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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix St Laurent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeke Rage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phoenix St Laurent! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Laurent rushes Rage and presses him up against the cage. St Laurent landing knees to the head.
It looks like Zeke Rage has been cut. Rage is trying to break free. St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms. St Laurent has Rage pressed against the cage, preventing Rage from circling away and getting back to striking at range. St Laurent misses with a knee strike.
St Laurent lands a good knee to the midsection. Rage won't want to take too many of those. Rage working hard to break the clinch. Knees to the body from St Laurent.
Rage has had enough of the clinch but St Laurent keeps him there for the moment. Rage tries to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling the position. St Laurent tries a knee to the head but Rage blocks it.
St Laurent landing knees to the body.
Rage tries to break free but St Laurent pushes him back against the cage. St Laurent lands a nice knee to the body. St Laurent lands a knee to the head.
Rage is trying to break free. Rage has had enough of the clinch but St Laurent keeps him there for the moment. St Laurent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it. Rage takes a knee to the side of the body. Rage is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. St Laurent misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Laurent.
Rage avoiding damage as St Laurent throws knees to the body.
St Laurent has Rage pressed against the cage, preventing Rage from circling away and getting back to striking at range. St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Laurent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rage takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by St Laurent.
Rage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Laurent scores a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. St Laurent connects with a knee to the head.
St Laurent crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage. St Laurent unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Laurent working Rage over with knees to the body. St Laurent misses with a knee to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. St Laurent obliges. Rage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. St Laurent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. St Laurent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rage tries to break the clinch but St Laurent is controlling the position. Knees in the clinch landing for St Laurent.
Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rage is trying to force a seperation but St Laurent has the dominant position. Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage. St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Laurent lands a knee to the body.
St Laurent scores a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms. Rage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rage is trying to break the clinch but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Laurent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it. St Laurent landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by St Laurent.
Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage. St Laurent lands a knee to the head.
St Laurent utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rage working hard to break the clinch. Rage is trying to break free. Rage wants to get back to striking at distance but St Laurent won't allow it.
Rage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. St Laurent misses with a knee strike.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms. St Laurent prevents Rage from breaking the clinch. Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. St Laurent trying to land knees to the body.
St Laurent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now. Rage can't break the clinch.
Rage takes a knee to the side of the body. St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rage is trying to break free. St Laurent has Rage pressed against the cage, preventing Rage from circling away and getting back to striking at range. St Laurent tries to land knees in the clinch but Rage avoids the damage to the body. St Laurent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rage's efforts to push away. Rage is trying to break free. Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Laurent has him pressed against the cage. St Laurent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rage's face.
Rage manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Rage does it's job there. Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by St Laurent. Rage scores with a jab. St Laurent acknowledges it with a nod of the head. St Laurent tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range. St Laurent misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Rage coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round. St Laurent on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Laurent misses with a series of wild punches.
St Laurent tries to clinch up. Rage misses with a straight left. Phoenix St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Rage waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract St Laurent. St Laurent doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rage throws an overhand right that lands on St Laurent's shoulder, as St Laurent tries to avoid the shot. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rage misses with an uppercut. St Laurent saw that one coming. St Laurent tries to clinch up but Rage circles away and keeps his distance. St Laurent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix St Laurent dominated that round. The cut man is working on Zeke Rage's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Rage throws a hook but St Laurent avoids it easily. St Laurent dodges the punch combination from Rage.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range. Rage with a hook. St Laurent misses with a combination
and Rage counters with a series of strikes. St Laurent will be more careful next time no doubt. Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rage misses with a wild body shot. St Laurent misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming. St Laurent wants to clinch and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. St Laurent darts in trying to clinch letting Rage counter with a right hand. Rage is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Laurent wants to clinch and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Rage throws a series of punches but St Laurent avoids them all with ease. Rage circles away from the clinch attempt and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. St Laurent clinches but Rage breaks the clinch and Rage counters with a nice uppercut. Phoenix St Laurent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jab by Rage. St Laurent wants to clinch but Rage slips to the side letting Rage counter with a right hand. St Laurent closes the distance looking to clinch and St Laurent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Laurent closes the distance looking to clinch and Rage counters with a nice uppercut. A shot to the body from St Laurent misses and St Laurent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. St Laurent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
St Laurent is rocked! St Laurent closes the distance looking to clinch and Rage counters with a nice body shot. St Laurent is still on wobbly legs! Can Rage finish him? St Laurent is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice body punch from Rage. St Laurent seems to have recovered his senses. Rage walks forward and throws a big overhand right! St Laurent drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rage swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from St Laurent's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Rage!
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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
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