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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfred Laurier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Cash! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilfred Laurier! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laurier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cash. Cash slips under a jab from Laurier. Laurier throws a shot from downtown. Cash moves away and avoids it. Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurier. Laurier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cash. Laurier keeps the fight on the outside. Cash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cash digs a good hook to Laurier's body.
Cash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Cash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laurier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Laurier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cash fails to land with a series of punches.
Laurier slips under a jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though. An inside leg kick lands from Cash. Laurier tries to keep at a distance but Cash has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cash lands an elbow just above Laurier 's eye. Cash is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Laurier can't fight it off and eventually Cash manages to take the fight to the floor. Laurier looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Laurier wants to sweep here but Cash controlling him for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cash wants to control from the top but Laurier keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cash throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Cash with a flurry of punches that miss. Cash throwing strikes from guard but Laurier blocks nicely. Cash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laurier works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Laurier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cash passes Laurier's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Laurier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Laurier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it. Cash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Laurier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cash throws a big shot that misses. Cash stuns Laurier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Cash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laurier. Cash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Laurier lunges at Cash with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cash's hand. Cash defending well as Laurier loads up on a big left hand. Cash jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laurier defending well as Cash loads up on a big left hand. Laurier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Cash lands a nice hook to Laurier's body. Laurier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cash misses with a body kick. Cash throws a series of punches but Laurier avoids them all with ease. Laurier misses with a straight left. Cash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Laurier moves out of range as Cash strikes. Cash thumps Laurier with a low kick. Horrible takedown by Cash or perhaps it was just good defense by Laurier which made him look bad. Laurier misses with a straight left. Cash keeps Laurier at a distance using the push kick. Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laurier counters with a nice body shot. Cash is breathing heavily. Cash is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Laurier throws a series of strikes that have Cash backpedaling.
Cash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laurier manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Laurier thows a body shot but no joy. Cash tries to clinch but Laurier moves out of range. Cash tries to clinch but Laurier is having none of it. Cash misses with a body shot
and Laurier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Cash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laurier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Cash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cash fails with the takedown and Cash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laurier moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Cash looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurier is just out of range. Cash ducks under a wild hook from Laurier. Cash moves away from the strike by Laurier. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Laurier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Laurier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Laurier does it's job there. Laurier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Cash 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.
Laurier cracks Cash with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Cash is looking to wear down Laurier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Cash avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cash loads up on a big right hand but Laurier slips the punch. A slow jab from Laurier misses its intended target. Cash misses with a takedown and Laurier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurier to score with a decent uppercut. Laurier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Laurier won't allow Cash to sweep him here. Laurier lands a couple of elbows. Cash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Laurier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cash is trying to control the action in half guard but Laurier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Cash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laurier wants to get back to full guard. Laurier is pressing down on Cash's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Cash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laurier works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Cash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Laurier seems keen to control Cash's posture. Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Laurier has wrist control. Laurier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Cash got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laurier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cash has managed to get both his arms back between Laurier's legs - danger averted. Laurier looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Cash postures up in Laurier's guard and throws a big left but Laurier blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. No joy there for Laurier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Cash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laurier. A shot to de liver by Laurier. Beautiful body shot. Laurier avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Laurier throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cash scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Laurier taking some punishment here, with Cash in his half guard. Cash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Laurier is controlling Cash's trapped leg to prevent Cash from advancing to side control. Laurier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cash. Cash is just content to waste time from the top position. Laurier takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Cash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laurier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cash doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Laurier is tightening it up a little... Cash has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cash reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cash taps out! nice BJJ there by Laurier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wilfred Laurier!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
65% |
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