connor has him pinned against the ropes.
Connor with a knee to the head.
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lucien counters with a solid body kick.
Connor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Connor is leaning against Lucien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lucien drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Connor breaks from the clinch.
Willie Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands a right hook to the body.
Willie Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
Lucien throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Connor throws a front kick that sends Lucien stumbling back into the ropes.
Connor closes the distance and pushes Lucien back into the ropes.
Connor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lucien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lucien misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Connor.
Connor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Connor keeps control of Lucien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Connor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Connor pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Lucien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Connor has managed to clinch.
Connor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Connor.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Connor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lucien stalling in the clinch but Connor improves position.
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Connor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Connor. That's going to slow Lucien down.
Connor has Lucien up against the ropes in a clinch.
Willie Connor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lucien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Connor lands a nice knee to the body.
Connor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Connor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor lands a head kick!
Connor forces Lucien back against the ropes and clinches.
Connor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Connor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Connor, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor gets a clinch.
Andre Lucien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Connor.
Lucien takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Connor 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Connor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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